Veegle - Substantiated True Facts

SUBSTANTIATED TRUE FACTS - THE ODDS

The odds are 3 out of 10 (30%) that you've already been arrested at least once if you're a 23-year-old American. - Yahoo! News, 12/19/11

The odds are 9 out of 10 (89%) that you describe your diet as "healthy" (if you're an American) - Time Magazine, 1/17/11

The odds are 2 out of 3 (65%) that you are overweight or obese (if you're an American) - Time Magazine, 1/17/11

The odds are 1 out of 6 (17%) that if a child under 10 died from a food-related asphixiation, the cause was a hot dog. - Discover Magazine, 9/11

The odds are 1 out of 6 (16%) that the beef in a beef hot dog originated in Texas. - Fast Company, 7/1/08

The odds are 1 in 25 (4%) that a food-poisoning outbreak in a restaurant came from salsa and guacamole. - Discover Magazine, 9/11

The odds are 1 out of 4 (25%) that the pork in a pork hot dog originated in Iowa. - Fast Company, 7/1/08

The odds are almost 1 out of 2 (44%) that you're a millionaire (if you're a member of the US Congress). - CBS News, 11/6/09

The odds are one out of eight that you depend on food stamps, if you're a United States citizen. - New York Times, 11/28/09

The odds are 51 out of 100 (51%) that a vigorously flipped coin is likely to land on the same side it started on. - New York Times, 11/2/09

The odds are 1 out of 4 (25%) that a ninth grader in the Detroit public school system will graduate in four years. - Time Magazine, 11/9/09

The odds are 1 out of 582 (.0017%) that you will be injured in a traffic accident due to "driver distraction". - The Week Magazine, 10/16/09

If you're an American, the odds are 1 out of 40 (2.46%) that you're currently in the U.S. criminal justice system (incarcerated, on parole, or on probation). - The Week Magazine, 9/25/09

The odds are 1 out of 39 (2.56%) that you will hit a deer with your car this year, if you drive in West Virginia. - The Week Magazine, 10/9/09

The odds are 1 out of 33 (3%) that you have been a target of sexual advances by a priest, minister, rabbi or other religious leader (if you're a woman). - The Week Magazine, 9/25/09

The odds are 1 out of 71 (1.4%) that your bag arrived at your destination at a different time than you did when flying commercial airlines. - The Week Magazine, 8/28/09

The odds are 1 out of 10 (10%) that you are allergic to dust mites. There can be 19,000 dust mites in one gram of household dust. - Discover Magazine, 7/09

The odds are 1 out of 6 (16%) that you suffer from an allergy-related ailment. - Discover Magazine, 7/09

The odds are 1 out of 25 (4%) that you have symptoms that warrant an ADHD diagnosis if you're between ages 18 and 44. - Time Magazine, 6/22/09

The odds are 1 out of 2 (44%) that a Mississippi child is overweight or obese. - Time Magazine, 7/13/09

The odds are 1 out of 230,000,000 (.000000435%) that you're allergic to water. - The Week Magazine, 5/1/09

The odds are 1 out of 7 (15%) that a U.S. teenager expects to die young. - Time Magazine, 7/13/09

The odds are 54 out of 100 (54%) that you will look for a new job after this recession ends. - Newsweek Magazine, 7/13/09

The odds are less than 1 out of 5 (20%) that you're obese if you live in Colorado. This is the only state with less than 20% obesity rate. - The Week Magazine, 7/24/09

The odds are 1 out of 3,333,333 (.00003%) that you will be killed in a mass murder this year. - The Week Magazine, 4/24/09

The odds are 1 out of 4 (23%) that you have borrowed money from family or friends this year. - Time Magazine, 4/27/09

The odds are 1 out of 9 (11%) that you live with your parents or in-laws if you're between age 35 aned 44. - The Week Magazine, 5/29/09

The odds are 1 out of 167 (.6%) that you have blood type AB-. - Wired Magazine, 6/09

The odds are 1 out of 3 (30%) that you have failed to pay a bill on time this year. - Time Magazine, 4/27/09

The odds are 1 out of 12 (8%) that you (if you're over age 12) have used an illegal drug within the past month. - Parade Magazine, 5/24/09

The odds are 1 out of 5 (20%) that you have not filled a presciption this year because of the cost. - Time Magazine, 4/27/09

The odds are 1 out of 200,000 (.0005%) that you will die in an accident due to "drowsy driving". - The Week Magazine, 4/17/09

