The odds are 1 out of 4 (24%) that you think the Internet can serve as a substitute for a spouse or significant other
The odds are 1 out of 8 (12.5%) that you are addicted to the Internet, risking jobs and relationships to spend more time online
15% (estimated) of internet users don't use search engines. They just type a subject, add ".com" and hope for the best
80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women
Close to fifty percent of Internet shoppers spend over five hours a week online
The Internet was originally developed by DARPA - the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - as a means to share information on defense research between involved universities and defense research facilities
By May 2009, Nielsen reported that 230 million Americans had Internet access, 93 percent had high -speed access (broadband) and digital cable and 228 million used a cell phone
In 2008, more Americans got their national and international news from the Internet than from any other medium save television, according to national survey by the Pew Research Center
By April 2009, an estimated 1.6 billion people worldwide connected to the Internet, less than one-quarter of who were located in North America
More than six in ten households with Internet access have a Wi-Fi network at home
