| ‘Numbers are peculiar animals. They can unlock secrets, split atoms, reveal the inner workings of people and machines, or draw patterns of outstanding complexity and beauty.’ |
| Anita Roddick |
| Proportion of the world’s population that lives on LESS than $2 a day : 3 billion |
| Average time PEOPLE spend on hold on the phone every year : 45 hours |
| Number of mobile phones in the UK that have been eaten by DOGS : about 1 million |
| Amount spent every year in the UK on breast implants : $75 million |
| Number of years in the average life spent on the TOILET : 3 |
| Estimated number of languages used in the world: about 6,000 (down from 10,000) |
