February/March 2020 7
WHAT
COUNTS
Spring has almost sprung and the time
of longer light is on the way! Before we
arrive at the balance point of the Vernal
Equinox, there are plenty of other events
to celebrate including Galentine's,
Valentine's, and St. Patrick's Days. Feb
honors Black History and March Women's
History. Enjoy the last chilly bits of winter
while considering the timely stats below:
Sources: Mayo Clinic, WebMD.com, Business
Insider, Science Focus, CNN.com, Smithsonian
Magazine, NatGeo.com, Reuters, Pew Research,
Natl. Retail Fed, Census.gov.
60 – 100 beats per minute is a
normal resting heart rate for adults.
8 ounces is the average weight of
the female heart. Men's average is
10.
400 pounds is the weight of the
blue whale heart. It's
5 feet long
and pumps
60 gallons of blood
with every heartbeat.
3 is the number of hearts an octopus has.
0 is the number of hearts (and brains!)
a starfish has.
15 is the number of authenticated
Leonardo da Vinci paintings in the world.
30,000 is the number of paintings
Bob Ross produced over his lifetime.
38 Virginia became the 38th and final
state needed to ratify the Equal Rights
Amendment.
60% of Californians voted to go on
year-round daylight savings time.
25% is the increase in your chance of
having a heart attack the Monday after
switching to daylight savings time.
39 of the 110 women serving in the
115th U.S. Congress are women of color.
$5.61 Billion is the expected
total of St. Patrick's Day spending.
2.2 Million black military veterans
live in the USA.
