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It is estimated that two countries which share a common language trade 42% more with each other than...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:00:05 +0100

It is estimated that two countries which share a common language trade 42% more with each other than two otherwise identical countries that lack that bond.

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Only 7% of marketing dollars in the US are spent on targeted ethnic campaigns, although nearly half...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:06 +0100

Only 7% of marketing dollars in the US are spent on targeted ethnic campaigns, although nearly half of Americans belong to ethnic minorities.

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Facebook employs only around 3,000 staff, giving it an average revenue of $ 1.2 million per person...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Facebook employs only around 3,000 staff, giving it an average revenue of $ 1.2 million per person in 2011.

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The average US share holding lasts 22 seconds. [Source]

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:05 +0100

The average US share holding lasts 22 seconds.

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Just 20% of the British public call themselves members of the Church of England, down from 40% in...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:05 +0100

Just 20% of the British public call themselves members of the Church of England, down from 40% in 1983.

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Recreational walking is by far the most popular leisure activity in Britain: 16% of Britons do it...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:05 +0100

Recreational walking is by far the most popular leisure activity in Britain: 16% of Britons do it each week compared with 11% who go to the gym.

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Games specifically designed to be played on mobile phones already account for $8 billion of the $56...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:05 +0100

Games specifically designed to be played on mobile phones already account for $8 billion of the $56 billion global games market, even though they typically sell at less than a tenth the price of a traditional console game.

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In the UK, some 45% of people smoked in the mid-1970s; now 21% do. [Source]

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:05 +0100

In the UK, some 45% of people smoked in the mid-1970s; now 21% do.

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In 2010, 1.6 billion handsets were sold worldwide, a 31% rise on 2009. [Source]

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:26:03 +0100

In 2010, 1.6 billion handsets were sold worldwide, a 31% rise on 2009.

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The average webpage has grown 33% in size in the last year, up from 726 kilobytes in 2010 to about...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:00:05 +0100

The average webpage has grown 33% in size in the last year, up from 726 kilobytes in 2010 to about 965 kilobytes in 2011.

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The percent of photographs taken with a smartphone has increased from 17% to 27% over the past year,...

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:06 +0100

The percent of photographs taken with a smartphone has increased from 17% to 27% over the past year, while the share of photos taken with a dedicated camera has dropped from 52% to 44%.

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At last count, there are 5,334 streets in Paris. [Source]

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:05 +0100

At last count, there are 5,334 streets in Paris.

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More than one in every 10 banknotes in circulation in Britain is contaminated with cocaine. [Source]

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:01:06 +0100

More than one in every 10 banknotes in circulation in Britain is contaminated with cocaine.

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The average Briton says thank you up to 5,000 times a year. [Source]

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:02:06 +0100

The average Briton says thank you up to 5,000 times a year.

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The average shower lasts 8 minutes - using 62 litres of hot water, compared with an average...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:02:06 +0100

The average shower lasts 8 minutes - using 62 litres of hot water, compared with an average bath’s 80 litres.

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There are on average 3.74 degrees of separation between any one Facebook user and another....

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:00:06 +0100

There are on average 3.74 degrees of separation between any one Facebook user and another. [Misreported claims of 4.74 degrees of separation confused the number of degrees with the distance - or hops - between each of the people on the friendship chain. ‘Degree of separation’ is the same as ‘distance minus one’.]

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There are now 215 million first-generation migrants around the world: that’s 3% of the world’s...

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:02:05 +0100

There are now 215 million first-generation migrants around the world: that’s 3% of the world’s population.

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While immigrants make up an eighth of America’s population, they founded a quarter of the country’s...

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:02:05 +0100

While immigrants make up an eighth of America’s population, they founded a quarter of the country’s technology and engineering firms.

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Start-ups in America add around 3 million jobs a year. [Source]

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:02:05 +0100

Start-ups in America add around 3 million jobs a year.

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The number of patent applications in the world rose from around 800,000 in the early 1980s to 1.8...

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:02:05 +0100

The number of patent applications in the world rose from around 800,000 in the early 1980s to 1.8 million in 2009.

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