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THE WEEK IN NUMBERS
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6,204 ?- ?Number of people who took part in the 1,000th running of the Bushy Parkrun last Saturday. It was won by 17 year old Oliver Jermy in 15 minutes and 26 seconds.?
368 ?- ?Number of times per second that the globular springtail can rotate in a single second. The tiny hexapod is just a couple of millimetres in length but can spin to over 60 times its body height in the blink of an eye.
129 ?- ?Number people who were left dead after an attempted escape from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. The prison in Kinshasa was designed to hold 1,500 prisoners but houses nearly 12,000 inmates - 70% of whom haven't yet faced trial.
83 ?- ?Number of hot dogs and buns that champion eater Joey Chestnut ate in just 10 minute this week. He did it live for a Netflix special.
40%? - ?Percentage of UK murder victims who were killed with a knife or sharp object last year. The next most common method of killing was "kicking or hitting" (17%) and then strangulation (16%).?
6 years ?- ?Length of time since Lord Alan Sugar last spoke in the House of Lords. He hasn't cast a vote since 2017 and has never asked a written question. He narrowly avoided being stripped of his title earlier this year.?
1939 ?- ?Year that the celebrated cricket commentator and statistician Bill Frindall was born. His birth took place during the longest Test match ever. His funeral took place during the shortest.?
GUESS THE NUMBER
How many people are killed by lightning each year?
(Answer next time)
Last time:
How much money does Taylor Swift make per concert on her world tour?
The answer is ￡10.73 million. That's ￡1,000 a second.?
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What Year Was It?
A new feature in The Week in Numbers. It's simple - match the event to the year.
The anniversary of each was this week.
(answers next week)
Google is Founded
American Revolutionary War ended
Freddie Mercury born
Mother Theresa dies
Edmond Halley spots Halley's comet for the first time
Warren Buffet born ?
1682, 1997, 1998, 1783, 1930, 1649
Have a fun weekend and see you Monday!
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5 个月Those globular springtails (not the most flattering name) are amazing, their flips should be in the Olympics. However they need to work on their landing judging by the effort from the paintbrush.