The driest inhabited place in the world is Aswan, Egypt where the annual average rainfall is .02 inches.

The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours ( ~11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965.

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.

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