5 Facts of Randomness

[blue_hours_too]

In the USA, 64% of video games are actually sold to adults.

There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada.

An American Animal Hospital Association poll showed that 33% of dog owners admit that they talk to their dogs on the phone, or leave messages on an answering machine while away.

The number of births in India each year is

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[blue_hours_too]

Google says Australia's population is 20,434,176 currently - India's is 1,129,866,154. SHRIEK! Stats overload!

[anchovies_hater]

Hey!

I came to your journal from the 'friends' page of polloftheday, and this entry made me laugh, especially as i live in Australia!! so i added you... i hope this is ok!! add me back?!?

[blue_hours_too]

Sure, that's fine. I've added you back.

[plicease]

In Australia we are about the quality, not the quantity.

[blue_hours_too]

I like Australia.

[plicease]

Funny you should mention it, but I do too :)

[blue_hours_too]

Looks like you're in the right place then. :)

[remembrances]

There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada.

Love it! Where did you find this?

[blue_hours_too]

Maybe that's why blonde hairdye sells so well there.
I'm a major country stats and curiosities geek. When I see facts and stats in books or online, I collect them in my supersecret journal and this is where I copy from. So they're really from all over the place. =)

[blue_hours_too]

Me neither. I was a tomboy and found dolls silly. There was only one exception and it was a rather unusual-looking doll faaaar from the realms of barbieness. I preferred climbing trees and rather played with stuffed {and real} animals. =]