?? Romance, Divorce, and Owning a Dog

This is the weekly newsletter from the team at Refreshing - hoping to cheer up your Friday and leave you some numbers for the weekend.

1/3?-?Fraction of US divorce filings in 2011 that contained the word 'Facebook'.

75,000 miles?-?Distance that the average person will walk in their lifetime. That's 3 times around the world.

700,000?-?Number of romance novels given away at border checkpoints after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The West German branch of Mills and Boon was responsible.?

1 million?-?Estimated number of lives that could be saved globally each year if everyone washed their hands properly.?

1.9%?-?Percentage of solar energy from the Sahara that could power the world.?

24%?-?Reduction in the risk of all-cause death from owning a dog, according to a study published in the journal Circulation.?

310,319?-?Number of people who will be born today. 130,326 will die.?

How many islands make up the Philippines?

(Answer next time)

Last time:

What proportion of Brits feel rested when they wake up in the morning?

The answer is just 3 in 10

This company has been in the business news this week. But who is it?

Last time it was Pret

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