Random Facts About Women

Hey lovelies, it has been a while yes? But we are back and we won’t be going on break anytime soon. As usual through aimless (well I usually start with an aim and then get lost en route) surfing  of the web, I came across some interesting facts about women that would make you go..REALLY?!!! Here they are…J

1.      Research has shown that women speak about 20,000 words per day on average; 13,000 words more than men.

2.      There are currently 17 countries with women as heads of state which is more than double what it was in 2005. Wow!!

3.      The origin of the word woman is said to be “wyfman” a Middle English word that means wife of man.

4.      Women generally have a higher life expectancy than men do.

5.      Owing to the fact that women have a longer life expectancy than men,  are twice more likely to be either visually impaired or blind.

6.      27% of the female deaths are caused by heart disease and 22%bis caused by cancer.

7.      The average woman owns more than 25 pairs of shoes. I need to catch up!!

8.      The two highest IQs ever recorded on a standard test both belong to women.

9.      According UNESCO, 39 million girls worldwide are not enrolled in school and are denied a secondary education. :(

10.  The English word “girl” was initially used to describe a young person of either sex. It was not until the beginning of the sixteenth century that the term was used to specifically describe a girl child.

11.  Depression is the most common cause of disability in women, and approximately 25% of all women will experience severe depression at some point in their lives.

12.  Approximately one in five women around the world reports being sexually abused before the age of 15.

13.  The probability of women giving birth to a baby girl increases significantly the nearer the mother moves to the equator. Experts say that the sunshine and tropical environment may favor female births. hmmm!!!!

14.  The longest recorded human pregnancy ever was for 17 months and 11 days.

15.  The female sex sign is represented by a small cross with a circle on the top. It’s the same sign that represents planet Venus.

16.  Approximately 2 of every 100 women in the world have a supernumerary nipple which is the 3^rd nipple.

17.  About 14million adolescent girls become pregnant each year, with over 90% of those girls are living in developing countries.

18.  Each day 1,600 women die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth complications. Nearly 99% of these deaths are in developing countries.

19.  The average female orgasm lasts four times as long as the average male one.

I really like this one.

20.  Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Woah!!!!


Stay safe
x.o
Clarissa