01 April 08
The File
The File
The Numbers
Impress your travelling companions
510.072
The total area of the Earth in
millions of sq km.
148.94
The area in
millions of
sq km of the Earth
occupied by land.
361.132
The area in
millions of
sq km of the Earth
occupied by sea.
671,000
The amount in
tonnes of tea drunk
in India per year.
129,000
The amount in
tonnes of tea drunk
in the UK per year.
889 to 1
The odds of hitting a jackpot
with a slot machine.
13,983,816 to 1
The odds of winning the UK’s
national Lotto Extra Jackpot
’38
The year Laszlo Biro, a
Hungarian journalist,
invented the ballpoint pen.
’68
The year Roy Jacuzzi
invented the first selfcontained
whirlpool bath
with built-in water jets.
’88
The year Bryan Molloy
and Klaus Schmiegel
invented the active
ingredient in Prozac.
9
The number
of cups of
tea per day
drunk by
the Ryanair
Magazine
editorial
desk.
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