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Did you know that in China, 45 billion pairs of chopsticks are used every year? That there is a road in Brazil <\/a>on which 160 cars can run side by side? Or better still that 50% of the world\u2019s population has never made or received a telephone call? These are unusual, sometimes funny and always surprising figures - to such a point that some data seem completely absurd. For example, our wheeled\u00a0chair in the office travel 12km every year, and 98% of men<\/a> if left alone with teapot covers, they put them on their heads (unfortunately we have not been able to verify this fact). The statistics mentioned in this article are based on the words of Mitchell Symons<\/strong>, author of the book NUMBERLAND<\/em>. And in spite of our doubts, we feast on them with pleasure and amusement.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

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