Thing you may/may not know in 2008

Taken from BBC

1) Etiquette dictates that at dinner parties, a man should always talk to the woman on his left during the first course, and right during the main course.(if ur a woman and ur absolutely hungry, it is advisable to sit on the left then)

2) Both men and women find long legs in the opposite sex attractive, but not too long.

3) The age at which we are most vulnerable to depression is 44, while a 70-year-old who is physically fit is, on average, as happy and mentally healthy as a 20-year-old.(take care of ur health folks, u r what u eat)

4) St Kilda has no rats.

5) Brain tumours can be diagnosed by a handshake (how?tremor?)

6) If housewives got salaries at the going rate for doing household chores, they would on average earn £30,000.(when u have to cook,clean,wash,taking care of the family wellbeing, groceries shopping 7days a week, it should be more than this)

7) 23% of plastic bags used in the UK are from Tesco

8) Short men are more likely to be jealous (haha, hands up if ur glad to have a tall boyfriend after reading this?)

9) The most frequently used term of abuse in schools is "gay"

10) Men eat more Brussel sprouts and broccoli than women.(to say that men dont eat greens)

11) You can lessen jet lag by not eating.

12) Schools influence the smoking habits of young people.

13) Having fat friends increases your risk of obesity.

14) A rooftop luggage carrier increases fuel consumption by 20%

15) E-mail addresses beginning with "A", "M" or "S" get more spam than those starting with "Q" or "Z".(no wonder i received loads of spam mail)

16) Henry V invented passports.

17) A street light costs about 15p a night to keep lit.