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10 Things I learnt last month, by Marketing Society editor, Elen Lewis.
About 40% of skyscrapers due to be completed in the next six years will be in China.
Half of all Pakistani children cannot read a sentence.
The ransom paid to release Richard the Lionheart, captured in 1192 on his way back from fighting the Crusades, was the equivalent of about £2bn in today’s money.
The average time Britons have their first alcoholic drink in the evening is 7.11pm.
More than a fifth of the world’s population live in the time zone GMT+8.
The lifespan of the average British person increases by five hours a day.
The average hug lasts three seconds.
A water flea 2mm long has 50% more genes than a human.
One in 10 of the world’s adults is obese.
A soldier’s starting salary is nearly £8,000 less than a police officer’s.
Posted: April 4th, 2011 | Author: elen.lewis | Filed under: 10 Things | Tags: 10 Things | Leave a Comment »
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