Did you know that:

• 64% of Americans read in the bathroom?
• a dog’s noise is so sensitive that it can tell the difference between a tub of water and a tub of water with a teaspoon of salt in it?
• the Puritans loaded the Mayflower with more beer than they did water?

You probably didn’t, and perhaps you may say, “So what!” But did you know that most NC State students:

• have between 0-4 alcoholic drinks when they party?
• do not drive while intoxicated?
• make sure to eat a meal or snack before drinking alcohol?
• support the enforcement of the legal age restriction on alcohol?

Now you may be saying, “Say what?”
It’s true. We often have the misperception that college students consume alcohol and other drugs more often than they actually do. That’s why we often find such statistics hard to believe. The purpose of NC State’s Amazing Facts campaign is to spread the word on actual alcohol use and attitudes. (To see examples of the campaign click here). It’s amazing that spreading such facts can actually reduce alcohol use on college campuses. It’s even more amazing that we often more readily accept, say, the fact that more people are killed at the beach each year by falling vending machines than from shark attack than the fact that most college students haven’t have five or more drinks in one sitting within the last 14 days!