10 Amazing Facts About Women
Women, can’t live with them, can’t live without them…
Looking back at history, women have come a long way. Whether it’s suffrage, equal pay, or a amalgam of other actions towards rights, women have successfully paved their way to equality.
Let’s take this moment to appreciate women. Their determination, perseverance and collaboration is remarkable and valuable. Whether its a sister, mother, friend or girlfriend, we all have those special women in our life that we can’t go on without.
Here are 10 interesting facts about women that are worth knowing.
1. Unite: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, as an American politician and one the longest First Lady of the United States, has become a hero in women’s history. At a time when women were not viewed as having the potential to take on roles outside of the domestic sphere, Roosevelt took a stand and made herself a marker in American politics.
Upon refusing to be interviewed by male journalists, newspaper companies were forced to hire females in order to get the information they needed.
2. Dreams: Research indicated that women are more susceptible to an emotionally triggered sleep cycle, such as dreams and nightmares, than men.
Research as to why this occurs remains modest, However, scientists have inquired as hormones and other chemical factors as having a role in the observed data.
3. Old Age: Multiple data have proven than women tend to live longer than men, an average of 79.8 years old.
Men have a life expectancy roughly five years short of this. A stronger immune system and higher white blood cell count are a few of the reasons for this observed life expectancy in women.
4. Women have a smaller heart size than men. In order to compensate for this size difference, a women’s heart beats at a faster rate on average than men.
A woman’s heart, on average, weighs 8 oz, while a men’s weighs 10 oz. To compensate for the size difference, a woman’s heart beats nearly 8 more times a minute than a man.
5. Catwalk: Here’s an interesting one. Women are expected to wear high heels at one point or another. Originally, this idea of height altering shoes was intended for men.
High heels were first worn by Persian warriors to secure their feet in the saddles while riding a horse. This became a fashion trend during a time when women were adapting to more masculine styles, including smoking pipes and wearing high heeled shoes. Below is King Louis sporting the original high heels!
6. Programmer: Who knew that programming computers started with a woman! Ada Lovelace was one of the world’s first computer programmers.
She spent a great deal of time working on Charles Babbage’s computer proposal. As a matter of fact, she wrote the first algorithm to be carried out by a machine.
7. Chit Chat: It’s not too surprising that women are known for talking a lot. In fact, it’s estimated that women speak around 20,000 words a day while men speak around 13,000.
This chatty mouth can actually be explained through scientific means. Women have a higher concentration of FOXP2, a protein that is linked to their talkativeness.
8. Sweaty Facials: The charcoal mask women use today existed long before its time. In ancient Rome, sweat and dirt scraped from gladiators skin was used as a facial product by women, in hopes of improving their complexion and beauty.
9. Adultery: Studies suggest that women tend to be more faithful than men? A recent study claimed that 68% of women would agree to an affirm only if they knew they wouldn’t get caught.
You may be thinking… that’s not very faithful. Well, it is compared to the 78% of men who claimed that they would have an affair even if they did get caught!
10. Bathroom Break: The famous bathroom break. Many guys wonder if they’re really using the restroom or all that time is spent for some secret club meeting. Women take more time in the restroom because they need to use the washroom long and more consistently, not because they’re attending some secret club you don’t know about!
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