The odds are 2 out of 3 (67%) that you're currently overweight. - Time Magazine, 12/1/08

The odds are 1 out of 3500 (.029%) that you will be injured this year by your pet. - The Week Magazine, 4/10/09

The odds are 1 out of 4 (27%) that your blood pressure is too high. - Time Magazine, 12/1/08

The odds are 24 out of 25 (96%) that you can't remember the last time you had a salad. - Time Magazine, 12/1/08

The odds are 1 out of 520 (.192%) that you subscribe to an adult-content website if you live in Montana. - Discover Magazine, 5/09

The odds are 1 out of 182 (.547%) that you subscribe to an adult-content website if you live in Utah. - Discover Magazine, 5/09

The odds are 6 out of 10 (59%) that you want to throw every person in Congress out and start all over. - The Week Magazine, 12/26/08

The odds are 9 out of 10 (90%) that you somehow cheat if you're a student in high school. - The Week Magazine, 10/24/08

The odds are 1 out of 3 (36%) that you have a criminal record, if you have graduated from the Atlanta Police Academy. - The Week Magazine, 10/24/08

The odds are 1 out of 4 (23%) that you saw an X-rated film last year. - Fast Company, 11/08

The odds are 1 out of 7 (14%) that you have replaced your land-line phone with your cell phone. - The Week Magazine, 12/26/08

The odds are 1 out of 14 (7.2%) that a car accident in the United States is a result of a distraction caused by a cell phone. - San Diego Union, 9/27/08

The odds are 1 out of 30 (3.3%) that a human death in 2007 was a direct result of alcohol. - Medical News Today, 9/1/08

The odds are 1 out of 9 (11.7%) that a human death in 2007 in Alaska was a direct result of alcohol. - Medical News Today, 9/1/08

The odds are 1 out of 10,000 (.01%) that you're over 100 years old. - New England Centenarian Study, 8/29/08

The odds are 1 out of 2 (58%) that you have had to borrow money from a friend or relative in the past year to meet expenses. - Time Magazine, 7/28/08

The odds are 1 out of 27,000 (.0037%) that you will die on the job this year. - Forbes.com, 8/30/08

The odds are 1 out of 1,500 (.067%) that you will die on the job this year if you're an aircraft pilot or flight engineer. - Forbes.com, 8/30/08

The odds are 1 out of 900 (.112%) that you will die on the job this year if you're a commercial fisherman. - Forbes.com, 8/30/08

The odds are 1 out of 5,552 (.02%) that you will die in a plane crash. - The Week Magazine, 8/8/08

The odds are 1 out of 4 (22%) that you, as an American adult, are very worried about being able to pay your rent or mortgage (in July 2008)- Time Magazine, 7/28/08

The odds are 1 out of 3 (38%) that if you have a baby in America this year, it will be out--of-wedlock. - The Week Magazine, 6/27/08

The odds are 1 out of 4 (26%) that you have genital herpes (if you're an adult that lives in New York City). - Yahoo! News, 6/10/08

The odds are 3 out of 4 (75%) that you strongly crave unusual foods, if you are a pregnant woman. If you do suffer from those cravings, the odds are 1 out of 6 that you crave chewing on coal. - The Week Magazine, 5/16/08

The odds are 1 out of 100 (0.7%) that you are drunk right now. - San Diego Union, 4/29/08

The odds are 1 out of 230 (.43%) that you are legally blind. - The Week Magazine, 3/28/08

The odds are 1 out of 23,483 (.00425%) that you will be wrongly declared dead this year as a result of a data entry error by the U. S. Social Security Department staff. - San Diego Union, 3/20/08

The odds are 1 out of 3 (33%) that you have fallen asleep or have felt very sleepy at work in the last month. - EWeek Magazine, 3/17/08

The odds are 8 out of 10 (80%) that you occasionally suffer from back pain that is severe enough to limit your activity at some point during your life. - Wired Magazine, 2/08

The odds are 1 out of 3 (33%) that (if you have a baby this year in America) it will be delivered by Caesarean Section. - Newsweek, 1/28/08

The odds are 1 out of 138 (.725%) that you have complained that airlines have mishandled or lost your baggage. - Wired Magazine, 2/08

The odds are 1 out of 4,615 (.0216%) that you were injured last year opening a plastic "clamshell" package. - Wired Magazine, 2/08

The odds are 1 out of 600 (0.167%) that you will die from cancer this year, so says the American Cancer Society. - Discover Magazine, 2/08

