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
“Uh, is I.P. Freely here? Hey, everybody! I.P. Freely!”According to The Chicago Tribune…
1- If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for Bankruptcy and you could sure use some money
2- If they start out with, “How are you today?” say, “Why do you want to know?” Or you can say, “I’m so glad you asked, because no one seems to care these days and I have all these problems, my sciatica is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died…” When they try to get back to the sell, just continue your problems
3- If they say they’re Joe Doe from the XYZ Company, Ask them to spell their name, then ask them to spell the company name, then ask them where it located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary
4- This one works better if you are male: Telemarketer: “Hi, my name is Judy and I’m with Canter and Siegel services…. You: “Hang on a second.” (Few seconds pause) “Okay, (in a really husky voice) what are you wearing?”
5- Crying out, in well-simulated tones of pleasure and surprise, “Judy!! Is this really you? Oh, my God! Judy, how have you BEEN?” Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where on earth she could know you from
6- Say to the Telemarketer, “Sorry, I can’t talk right now but if you’d just give me your home phone number I’ll call you when I’m not as busy. When they say in a flustered way that they can’t give out their home number say, “Oh, I see…you don’t want strangers calling you at your home! Now you know how I feel.”
7- If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up with their Family and Friends plan, reply, in as sinister a voice as you can muster, “I don’t have any friends…would you be my friend?”
8- If they clean rugs: “Can you get blood out, you can? Well, how about goat blood or HUMAN blood
9- Let the person go through their spiel, providing minimal but necessary feedback in the form of an occasional “Uh-huh, really, or “That’s fascinating.” Finally, when they ask you to buy, ask them to marry you
10- Tell them you work for the same company they work for. Example: Telemarketer: “This is Bill from Mantermills.” You: “Mantermills!! Hey I work for them too. Where are you calling from?” Telemarketer: “Uh, Dallas, Texas.” You: “Great, they have a group there too? How’s business/the weather? Too bad the company has a policy against selling to employees! Oh well, see ya.”
According to www.brainofbrain.com
10. Japan
5.63 public telephones per 1000 people
9. Argentina
5.64 public telephones per 1000 people
8. Greece
5.72 public telephones per 1000 people
7. Taiwan
5.99 public telephones per 1000 people
6. Malaysia
6.84 public telephones per 1000 people
5. Mexico
7.05 public telephones per 1000 people
4. China
7.67 public telephones per 1000 people
3. Brazil
7.87 public telephones per 1000 people
2. United Arab Emirates
8.11 public telephones per 1000 people
1. South Korea
10.83 public telephones per 1000 people
According to International Telecommunication Union (2003 data)
10. Norway
Subscribers: 3.84 million
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 84.36
9. Greece
Subscribers: 9.314 million
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 84.54
8. Finland
Subscribers: 4.517 million
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 86.74
7. Sweden
Subscribers: 7.949 million
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 88.89
6. Iceland
Subscribers: 261,000
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 90.6
5. Italy
Subscribers: 53 million
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 93.87
4. Hong Kong
Subscribers: 6.396 million
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 94.25
3. Israel
Subscribers: 6.334 million
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 95.45
2. Taiwan
Subscribers: 23.9 million
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 106.15
1. Luxembourg
Subscribers: 473,000
Cell phones per 100 inhabitants: 106.5
According to International Telecommunication Union (2002 data)
10. Italy
27 million telephone lines
9. France
34 million telephone lines
8. UK
35 million telephone lines
7. Russia
35.5 million telephone lines
6. Brazil
38.8 million telephone lines
5. India
41.4 million telephone lines
4. Germany
53.7 million telephone lines
3. Japan
71 million telephone lines
2. US
186 million telephone lines
1. China
214 million telephone lines