Friday Facts!

Friday facts brings you random, useless information about facts of the world. We all love a bit of useless information!!

- Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where they grew up - 1 in 2.

- People began surfing in Hawaii before Columbus sailed to America.

- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is the slurpee capital of the world! Residents of the city, despite the cold weather, drink more slurpees per capita than any other city!

- On an average day 102 people visit the Dr. Pepper museum in Waco, TX.

- There are two places on earth where men outlive women - southern Asia and Iran.

- State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work - Alaska.

- Ten percent of the Russian government’s income comes from the sale of vodka.

- The Tokyo Zoo, located in Japan, closes down for two months every year to give the animals a little break from the people.

- There’s only one mobile U.S. national monument - The cable cars in San Fransisco.

- The US city with the most lightning strikes per capita is - Clearwater, Florida.

- City with the most Rolls Royce’s per capita - Hong Kong.

- Hong Kong has just overtaken Tokyo as the world’s most expensive city. US cities don’t even make the list till number 21 (New York).

- Texas is also the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.