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10 Things I learnt in October from ancient cats to doggy bags, old footballs and favoured sperm by Elen Lewis, editor of The Marketing Society

1/Ferrero, the Italian chocolate company consumes 15% of the world’s production of hazelnuts.

2/People who plan to use Microsort, the newest sperm-sorting technique, show a 75% prejudice in favour of girls.

3/One in seven fathers are the primary carers of their children.

4/90% of vets have treated cats aged at least 22, the equivalent of 104 in human years.

5/The forces involved when a woodpecker drills at a tree are up to 1,000 times stronger than gravity.

6/ Footballs were called “fut ballis” in 1497.

7/Two thirds of 16- to 24-year-olds rely on energy drinks to keep them going.

8/The average wait before getting in contact with someone after a first date is now 1.52 days.

9/ The world’s largest family has 181 members – one husband, 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren.

10/ A typical restaurant throws away 21 tonnes of food every year – partly because Brits are loath to ask for doggy bags.

Posted: October 31st, 2011 | Author: will.armstrong | Filed under: 10 Things | Tags: elen lewis, ferrero, food waste, fut ballis, microsort, the marketing society, world's largest family | Leave a Comment »

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