In Fact issue 242

In the past two years alone, China has produced more steel than the total cumulative output of the UK since mass production began in the industrial revolution.

Sky News, 30th March 2016

Every piece of glass on the four-storey exterior of Apple’s new headquarters is curved, requiring the largest pieces of curved glass ever manufactured to be imported from Germany. With a price tag of around $5bn, it may be the most expensive corporate headquarters in history.

1843 magazine, April/May 2016

During the 16th century, you could pay your admission ticket to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or a dog to feed to the lions.

BBC iWonder

After being struck by a car in January 1932, Winston Churchill found himself laid up in New York at the height of Prohibition. He convinced his attending physician to write him a prescription for alcohol.

futility closet, 1st April 2016

Three-quarters of UK children spend less time outdoors than prison inmates. A sample of 2,000 parents of 5 to 12-year-olds found 74 per cent of children spent less than 60 minutes playing outside each day. UN guidelines for prisoners require “at least one hour of suitable exercise in the open air daily.”

Guardian, 25th March 2016

On average, approximately 100 choke people to death on ballpoint pens every year.

Statisticbrain.com