Survey: Being 'naughty' on New Year's Eve

Don't be shy on Dec. 31.

• Nearly 50 percent of men and women have had a one night stand on New Year's Eve.
• It's women who are most likely to shed their inhibitions on New Year's Eve; 62 percent of them believe it's the best night to experiment.
• 70 percent of men would be up for having group sex on what they believe to be the wildest night of the year. Only 38 percent women would be up for making several new friends at once.
• 83 percent of us would use the countdown as an excuse to finally lock lips with someone we've wanted all year.
• 63 percent of us would most like to be in bed with someone when the clock strikes midnight.
• 85 percent of us would welcome waking up to a new year with a stranger.

Source: BeNaughty.com

2014: One birth every 8 seconds and one death every 12 seconds in US

As each nation prepares to begin the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday projected that on Jan. 1 the United States population will be 317,297,938. This represents an increase of 2,218,622, or 0.7 percent, from New Year's Day 2013.

In January, one birth is expected to occur every eight seconds in the United States and one death every 12 seconds.

World population

The projected world population is set at 7,137,577,750, an increase of 77,630,563, or 1.1 percent from New Year's Day 2013. An estimated 4.3 births and 1.8 deaths are expected worldwide every second, the Census Bureau says.

India added 15.6 million people over the one-year period, which led all countries, followed by China, Nigeria, Pakistan and Ethiopia.

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