Did You Know | Interesting Facts about Life, Health and Diet
Did You Know | Interesting Facts about Life, Health and Diet
By Viola Woolcott
Did you know that every hour 256 children are taken to hospital following accidents? 10,000 will be left disabled and as many as 700 will die.
Did you know that every year men are responsible for 80% of 1,500 nationwide infant deaths due to Shaken Baby Syndrome?
Did you know that the U.S. Administration on Aging estimates that 1 out of 4 seniors has an inadequate diet?
Did you know that one in six children in America live in poverty?
Did you know that one in five children between the ages of 10 to 17 years old receive unwanted solicitations online?
Did you know that people seeking emergency food relief, more than one-third (36%) had to choose between food or paying for housing?
Did you know that every year 30,000 children are chemically poisoned and over 3,500 are seriously scalded?
Did you know that each day 450 children start smoking, with some being as young as 5 years of age? A third of them will die prematurely as a result of their habit.
Did you know that every year 1,000 young people under the age of 15 are in need of emergency treatment for alcohol poisoning?
Did you know that 3% of children use cocaine or heroin? Did you know that a shocking number of primary school children are addicted to heroin, and did you know that by the time they are 14 years old would have tried cocaine?
Did you know that each and every year there are far over 50,000 home fires in the UK and that 46% of these are responsible for all child accident fatalities?
Did you know that annually there are 2,600 victims of serious cases of cruelty and neglect?
Did you know that every year 577 children are abducted?
Did you know that most plant leaves are as rich or a even richer source of calcium than cow’s milk?
Did you know that one-gallon of used motor oil can ruin about one million gallons of fresh water?
Did you know that over 30 million printer cartridges are thrown away in the UK each year?
Did you know that almost 27 million of unwanted printer cartridges can be recycled or reused?
Did you know that the RAFBF receives £1.00p for each inkjet printer cartridge they recycle?
Did you know that by eating Yoghurt you may combat bad breath according to a small, but revealing Japanese study?
Filed under: Did You Know on December 5th, 2007
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