The odds are 1 out of 210 (0.467%) that you will be diagnosed with some form of cancer this year, so says the American Cancer Society. - Discover Magazine, 2/08

The odds are 2 out of 3 (67%) that your home had a real Christmas tree in December 2007. - The Week Magazine, 12/28/07

The odds are 1 out of 1,111,111 (.00009%) that you will die in an avalanche in the next decade. - Discover Magazine, 1/08

The odds are 1 out of 62,370 (.0016%) that you will die in a traffic accident while riding a motorcycle this year. - The Week Magazine, 4/11/08

The odds are 1 out of 1,450,000 (.000069%) that you will die this year while warming up your car in your garage (carbon monoxide poisoning). - San Diego Union, 1/1/08

The odds are 1 out of 88,025 (.001136%) that you will die in an avalance in the next decade, if you live in Colorado. - Discover Magazine, 1/08

The odds are 73 out of 100 (73%) that you (as an American) favor the elimination of all nuclear weapons in the world. - San Diego Union, 11/15/07

The odds are 1 out of 3 (33%) that you think you are "extremely stressed". - New York Times, 10/26/07

The odds are 1 out of 7 (14%) that you think you saw a UFO. - The Week Magazine, 11/9/07

The odds are 1 out of 4 (24%) that you think the Internet can serve as a substitute for a spouse or significant other. - The Week Magazine, 11/9/07

The odds are 1 out of 3 (34%) that you believe in ghosts. - The Week Magazine, 11/9/07

The odds are 1 out of 4,800 (.021%) that if you're a pregnant American woman, you will die in childbirth. - Time Magazine, 10/29/07

The odds are 1 out of 7 (14.3%) that if you're a pregnant woman in Niger, you will die in childbirth. - Time Magazine, 10/29/07

The odds are 1 out of 1,743 (.0573%) that you will die in an accident this year. - Discover Magazine, 11/07

The odds are 1 out of 8 (12.5%) that you leave home for your commute to work before 6 a.m. to beat traffic. - The Week Magazine, 9/28/07

The odds are 1 out of 2 (45.9%) that you do some volunteer work each year if you live in Utah. - Time Magazine, 9/10/07

The odds are 1 out of 4 (24%) that you live in a home without access to a fire hydrant. - The Week Magazine, 9/7/07

The odds are 1 out of 7 (15.3%) that you do not have health insurance. - Time Magazine, 9/10/07

The odds are 1 out of 25 (4%) that you (as an American adult) have never had sex. - Time Magazine, 8/13/07

The odds are 1 out of 83 (1.2%) that you are dependent on drugs to get you through the day. - Time Magazine, 7/16/07

The odds are 1 out of 5 (20%) that you have tried cocaine at some point in your life (if you are between 20 and 49 years old). - San Diego Union, 7/10/07

The odds are 8 out of 10 (80%) that you are dependent on coffee or soda for that caffeine every day. - Time Magazine, 7/16/07

The odds are 1 out of 13 (7.7%) that you are dependent on alcohol to get you through the day. - Time Magazine, 7/16/07

The odds are 1 out of 428 (.233%) that you were arrested for marijuana-related offenses in 2006. - The Week Magazine, 7/20/07

The odds are 1 out of 4 (25%) that you work at a job where you never get a paid day off. - Time Magazine, 7/2/07

The odds are 1 out of 7 (15%) that you have a tattoo. - The Week Magazine, 7/13/07

The odds are 1 out of 5 (17%) that you regret getting your tattoo if you have one. - The Week Magazine, 7/13/07

The odds are 1 out of 38 (2.6%) that you were a victim of a violent crime in 2006 if you live in Flint, Michigan. - Time Magazine, 6/18/07

The odds are 1 out of 1,428 (.07%) that you were a victim of a violent crime in 2006 if you live in Irvine, California. - Time Magazine, 6/18/07

The odds are 1 out of 8 (11.63%) that you live in an area threatened by an Atlantic hurricane. - San Diego Union, 6/11/07

The odds are 3 out of 10 (30%) that you plan to take sick days this summer to go to the beach or go shopping. - The Week Magazine, 6/15/07

The odds are 1 out of 10,000 (.001%) that you will get injured by a toilet this year. - San Diego Union, 5/29/07

The odds are 3 out of 4 (75%) that you forbid smoking in your home. - Winston-Salem Journal, 5/25/07

