Amount of caffeine, a mood booster, needed to reduce your risk of suicide: 100 to 1,000 milligrams per day, or about one to seven cups of coffee.
Time it takes to make instant coffee: 30 Seconds.
Time marriage counselors recommend kissing your spouse every day: 20 Seconds.
Most annoying classroom sound, according to teachers: children chattering.
Second-most annoying: the scraping of chairs and desks.
Article of clothing most likely to lead to glaucoma: the necktie, because it increases blood pressure in the eyes.
Hours per week that American men spend with friends: 10
Hours per week that American women spend with friends: 7.5
Compiled by Jennifer Drapkin. Sources: Archives of Internal Medicine, Maxwell House, Love Signals by David Givens, Journal of Environmental Psychology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, The Gallup Organization
