The Edge Index

The Edge Index - Strange Stuff

Bozo the Clown's shoe size:
83AAA

Amount it cost for a Japanese man to take a cab from Argentina to New York City:
$58,000

Amount of money a Norwegian woman has made since last May by selling her breast milk:
$9,442.95

Percentage of Americans who do not know the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner":
61

According to a recent survey of more than 2000 adults, the percentage of Britons who think Winston Churchill was a fictional character:
9

Percentage who think "The War of the Worlds," H.G. Wells' fictional account of a Martian invasion, actually took place:
6

Percentage who think the Battle of Helm's Deep (from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy) actually took place:
3

Percentage who think the Battle of the Bulge was fictional:
57

Percentage who think the Cold War was fictional:
30

Percentage who think Hitler was a fictional character:
11

Percentage who think Mussolini was a fictional character:
33

Percentage who think Xena Warrior Princess was a real historical figure:
1

Percentage of Americans who, in a survey by Denny's restaurants, said they prefer their eggs scrambled:
43

Percentage who said they like them over easy:
18

Percentage who said they like them sunny-side up:
7

Percentage who said they "don't know" how they like their eggs:
1

Number of people killed by vampire bats in a remote Amazon town in Brazil since March 2:
13

Number of toothpicks you can make from one cord of wood:
75 million

Number of peanut butter sandwiches the average American child will eat by high school graduation:
1,500