The odds are 1 out of 170,000 (.000587%) that you will be killed in an auto accident caused by a laptop computer related distraction. - San Diego Union, 6/12/07

The odds are 1 out of 6,000 (.0016%) that you are a practicing nudist (and you are a member of the American Association for Nude Recreation). - The Week Magazine, 5/25/07

The odds are 1 out of 17,857 (.0056%) that you will be murdered this year. If you're a resident of Nevada, the odds are 1 out of 11,682 (.00856%). - Time Magazine, 4/9/07

The odds are 1 out of 14 (7.3%) that you contributed the $3 on your 2006 tax return to help finance presidential campaigns. - The Week Magazine, 5/4/07

The odds are 1 out of 3,000 (.03333%) that you will die having an adverse reaction to a prescription drug. - San Diego Union, 5/15/07

The odds are 1 out of 7,143 (.014%) that you have a brain tumor. - North County Times, 4/8/07

The odds are 1 out of 7.69 (13%) that you have never heard of global warming. - Discover Magazine, 4/07

The odds are 19 out of 20 (95%) that you procrastinate occasionally. - News.com, 1/11/07

The odds are 1 out of 16,917 (.005911%) that you will be murdered this year. - Time Magazine, 12/4/06

The odds are 1 out of 33,333 (.003%) that you will die from a food-borne illness this year. - San Diego Union, 2/6/07

The odds are 1 out of 6,703 (.014919%) that you will die in a motor-vehicle accident this year. - Time Magazine, 12/4/06

The odds are almost 2 out of 3 (63%) that you're rather be poor and thin than rich and fat (if you're an American woman). - The Week Magazine, 12/29/06

The odds are 1 out of 900,900 (.000111%) that you will drown in the bathtub this year. - Time Magazine, 12/4/06

The odds are 1 out of 414 (.2413%) that you rely on eBay for your primary or secondary source of income. - USPS.com, 7/21/05

The odds are 1 out of 438(.2284%) that you will die from heart disease this year. - Time Magazine, 12/4/06

The odds are 37 out of 100 (37%) that a baby born in 2005 was born to an unwed mother. - The Week Magazine, 12/15/06

The odds are 1 out of 1,020 (.098%) that a North Dakotan will be a victim of violent crime. - Time Magazine, 12/18/06

The odds are 1 out of 1,360 (.0735%) that a resident of New Orleans will be murdered this year. - The Week Magazine, 12/15/06

The odds are 1 out of 131 (.761%) that a South Carolinan will be a victim of violent crime. - Time Magazine, 12/18/06

The odds are 1 out of 8 (12.5%) that you are addicted to the Internet, risking jobs and relationships to spend more time online. - Popular Science, 1/07

The odds are 1 out of 300,000,000 (.000000333%) that you will die from measles this year. - Time Magazine, 12/4/06

The odds are 1 out of 26,239 (.003811%) that you will be killed this year by an AK-47 automatic weapon. - The Week Magazine, 12/8/06

The odds are 1 out of 4,545,454 (.000022%) that you will die from a bee or wasp sting this year. - Time Magazine, 12/4/06

The odds are 1 out of 5,898 (.01695%) that an American got sick or died in 2000-2004 from something they ate. - Anchorage Daily News, 11/21/06

The odds are 1 out of 83 (1.2%) that you are a millionaire. - The Week Magazine, 12/1/06

The odds are 1 out of 32 (3.125%) that a person in America is currently being punished for a crime (behind bars, on probation, or on parole). - San Diego Union, 11/30/06

The odds are 1 out of 29,180 (.0034274%) that your child will be involved in a school bus accident this year. - The Week Magazine, 11/17/06

The odds are 1 out of 4 (25%) that a person in America gets no exercise at all. - San Diego Union, 9/12/06

The odds are 1 out of 825 (.1212%) that an American lives in a household that earns more than $2 million each year. - The Week Magazine, 12/8/06

The odds are 1 out of 37,888 (.002639%) that you will turn 50 years old today. - Time Magazine, 8/21/06

The odds are 1 out of 48 (2.067%) that you have diabetes but don't know it. - San Diego Union, 11/28/06

The odds are 1 out of 7 (14.2%) that you visited New York City last year. - The Week Magazine, 9/22/06

The odds are 1 out of 150 (.66%) that a person in America is in jail. - 30 Days (FX TV), 8/30/06

The odds are (starting in 2011) 1 out of 30,000 (.00333%) that you will celebrate your 65th birthday today. - San Diego Union, 11/28/06

