Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.

In 1778, fashionable women of Paris never went out in blustery weather without a lightning rod attached to their hats.

In 2002, women earned 742,000 bachelor's degrees. Men earned only 550,000 during the same year. The difference is growing so large that many colleges now practice (quietly) affirmative action for male applicants.

AMAZING FACTS