Awareness Month facts
While investigating facts about Awareness Month, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Joe Bell, the father of a son that committed suicide from gay bullying, planned to walk across the entire continental United States within 2 years to spread awareness over bullying and its effects, but was killed after 6 months by getting hit by a semi-truck.
To increase awareness about a lack of organ donors, a Dutch reality TV show had contestants in need of a kidney compete for a donation. It was revealed as a hoax, but within a month, 7,300 new people were registered as organ donors and 50,000 had requested paperwork to become a donor.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 11 of the best facts about Awareness Month I managed to collect.
-
October is not only National Breast Cancer Awareness month but also National Pit Bull Awareness Month, Outdoor Lighting Awareness Month, and Vegetarian Awareness month.
-
May is both Celiac Disease Awareness Month and National Hamburger Month
-
November is sweet potato awareness month.
-
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month in the United States.
-
The 737 Max that crashed in Ethiopia crashed because of a new software feature Pilot's weren't aware of and that Boeing didn't put in their safety manual. AND, that this same software features brought down another 737 max jet just 5 months prior
-
White children are self aware at 15-18 months old, black kids at 6 years.
-
March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month-TBI is the leading cause of death and disability among people ages 1-44 More in my comment.
-
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. It is something that cannot be detected through routine exams, so knowing the symptoms is absolutely important.
-
Merely 11 percent of all the pink product sales in the NFL shop during Breast Cancer Awareness Month is donated to American Cancer Society
Awareness Month data charts
For your convenience take a look at Awareness Month figures with stats and charts presented as graphic.
