?? Bagpipes, Push-ups, and Sprinkle Sandwiches

SINCE 2014 ?

35 ?- ?Number of the world's 50 largest fast food chains that are in the United States. However they don't have top spot - that goes to China's Mixue Ice Cream & Tea with more than 45,000 outlets. The most common in the UK is Costa Coffee which has more than 4,000 branches and comes in at number 21 in the world.?

645 ?- ?Number of different meanings for the word 'run' in English. It has taken over as the word with the most meanings from the word 'set'.?

18%? - ?Percentage of Britons who would chose to be woken up by bagpipes each morning rather than an alarm clock.

6 billion ?- ?Number of new-born baby chicks that are killed every year. Only females are kept alive.? 3%? - ?Percentage of land that is covered in peat bogs. They store more carbon than?all of the world's forests combined.

15%? - ?Increase in the number of push-ups you can do if you swear whilst doing them.?

40,000 ?- ?Number of inmates in El Salvador's CECOT maximum security prison - the largest in the world. Prisoners are guarded by 1,000 guards with a further 600 fully armed soldiers just securing the perimeter. 80 gang-members are kept in each cell with metal bunks, just two open toilets, and no bedding. No-one is ever allowed contact with their family and no-one will ever leave. There has been a 98% decrease in the country's murder rate since 2015.?

750,000 ?- ?Number of Hagelslags that are eaten each day in the Netherlands. A Hagelslag is a chocolate sprinkle and butter sandwich. ?

This Week in History . .

1692 - Salem Witch Trials begin in Salem, Massachusetts. Three young girls were first accused of witchcraft including: Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, a West Indian slave. They all suffered unexplainable fits and spoke gibberish. When traditional medicine and prayers failed to cure them, witchcraft was suggested as the cause, and the hunt began for more witches.?

1797 - Bank of England issues first ￡1 note. Their headquarters have been on Threadneedle Street since 1734, 63 years before the ￡1 note.?

1839 - First Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool. The first winner was a horse called Lottery, the 5/1 favourite. Forty horses have died running the race since the year 2000.

1953 - Francis Crick and James Watson discover the chemical structure of DNA-molecule (double-helix polymer). You share 99.9% of your DNA with every other human; 98.7% with chimpanzees and bonobos, 60% with fruit flies, and 41% with a banana.?

2010 - Sachin Tendulkar scores the first double century in One Day International cricket. The record is now held by Rohit Sharma after hitting 264 for India in a match against Sri Lanka in 2014.

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Have a great weekend!

Charlie