VITAL STATISTICS
Title: VITAL STATISTICS , Health, 1059938X, Apr2000, Vol. 14, Issue 3
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Gallons of wine consumed, per capita,
in the United States each ,year
17
Gallons consumed in Luxembourg
19
Percentage of snorers who can be
heard through a closed door
41
Percentage of homemakers who say
they avoid cooking with fatty foods
40
Percentage increase in
sales of deep fat fryers in 1999
compared to 1998
105
Number of common drugs known
to cause impotence
136 million
Number of tablets of
Viagra prescribed since 1998
60
Minutes that follow decapitation
before a rattlesnake loses
its ability to bite
Unless otherwise noted,
statistics apply to the United States.
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Source: Health, Apr2000, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p31, 1p
