In a growing campaign to refer to November as “Movember,” men around the world are being encouraged to grow a mustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer. Here is a list of the 10 most mustache-dense countries to mark the fund-raising campaign that is believed to have started in Australia in 1999.
1. India
2. Mexico
3. Pakistan
4. Germany
5. Iran
6. Egypt
7. Turkey
8. United States
9. Hungary
10. Bulgaria
1- The Beach Volleyball Bikini
2- The Tennis Skirt
3- The Gymnastics Leotard
4- Track and Field Shorts/Tank Top
5- Indoor Volleyball Shorts
6- Cheerleading Uniform
7- Field Hockey skirt
8- Surfing wetsuit
9- Soccer Shorts
10- Netball Dress
1. Comcast
2. Winchester Hospital
3. Harmonix Music Systems
4. Winter, Wyman Cos.
5. Edward Jones
6. Commonwealth Financial Network
7. Herb Chambers Cos.
8. Analysis Group
9. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
10. Google
When you take a trip, these might not be the first places that come to mind, but they definitely add something extra to any vacation. You may even notice Texas takes 4 of the 10 spots- looks like they do quirky like they do big.
1. Toilet Seat Museum
Alamo Heights, Texas
Former plumber Barney Smith has created an ode to the commode, with nearly 900 decorated toilet seat lids displayed in his oversized garage near San Antonio
2. Carhenge
Alliance, Neb.
It’s Nebraska’s answer to Stonehenge.
3. Cadillac Ranch
Amarillo, Texas
Cars sprouting from the earth apparently get high scores on the bizarro meter.
4. Museum of Pez Memorabilia
Burlingame, Calif.
More than 500 types of dispensers of Pez — a candy originally marketed as a mint to help people quit smoking — have hit store shelves since the 1950s.
5. Gatorland
Orlando, Fla.
Feed Florida’s favorite reptile a hot dog or hop on its back for a photo op at this family-owned, 50-year-old theme park and wildlife preserve, home to more than 1,000 alligators — and some crocs, too.
6. Eiffel Tower
Paris, Texas
At 65 feet tall this tower may be shot, but the real Eiffel Tower doesn’t have a cowboy hat on top.
7. House on the Rock
Spring Green, Wis.
Doll houses, automated instruments, a creepy carousel — these are just some of the bazillion things on display at this eccentric abode perched high on a rock.
8. Stonehenge II
Hunt, Texas
Knock offs of Stonehenge and Easter Island’s Jay Leno-looking giant heads (called moais) lurk about 80 miles west of San Antonio.
9. Extraterrestrial Highway
Rachel, Nev.
Lots of purported UFO sightings along Nevada State Highway 375 have earned this lonely stretch of road the name “Extraterrestrial Highway.”
10. Twine Ball
Darwin, Minn.
The world’s largest ball of twine made by one man, Francis A. Johnson, sits in a gazebo in downtown Darwin. Johnson started wrapping the twine in 1950 and kept at it for more than 25 years, which explains how the ball’s 40-foot circumference and weight of 17,400 pounds.
1- Arriving Late
2- Wardrobe Malfunction
3- Talking Politics or Religion
4- Checking Out Other People
5- Bringing Friends (Non Group Date)
6- Getting Too Drunk
7- Being Too Aggressive
8- Being Too Unaggressive
9- Canceling at the Last Minute or Standing Someone Up
10- Dominant Speaker
Asthma triggers are everywhere and some cities are more apt to be challenging for asthma sufferers to live. St. Louis, Missouri has been named the top Asthma Capital 2009 in the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s annual ranking of the 100 most challenging places to live with asthma.
1. St. Louis, MO
2. Milwaukee, WI
3. Birmingham, AL
4. Chattanooga, TN
5. Charlotte, NC
6. Memphis, TN
7. Knoxville, TN
8. McAllen, TX
9. Atlanta, GA
10. Little Rock, AR
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