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Travel › Re: Mysterious Facts, Incidents, And Disappearances That Still Remain Unexplained. by Explorers(op): 7:40pm On Nov 01, 2015
LaraiBoluwaji:
Ha! When it is not okada... or bicycle... How does one steal a BOEING 727?? huh
I wonder o.
Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 8:57am On Nov 01, 2015
34.The probability of a woman giving birth to a baby girl instead of a baby boy increases significantly the nearer the mother lives to the equator. While the cause of this gender selection is unknown, scientists believe the constant sunlight hours and abundant food supply in tropical regions may favor female births.


35. The breasts of human women are much larger in proportion thanthose of other female mammals. The prominent size, while not necessary for milk production, is most likely a result of sexual selection.


36. The English word “girl” was initially used to describe a young person of either sex. It was not until the beginning of the sixteenth century that the term was used specifically to describe a female child.


http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/30_women.html
Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 8:52am On Nov 01, 2015
33. Of the 154.7 million women currently living in the U.S., nearly 83million are mothers.

Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 8:46am On Nov 01, 2015
29. The earliest recorded female physician was Merit Ptah, a doctorin ancient Egypt who lived around 2700 B.C. Many historians believe she is the first woman recorded by name in the history of all of the sciences.


30. The world’s first novel,The Tale of Genji, was published in Japan around A.D. 1000 by female author Murasaki Shikibu.


31. Women currently hold 17% of Congressional and Senate seats and 18% of gubernatorial positions in the U.S.


32. The first woman to rule a country as an elected leader in the modern era was Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka, who was elected as prime minister of the island nation in 1960 and later re-elected in 1970.
Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 8:38am On Nov 01, 2015
28. The first country to grant women the right to vote in the modernera was New Zealand in 1893.

Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 8:23am On Nov 01, 2015
24. On average, 30% of women who have been in a relationship report that they have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence by their partner.


25. 4 out of 5 victims of human trafficking are girls.


26. According to theUN Foundation, “At least 250,000 maternal deaths and as many as 1.7 million newborn deaths would be averted if the need for both family planning and maternal and newborn health services were met.”


27. In Saudi Arabia, womenaren’t allowed to driveand are discouraged from working jobs that would put them in contact with men. The unemployment rate for women is 34 percent for women, 7 percent for men.

source: http://www.makers.com/blog/21-facts-you-never-knew-about-international-gender-inequality
Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 8:15am On Nov 01, 2015
Godmother:
Only? This research is definitely wrong they should conduct it again.
Lol...I wil mail them to do it again, thanks for the comment.
Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 8:11am On Nov 01, 2015
22. Every year, an estimated 15 million girls under 18 are married worldwide, with little or no say in the matter. Girls Not Brides studies the problem and is working to find workable solutions. They know that education and empowerment for girls are the first steps.


http://www.womenundersiegeproject.org/blog/entry/forgotten-girls-how-one-child-in-yemen-is-drawing-attention-to-underage-mar

Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 8:05am On Nov 01, 2015
21. Today, Japan leads the world in condom use. Like cosmetics, they’re sold door to door, by women.

Travel › Re: Mysterious Facts, Incidents, And Disappearances That Still Remain Unexplained. by Explorers(op): 7:57am On Nov 01, 2015
mikron:
u say bermuda doesn't exist? Try and navigate pass there then u go know say there is a difference btw 6 and half a dozen
Lol.
Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 7:54am On Nov 01, 2015
Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 7:33am On Nov 01, 2015
20. Australia, New Zealand and the US are among a handful of governments that do not require women to be paid some form of maternity leave. In countries as diverse as Russia, Colombia, Laos and Morocco, the government foots the entire bill for three to six months of maternity leave.



image: http://www.pregnancyandbaby.com/the-hatch-blog/articles/966133/questions-to-ask-during-your-hospital-maternity-tour

Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 7:25am On Nov 01, 2015
19. 43% of Australian marriages end in divorce. Of those who remarry, 65% of them will divorce again. By the time you try for marriage number 3, your chance of getting divorced is about 75%.

Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 7:21am On Nov 01, 2015
Vanquay:
No wonder they have the highest shares ratio of p*rn on xvideos.com...Almost all the videos there are Russian made... smiley grin


I would like to travel to Russia on my study abroad plan next semester but they are too Racist. P.S: I learnt they condemn Blacks in Open but Worship it in the Bedroom? grin

cheesy
But i think it's due to the previous fought wars.
Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 7:20am On Nov 01, 2015
18. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn’t give her coffee, sx, or husband too short...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/saudi-arabian-woman-divorces-husband-for-being-too-short-a6676461.html

Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 7:13am On Nov 01, 2015
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Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 7:07am On Nov 01, 2015
10. In 2004, 48.8% of the seats held in parliament in Rwanda were held by women. Contrast that to Cuba where 36% of the seats wereheld by women, and the USA, where 14.3 % of the seats were held by women. Saudi Arabia and the Solomon Islands are just two countries where there are no women in parliament (UNDP, Human Development Report 2004).

Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 7:02am On Nov 01, 2015
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Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 6:59am On Nov 01, 2015
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Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 6:59am On Nov 01, 2015
5. 80% of the over 50 million people around the world who are affected by violent conflicts, civil wars, disasters, and displacement are women and children.

Romance › Re: Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op): 6:56am On Nov 01, 2015
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Romance › Some Interesting Facts You Probably Don't Know About Women Around The World. by Explorers(op):
These facts aren't just for the women in India, but for women in general across the planet. While some of these facts are interesting/hilarious, some are also downright outrageous.

Source: http://www.thecollectiveint.com/2013/02/25-fast-facts-about-women-around-world.html

http://m.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/24-unbelievable-facts-about-women-from-around-the-world-230502.html
cc: Dominique



1. Behind every successful man, there's a woman waiting to inherit it all.

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