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10. The United States lost the Vietnam War
9. Charles Lindbergh was the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air
8. Columbus was the first European to discover North America
7. The Wright Brothers were the first to fly an airplane
6. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
5. Charles Darwin was the first to conceive of the theory of evolution
4. JFK’s assassination was part of a larger conspiracy
3. We only use 10% of our brain
2. Roosevelt’s new deal ended the Depression
1. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb
See why these facts are wrong, according to TopTenz.net HERE
1 - Niger - 84.3% Adult Illiteracy Rate
2 - Burkina Faso - 77.0% Adult Illiteracy Rate
3 - Afghanistan - 63.7% Adult Illiteracy Rate
4 - Sierra Leone - 63.7% Adult Illiteracy Rate
5 - Gambia, the - 63.5% Adult Illiteracy Rate
6 - Guinea-Bissau - 63.2% Adult Illiteracy Rate
7 - Senegal - 62.7% Adult Illiteracy Rate
8 - Benin - 62.5% Adult Illiteracy Rate
9 - Ethiopia - 61.3% Adult Illiteracy Rate
10 - Mauritania - 60.1% Adult Illiteracy Rate
According to CIA Factbook
1 Harvard University 39,900 published papers
2 University of Washington 23,301 published papers
3 University of California, Los Angeles 23,198 published papers
4 Johns Hopkins University 22,419 published papers
5 University of Michigan 22,310 published papers
6 Stanford University 20,650 published papers
7 University of California, Berkeley 20,584 published papers
8 University of Pennsylvania 19,450 published papers
9 University of Minnesota 19,289 published papers
10 University Wisconsin, Madison
According to In-Cites.com
State - City - Graduate degrees
1. MD Chevy Chase 48%
2. MD Bethesda 47%
3. MA Brookline 45%
4. MD Potomac 45%
5. MA Newton Center 43%
6. NY Larchmont 42%
7. MA Lexington 42%
8. MA Cambridge 41%
9. VA Mc Lean 41%
10. NJ Princeton 41%
Percentage of residents who have a graduate degree.
Based only on data for more than 1,300 cities in the Best Places database. Included are cities with population of more than 14,000 with above-average income, population growth and real estate appreciation during the past five years.
1 - France - 75,500,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
2 - United States - 50,900,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
3 - Spain - 48,200,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
4 - Italy - 41,200,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
5 - China - 31,200,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
6 - United Kingdom - 25,200,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
7 - Russia - 21,200,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
8 - Mexico - 20,600,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
9 - Canada - 20,400,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
10 - Germany - 19,000,000 Annual Number of Arrivals
1 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hualalai Sports Club & Spa
Hawaii
91.97
2 Fairmont Banff Springs, Willow Stream Spa
Banff, Alberta
90.35
3 Four Seasons Hotel,
New York City
90.06
4 Wickaninnish Inn, Ancient Cedars Spa,
Tofino, Vancouver Island
89.21
5 Enchantment Resort, Mii Amo,
Sedona, Arizona
88.63
6 The Cloister, Sea Island Spa,
Sea Island, Georgia
88.59
7 Westin Century Plaza, Spa Mystique,
Los Angeles
88.02
8 Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Willow Stream Spa,
Arizona
87.94
9 Mandarin Oriental, Miami
87.93
10 Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
Maui
87.10
According to Travel & Leisure
1 - United States - 14,695 airports
2 - Brazil - 3,365 airports
3 - Russia - 2,743 airports
4 - Mexico - 1,852 airports
5 - Canada - 1,419 airports
6 - Argentina - 1,369 airports
7 - Bolivia - 1,109 airports
8 - Colombia - 1,066 airports
9 - Paraguay - 899 airports
10 - South Africa - 740 airportsAccording to 2001 stats, as seen on Aneki.com
Last year’s ranking in parentheses1 (1) Micato Safaris
93.41
2 (7) Tauck World Discovery
89.51
3 (2) Wilderness Safaris
89.34
4 (8) Lindblad Expeditions
88.25
5 (5) Butterfield & Robinson
87.89
6 (4) Travcoa
86.46
7 (6) Backroads
85.42
8 (19) International Expeditions
85.42
9 (18) Geographic Expeditions
84.41
10 (14) Intrav
82.89
According to Travel & Leisure