The odds are 1 out of 238 (.42%) that a person will die in an auto accident in their lifetime. - National Safety Council, 8/06

The odds are 1 out of 290 (.35%) that a person in America is an illegal alien. - Time Magazine, 9/4/06

The odds are 8 out of 10 (80%) that you will die in a hospital. - Discover Magazine, 9/06

The odds are 1 out of 150 (.66%) that you use cocaine "frequently", according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. - Red Herring Magazine, 8/14/06

The odds are 1 out of 1,000 (.0977%) that you will have a shopping cart injury serious enough to warrant an emergency room visit, if you're a child under 5. - San Diego Union, 8/15/06

The odds are 1 out of 550 (.183%) that you will have a severe stroke this year. - Discover Magazine, 6/06

The odds are 1 out of 500 (.2%) that you visited Graceland last year. - Time Magazine, 5/29/06

The odds are 1 out of 4,745 (.021%) that you will die falling out of bed. - Blender Magazine, 4/06

The odds are 1 out of 16 (7%) that if you live in the United States, you live in the New York City metropolitan area. - The Week Magazine, 5/19/06

The odds are 1 out of 694 (.144%) that you ran a marathon in 2005. - Time Magazine, 8/28/06

The odds are 2 out of 3 (65%) that you cannot find Iraq on a map, if you are between age 18 to 24. - CNN.com, 5/4/06

The odds are 1 out of 2 (50%) that if you're a smoker who has been diagnosed with cancer, you will continue to smoke. - USAToday, 11/27/05

The odds are 2 out of 5 (38%) that if you called in sick (in 2004), you weren't actually sick. - Chicago Tribune, 9/25/05

The odds are 1 out of 340,734 (.000293%) that a person will die in a fireworks accident. - National Safety Council, 8/06

The odds are 1 out of 2 (54%) that you've been caught picking your nose while driving, if you're a man. - Stuff Magazine, 5/06

The odds are 1 out of 4 (25%) that if you played in the 2005 Super Bowl, you weighed 300 pounds or more. Twenty years ago, there were only a total of five NFL players who weighed 300 pounds. - Miami Herald, 2/1/05

The odds are 1 out of 9 (10.65%) that, if you're an American, you bought an iPod in 2005. - Blender Magazine, 4/06

The odds are 1 out of 5 (20%) that if you're eating out, your restaurant meal is purchased from a car. - Life Magazine, 3/10/06

The odds are 4 out of 9 (44%) that if you're a federal employee, you're eligible to retire within five years. - Time Magazine, 12/12/05

The odds are 1 out of 4,666 (.0021432%) that you will be sued by the RIAA for illegal filesharing. - Blender Magazine, 4/06

The odds are 1 out of 6 (16%) that if you're an adult living in Arizona, you have been the victim of identity theft sometime in the past five years. - Network World, 6/5/06

The odds are 1 out of 5 (20%) that you will "happily" interrupt a business or social meeting to respond to a telephone call or e-mail message. - Discover Magazine, 8/05

The odds are 9 out of 10 (91%) that 91% you have a living grandmother, if you're a 20 year old. A century ago, only 83% of 20-year-olds had a living mother, much less a living grandmother. - Los Angeles Daily News, 7/16/05

The odds are 1 out of 1275 (.0783%) that you will be hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury this year. - Discovery Magazine, 6/06

The odds are 1 out of 5 (20%) that you believe the best way to get rich is to win the lottery. - Yahoo News, 1/9/06

The odds are 1 out of 200 (.5%) that you will turn up missing this year, if you're an Alaskan. - Boston Globe, 3/13/05

The odds are 4 out of 5 (80%) that if you're in a car accident, it involves drivers who are either drowsy or distracted by such activities as chatting on cell phones, eating, or putting on makeup. - Washington Post, 4/20/06

The odds are 9 out of 9 (100%) that the winning quarterback in Super Bowl 6 through Super Bowl 14 wore the jersey number 12. - Sporting News, 3/17/06

The odds are 1 out of 4 (25%) that if you own a PDA, you have lost it at least once. - USA Today, 3/28/05

The odds are 1 out of 6 (18%) that you will mow your lawn this weekend. - US News and World Report, 5/16/05

The odds are 1 out of 5 (20%) that you will have a car crash within the first year of driving (if you are 16 years old). - USA Today, 3/2/05

(all facts assume the reader is an American)