Your odds of dying from...
Armageddon: Zero
Catastrophic asteroid strike: 1 in 1,960,000,000
Anthrax: 1 in 55,052,999
Pneumonic plague: 1 in 54,059,705
Venomous snakes, lizards, and spiders: 1 in 54,049,600
Falling after collision or shoving: 1 in 45,041,33
Cleaners and paints: 1 in 27,024,800
Domestic Hijacking: 1 in 16,817,784
Salmonella: 1 in 10,587,115
Execution by the US government: 1 in 3,622,270
Lightning strike: 1 in 3,106,880
Flesh-eating bacteria: 1 in 1,252,488
Airplane crash: 1 in 659,779
Railway accident: 1 in 524,753
Poison gases or vapor: 1 in 494,960
Electrical current: 1 in 493,153
Falling object: 1 in 373,787
Bad medical care: 1 in 83,720
Residential fire: 1 in 83,720
Gun shot: 1 in 8,802
Motor vehicle accident: 1 in 6,585
Flu and pneumonia: 1 in 4,107
Diabetes: 1 in 4,000
Unintentional injuries: 1 in 2,941
Asthma: 1 in 2,228
Stroke: 1 in 1,658
Cancer: 1 in 499
Heart Disease: 1 in 388
--Source (except for the top item, the remaining information appeared in the March 2002 WIRED
Now, to get take full advantage of my two threads today, I'm piggy-backing another article on this one:
Ananova:
British over-40s lag behind Latin lovers
A worldwide sex survey among the over-40s reveals Brazilians and Italians are the randiest nationalities.
More than half of Britons over 40 have sex once a week, but three-quarters of Brazilians and Italians manage it.
The French, Germans, Canadians and Turks also have more sex than the Brits.
Middle-aged Japanese had the least sex, with only 21% making love once a week, reports The Sun.
The survey questioned 26,000 people in 29 countries and was presented to a sexual health summit at the Royal College of Physicians in London.
Professor Edward Laumann, of the University of Chicago, said: "It's refreshing that there's no clear end to the need for intimacy in later life and men and women around the world remain sexually active into their 70s."
Story filed: 09:31 Thursday 21st February 2002
Skipper