(1) Adam and Eve? An August 2013 Journal of Science DNA analysis reports the origin of the first woman and man can be traced back to 1 woman and 1 man that lived on earth about 135,000 years ago.
(2) On average, women blink nearly twice as much as men.
(3) On average, women get hiccups less than men.
(4) The average woman is nearly a full 5 inches shorter than an average sized man.
(5) On average, women's hearts beat slower than mens.
(6) On August 25th 1932 Amelia Earhart became the 1st woman to fly non-stop across North America solo at a record breaking pace of 19 Hours 5 Minutes.
(7) Over 50 years ago Valentina Tereshkova was the 1st woman to enter outer space on June 16th 1963.
(8) On June 18 1983 scientist and astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman to enter into outer space.
(9) Woman swallows $5000 diamond! 400 glasses filled with champagne during an April 2013 charity event in Florida each contained a diamond but only 1 diamond was real, at 1st it came up missing. An 80 year old woman accidentally swallowed it and although embarrassed she told the event makers she had swallowed it while talking and laughing with other women at the table. The diamond was recovered by colonoscopy 2 days later.
(10) According to recent census data in March 2013, about 6% of U.S. families in 1976 had a woman as the sole income provider. That same census shows that 23% of U.S. households today have a woman as the sole income provider.
(11) A Duke University study says that women wake up far more grumpier than men. It also says that women need much more sleep than men and can have problems such as heart disease and psychological issues from not getting the adequate amount of sleep needed.
(12) International Women's Day is recognized on March 8th each year. Some countries recognize it as an official holiday.
(13) For the first time in the history of the Olympics, the 2012 U.S. Olympic team had more women than men. 269 women and 261 men.
(14) As of July 2012, Marissa Ann Mayer (age 37) is the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Yahoo appointed her as their new Chief Executive Officer on July 16th 2012 which took affect the following day on July 17th 2012.
