In Denmark, people eat about 36 pounds of candy a year. The highest consumption of candy of any country.

There were always 56 curls in Shirley Temple's hair.

In 2002, women earned 742,000 bachelor's degrees. Men earned only 550,000 during the same year. The difference is growing so large that many colleges now practice (quietly) affirmative action for male applicants.

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