Further Exploration of the Factorium

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Classmate Facts # 2 - Super Statistics

1. There are more than 2700 languages spoken in the world.

2. The Tomato is the world's popular fruit, selling more than bananas and oranges.

3. The world's average egg consumption per capita is 230.

4. The oldest encyclopaedia in the world in existence was written in the 1st century by Pliny the Elder. His encyclopaedia, called Natural History contains 37 volumes.

5. The world's first stone lighthouse was lit by only 24 candles!

6. About 800 movies are released annually in India, about twice the output of Hollywood!

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