In fact

Blue is the dominant colour on the Facebook website because founder Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colour blind. New Yorker, 20th September 2010

In Britain, 36,000 individuals together own 50 per cent of rural land. Country Life, 16th November 2010

In Singapore, 80 per cent of people live in public housing. Flats in public apartment buildings are apportioned to mirror the country’s ethnic mix: 77 per cent Chinese, 14 per cent Malay and 8 per cent Indian. Boston Globe, 27th October 2010

Ashley Cole is the only England player to have been on the pitch for every minute of the nation’s matches at Euro 2004 and the World Cups of 2002, 2006 and 2010. Evening Standard, 12th October 2010

Half of US workers have a meeting every weekday—more than any other country. The Register, 19th October 2010

In Britain, white citizens get 15 per cent of their income from social security, tax credits and the state pension, black ethnic groups get 17-18 per cent, those of Indian origin 8 per cent, and those of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin 29 per cent. Social Trends 41, Office for National Statistics

“Are” is the only one-syllable word in English to which you can add one letter and make a three-syllable word (area). Mental Floss blog, 27th September 2010

Nearly half of British teachers leave the profession within five years of qualifying. The Guardian, 16th November 2010

At Heston Blumenthal’s the Fat Duck, the chefs (47) outnumber the diners (42). The Independent, 8th November 2010