18 Amazing Facts About Women
Two words: women rule!
All throughout history, women have been strong, compassionate and amazing people!
We've had awesome leaders like first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and first lady Michelle
Obama, also monarchs like Catherine the Great of Russia and Elizabeth the Virgin Queen of
England.
And they looked good doing it too, rocking everything from high heels to army boots.
So today, we're going to celebrate women in general with some amazing facts about the
quote en quote "fairer sex".
Yeah right, you try dealing with childbirth and being oppressed for most of your history.
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Plus, when reminiscing about all the great things girls and ladies have done over the
millennia, who is the person you'd most want to do it with!
That's right, your Bestie!
Alright, so let's talk about girls.
Women are beautiful, incredible, and powerful people and can achieve anything they set their
minds to.
Having to deal with oppression and inequality for centuries, there have been a ton of things
women have had to fight for including voting rights, equal pay, health requirements and
all sorts of other things that they probably should've had to begin with.
Women are strong and determined and pretty amazing!
However, there may be some facts about being a female that you didn’t know about before.
Here are some interesting facts that are a part of what makes women so awesome.
Whether it be something unique the female body does or something amazing a woman has
done in the past, there are a bunch of amazing things on this list.
Which one is your favorite?
1.
Unite: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American politician and was the longest serving First
Lady of the United States.
During this time, women were not seen fit to contribute to newspapers as actual journalists
and were only allowed to submit columns on domestic topics.
That was until Eleanor Roosevelt decided to do something about it.
The First Lady refused to be interviewed by male reporters or journalists which forced
newspapers to hire females.
2.
Dreams: According to research, women tend to have more nightmares and emotionally based
dreams than men.
Scientists have yet to come up with a reason as to why this is, but it could be linked
to female hormones or the fact that a woman’s body changes temperature as it goes through
its monthly cycle.
3.
Old Age: On average, women tend to live longer lives than men.
Women are estimated to live to be 79.8 years old.
Men, on the other hand, have a life expectancy of about five years less than this.
According to the Imperial College School of Medicine, women have a stronger immune system
which keeps them healthier for longer.
They also claim that women can produce a higher white blood cell count than men even if they
are the same age.
4.
Heartbeat: Because the female heart is smaller than a male’s, it has to beat faster in
order to make up for its size.
A woman’s heart usually weighs around 8 oz compared to a man’s which typically weighs
10.
The woman’s heart beats about 8 more times per minute than that of a man’s.
We gotta wonder whose heart would beat faster during a scary movie or when nervous?
5.
Catwalk: Although the stereotype is that women are obsessed with shoes and love walking in
high heels, the height altering shoes were actually designed for men at first.
High heels are believed to be worn first by Persian warriors as the heel helped secure
their feet in the saddles while riding a horse.
This Persian fashion trend caught on, and during a period when women began to dress
more masculine, they began smoking pipes and wearing high heeled shoes.
King Louis is also known for sporting a pair of fashionable high heeled shoes and long
flowing hair.
6.
Programmer: One of the world’s first computer programmers was a woman named Ada Lovelace.
She is known for her work on Charles Babbage’s computer proposal.
She was responsible for writing the first algorithm to be carried out by a machine.
7.
Chit Chat: It’s well known that ladies can be pretty chatty.
In fact, it’s estimated that women speak an average of 20,000 words a day whereas men
only speak about 13,000.
Research suggests that this is because the female brain has a higher level of concentration
thanks to a protein called FOXP2.
8.
Sweaty Facials: In ancient Rome, women used to apply sweat and dirt scraped from gladiators
skin to their faces under the impression that it would help their complexion and make them
look more beautiful.
The sweat was collected by scraping the skin with a tool called a strigil.
The sweat would be collected and stored in vials that wealthy women would purchase.
People were very influenced by the gladiators because they were the celebrities of the time.
9.
Adultery: According to studies, it looks like on average women are a little bit more faithful
than men.
A recent study proved that 68% of women would have an affair if they knew they wouldn’t
get caught.
While that number is still shockingly high, it’s lower than the 78% of men who said
that they would have an affair if they knew they would get away with it.
10.
Bathroom Break: If you’re not a woman, you’ve probably noticed that ladies often take several
trips to the washroom a day and when one lady goes they all do.
This isn’t because there’s some elite club hidden in there, it’s because women
really do need to use the washroom more.
Ladies have smaller bladders than men and this is to make room for the uterus.
So if you’re a woman and someone makes fun of you for using the washroom too often, you
can just tell them that it’s because your uterus is in the way.
11.
Greek Mythology.
Here's a little folklore lesson for you: in Greek mythology, the first god to be born
was Chaos, but who was the second?
A woman (or goddess) named Gaia, or mother earth.
This goddess was one powerful, independent woman because she then birthed Uranus, the
sky, the mountains, and Pontus (the sea)... all without the help of any male whatsoever!
You go, girl!
12.
Wonder Woman.
We all know the 2017 movie, that was about a butt kicking amazonian who managed to take
down the God of War... but did you know it was the first?
It may not have been the first superhero movie starring a female, but it was the first to
have a female director!
That's right, Patty Jenkins directed this awesome blockbuster.
She is probably best known for her 2003 movie "Monster" where Charlize Theron was absolutely
transformed into the serial killing lady of the night Aileen Wuornos.
Wow, what a career!
13.
Windshield Wipers.
Having trouble seeing on the road thanks to all the dirt and/or rain?
Well, you can thank a woman for being able to see again!
That's right, a woman invented windshield wipers.
It was created by a woman by the name of Mary Anderson in 1903.
She was a real renaissance woman as well, she was also a practiced real estate developer,
rancher, and viticulturist!
14.
Niagara Falls.
You often hear about guys doing crazy, stupid stunts.
For example, there aren't any women on the cast of Jackass.
However, one of the craziest stunts was done by a 43-year-old woman schoolteacher named
Annie Edson Taylor.
What was her stunt, you might ask?
She rode over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel!
Jeez!
Try to top THAT, Johnny Knoxville!
15.
The Sworn Virgins.
In today's society, women are often forced to conform to a lot of social norms.
They frequently have to wear high heels, it's considered improper for them to swear or smoke
or even go to the bathroom, and all sorts of other dumb stuff.
This is not the case for a group of Albanian women called The Sworn Virgins.
According to FACT RETRIEVER, they "live in mountain villages as men in order to avoid
societal restrictions.
They cut their hair, wear men’s clothing, practice male gestures and mannerisms, change
their names, and swear celibacy."
Good for you ladies, fight the power!
16.
The Wage Gap.
This fact has frustrated women for a very long time, and might not even be news to you.
However, it's a fact that in the United States, full time working women make on average 80
cents for every dollar a man makes.
Ugh... when is this going to be corrected already?
17.
The Word “Leg”.
Luckily, society has become a lot less prudish in recent years and women are given a lot
more freedom.
Freedom to vote, freedom to divorce and equally as important, freedom to show off their legs.
However, this wasn't always the case and at some point, it was even considered too promiscuous
to SAY the word "leg".
Apparently, high class women of the 19th century used to refer to their legs as "limbs" in
order to not seem too lewd.
Yeesh!
18.
Female Doctors.
Quick, when do you think the first female doctor appeared?
The 15th century?
The 19th century?
NOPE!
Historians have found that the earliest known female physician lived in ancient Egypt around
2700 B.C. Wow!
Those Egyptians sure were progressive!
And that wraps it up!
Did you learn a thing or two about women?
What about us, do you have anything you want to teach us about girls?
Let us know in the comments section below all the awesome facts about ladies that you
know!