Human Behavior Facts

Most people instinctively close their eyes while kissing, but a significant minority prefer to keep them open. Scientists believe eye closure helps the brain focus on tactile sensations by reducing visual distractions.

According to a survey by the American Animal Hospital Association, one in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone or left messages on an answering machine for them.

One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving.

The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning!

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.

The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.

On average a woman has 4 sexual partners in her lifetime.

In parts of Albania and Bulgaria, particularly among older generations, a side-to-side head shake means 'yes' while an upward head tilt means 'no' — the opposite of most countries.

According to the American Society for Microbiology, 90% of women and 75% of men wash their hands after using a public restroom.

Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.

According to Harris Interactive, 70% of men and 57% of women shower daily.

German soldiers, both heterosexual and homosexual, are allowed to have sex with each other!

If you're typical, you can guess someone's sex with 95% accuracy just by smelling their breath.

The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.

Thrity-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

Men are twice as likely to be binge drinkers than women.

Richard Nixon liked ketchup on his cottage cheese.

The average adult laughs about 15-20 times a day, though it varies widely between individuals.

Brad Pitt has been smoking since the sixth grade!

Johnny Depp suffers from self-injury.

Approximately 365 million people in the world have computers while half of the world's 6.5 billion population has never seen or used a telephone.

Rudyard Kipling refused to write with anything other than black ink.

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.