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ON AN AVERAGE DAY, AMERICANS BUY 3,287
IBM ELECTRIC TYPEWRITERS
PAIRS OF ROLLER SKATES
SETS OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS
CLARINETS
C
BETWEEN MORNING COFFEE AND "LIGHTS OUT,"THE AVERAGE MARRIED COUPLE CONVERSES
2 HOURS A WEEK
2 MINUTES A WEEK
20 MINUTES A WEEK
6 HOURS A WEEK
C
ACCORDING TO TIME MANAGEMENT EXPERT R. ALAN MCKENZIE, THE AVERAGE MANAGER
WRITES 45 MEMOS A WEEK
SPENDS 72 PERCENT OF HIS OR HER WORKDAY ON THE PHONE
DRINKS 7 MARTINIS A WEEK
IS INTERRUPTED EVERY 8 MINUTES ALL DAY LONG
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INCLUDING SIGNS, PACKAGE LABELS, AND ALL KINDS OF ADS, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN IS EXPOSED TO ....... COMMERCIAL MESSAGES EACH DAY.
200
65
1,800
482
C
AT A TYPICAL REDSKINS GAME, FANS WILL CONSUME
16,000 HOT DOGS
2,250 SERVINGS OF FRENCH FRIES
15,000 BEERS
500 GLASSES OF WINE
D
ON A USUAL SUMMER DAY, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN'S FEET
ARE BARE 52 PERCENT OF THE TIME
SWELL 10 PERCENT
PERSPIRE 38 PERCENT MORE THAN IN THE WINTER
ARE, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THE FARTHEST THING FROM HIS MIND
B
EACH YEAR, THE AVERAGE YOUNG, MALE, UP- AND-COMING EXECUTIVE SPENDS ...... TYINGHIS TIE
24 HOURS
4 HOURS
1,460 SECONDS
68 MINUTES
B
IN AN AVERAGE YEAR, AMERICANS USE THE YELLOW PAGES
8 OUT OF 10 TIMES TO REACH HIGH SHELVES
43 PERCENT MORE OFTEN THAN THEY USE DICTIONARIES TO BOOST KIDS UP TO THE DINNER TABLE
17 BILLION TIMES FOR ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION
2.3 PERCENT OF THE TIME FOR KINDLING
C
THE CANDY BAR THAT SATISFIES THE AMERICAN SWEET TOOTH MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHER IS:
A SNICKERS BAR
AN ALMOND JOY
A MILKY WAY
A NESTLE'S CRUNCH BAR
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BEFORE IT RUNS OUT OF LEAD, A TYPICAL #2 PENCIL CAN DRAW A LINE
26 YARDS LONG
3.2 TIMES FASTER THAN A BALL-POINT PEN
35 MILES LONG
53 1/2 TIMES TALLER THAN WALT FRAZIER
C
IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DAILY ROUNDS,
538 OUT OF 1,000 BOXERS ARE TKO'D
59 PERCENT OF AVERAGE AMERICAN INTERNS ARE PROPOSITIONED BY THEIR PATIENTS
2 OUT OF 7 MERRY-GO-ROUNDS BREAK DOWN
28 MAILPERSONS ARE BITTEN BY DOGS
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THE FAVORITE PASTIME OF 1 OUT OF 5 AMERICANS IS
WHITTLING
DAYDREAMING
WORKING CROSSWORD PUZZLES
SHOOTING THE BREEZE
C
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WILL PACK UP AND MOVE FROM ONE HOME TO ANOTHER
EVERY 10.6 YEARS
59 PERCENT MORE READILY THAN HIS OR HER PARENTS
IN 9.8 HOURS, WITH A U-HAUL
14 TIMES IN HIS OR HER LIFETIME
D
THE AVERAGE PERSON LAUGHS
63 PERCENT MORE OFTEN AT SLAPSTICK THAN AT SUBTLE HUMOR
TWICE AS LOUD AS THE AVERAGE HYENA
AT 2.5 OUT OF 3 JOKES
15 TIMES A DAY
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THE AVERAGE FAMILY CAR
HAS 7 ACCIDENTS IN ITS LIFETIME
IS DRIVEN 12,000 MILES A YEAR
GOES THROUGH 35 TIRES
RECEIVES 6 PAINT JOBS BEFORE RETIRING TO THE JUNKYARD
B
THE AVERAGE LISTENER HEARS
BETTER AT AGE 10 THAN HE OR SHE EVER WILL AGAIN
BETTER AT THE DINNER TABLE THAN AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE
EXACTLY WHAT HE OR SHE WANTS TO
23 PERCENT WORSE THAN A DOG
A
THE AVERAGE PERSON - WHEN NOT FLIRTING -BATS HIS OR HER EYELASHES
EVERY TEN SECONDS
25 TIMES PER MINUTE
2.5 TIMES FASTER THAN VIVIEN LEIGH
ON A PAR WITH ELSIE THE COW
B
BETWEEN DAWN AND DUSK ON ANY GIVEN DAY IN AMERICA, ...... COUPLES ARE WED, AND ...... COUPLES ARE DIVORCED.
10,015; 6,504
848; 12
3,150; 6,320
5,962; 2,986
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THE AVERAGE AMERICAN SPENDS 16 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR ON
A BIG MAC
OFF-TRACK BETTING
A NEW PAIR OF ADIDAS
A NEW CAR
D
FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE, ON AN AVERAGE DAY AMERICANS WILL MAKE ...... TELEPHONECALLS.
98,000
1.8 MILLION
75 MILLION
580 MILLION
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