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20 of the most interesting facts about men
1. In the world of about 107 boys born for every 100 girls. Scientists believe that the increased birth rate of boys may be related to their increased mortality during infancy and childhood.
2. In male infants is 25% more likely to die than babies-girls.
3. In the world of male life expectancy is 64, 52 years (women - 68, 76).
4. The most common cause of death among men in the civilized countries - heart disease.
5. One-third of men around the world for various reasons, the foreskin is cut off.
6. From the point of view of the absolute values and in proportion to the total weight of the body, the human penis is longer and thicker than that of any other primate.
7. For the first six weeks after conception, all human embryos develop girls, primarily because of the genetic information transmitted from the mother's DNA. After six weeks of embryos male SRY gene on the Y chromosome begins to produce androgens, particularly testosterone, which stimulates the development of male sexual characteristics and inhibit the further development of women.
8. The biological male symbol, a circle with an arrow protruding from it - it is also a symbol of the planet Mars. The two components are a symbol of the shield and spear of Mars, the Roman god of war.
9. The boys are three to four times more likely to receive a diagnosis of "autism" than girls. Although experts do not yet have an exact answer why it happens, some people think that girls with a mild form of autism, it may be better to hide his symptoms, and thus is considered to be a feature of autism is their mentality.
10. Adolescent boys are four times more likely than girls to drop out of school, and make up about 75% of "difficult children».
11. The share of men accounted for 94% of all people who died in the workplace.
12. Prior to the 1900s, almost all countries of the world male nurses were much more than female nurses. Currently - their less than 10%.
13. Men are three times more likely to abuse alcohol and women are twice as likely - recreational drugs such as marijuana and cocaine.
14. The men killed four times more often than women. Men are 10 times more women commit murder.
15. In almost every country of the world men are twice as likely to commit suicide than women. In some countries (such as Russia and Brazil), the suicide rate among men is six times higher than among women.
16. The average adult male is 50% more muscle mass and 50% less fat than the average adult woman.
17. One of the first high heels began to wear Mongolian man to his feet does not slip from the stirrup while riding.
18. The original geisha were men - so-called taykomoti. Until the 17th century it was the clowns in the service of the Japanese feudal lords, but then dropped the demand for such work, and taykomoti were forced to retrain as entertainers. And the first female geisha appeared only in the mid-18th century.
19. According to some anthropologists, the ability of men to recognize his paternity, is a key difference between man and animals (especially great apes).
20. The term "father" is often used exclusively in religion and ideology. It happened in the ancient world. In Roman law the father has preferential rights than with family members (up to the right of life and death), and was the intermediary between them and the public institutions.
via factroom.ru
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