FACTOID #
169:
Train spotters should go to
Australia
-
Australians
have more
railway per capita
than anyone else on the globe.
Interesting transportation facts
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62% of
Bulgarians
describe themselves as either
'not very' or 'not at all' happy
.
The
fourteen unhappiest countries
are all in Eastern Europe.
22% of
New Zealanders
have
used cannabis
.
Australians
are the most likely to join
charities
,
educational organizations
,
environmental groups
,
professional organizations
,
sports groups
and
unions
. But only three percent join
political parties
.
Australians
lead the world in
hours worked
and
membership in many voluntary organizations
. How do they find the energy?
The five countries with the highest
coffee consumption
are also the five countries whose citizens
trust one another
the most. Coincidence? Probably.
In all the countries surveyed,
women do more housework
than men.
Canadians
drink more
fruit juice
than the citizens of any other nation - more than one litre each, every week.
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