Water molecules are not only attracted to each other, but to any molecule with positive or negative charges. When a molecule attracts to a different substance, this is termed adhesion. Think about what happens when you dip one end of a piece of paper towel into a glass of water. The water will climb up the fibers of the paper, getting it wet above the level of the water in the glass.
24 The average age to flee the family nest (although Londoners have to wait an additional year). 27 The average age for women to have their first child. 28 By now, the average sensible Brit has started saving for a pension, according to a survey by Axa insurance. That's earlier than any other nation.
Of the 14% of Americans aged 45 and older who do not have children, 50% say that if they had to do it over again, they would have at least one child. Combined, more than nine in 10 older Americans either have children (86%) or wish they had (7%). Americans' Ideal Number of Children per Family Stable for Decades. Americans say the ideal number of children per family is 2.6, which is on par with what Gallup has found since the late 1970s.