A survey by Vonage shows that people who call their moms regularly are more successful than people who don't. According to the survey, people who are unemployed, or who make around minimum wage, are twice as likely as people who make good livings to never call their moms. The survey also shows that 82% say that phone calls with their mom are happy events and 18% of women say they call their mom multiple times during the day. Only 5% of guys do the same.
A new study has found that the average age at which an Italian male moves out of their parent's home is 28. (New York Times)
According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, 13% of people say they're late to work at least once a week and 24% of people say they're late at least once a month. The most common day for people to be late is Monday.
According to Deutsche Telekom, every day, 60 billion emails are sent worldwide. That's more than nine e-mails for every single person on the planet.
A study from the Harvard School of Public Health finds that for every hour your kid watches TV, he eats one bag of chips.
Jean Wiecha, who led the study, says the point isn't just that kids sit around on the couch inhaling junk food when they should be outside playing... they're actually eating the crap they see shamelessly advertised to them on TV. Quote, "We've shown that as kids watch more television, they eat fewer fruits and vegetables. Television viewing influences children's diets."
The National Institute of Occupational Saftey and Health has linked the chemicals used in artificial butter flavoring to bronchiolitis- a lung disease that can be fatal. So far,it has made more than 200 workers at popcorn plants sick and has killed three. The FDA says it's now reviewing which fake butter chemicals are and aren't safe. (CNN)
A new survey of 2,370 drivers finds that the #1 cause of road rage is... tailgating... with 52% of the vote!
2. 35%- people who pull into your "braking gap"
3. 32%- someone who hogs a lane
4. 31%- people who don't use turn signals
5. 23%- people who drive too slow
6. 22%- people who constantly zig-zag across lanes
7. 20%- people who pass other cars dangerously
8. 15%- people who brake suddenly