Fun Facts

Time flies when you are having fun ….or at least that’s how the saying goes.  From the looks of how things were 100 years ago, we’ve been having a LOT of fun!

100 years ago……….

1. Only 14% of households had a bathtub.

2. The average lifespan was 47 years.

3. Only 8% of households had a telephone, and a three-minute call from New York to Denver cost $11.

4. There were 8,000 cars, only 144 miles of paved road in the entire country and the maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

5. Alabama, Tennessee, Iowa, and Mississippi were all more populated than California.

6. The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour, and the average American citizen earned approximately $200 to $400 a year.

7. Ninety-five percent of births took place at home.

8. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.

9. Toothpaste was invented.  Before that, people used ground up chalk or charcoal, lemon juice, or ashes to clean their teeth.

10. Sugar cost 4 cents a pound and eggs were 14 cents a dozen.

 
Ahhh, the good ‘ole days!  :)