You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. $772 million Estimated worth of impressionist, modern and contemporary art sold at auction over a two-week sale in London’s top art auction houses. Strong prices in the art market are prompting people to sell works that have never before been up […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 33 percent The pet food market has grown 33 percent in the past five years, as U.S. pet owners have started purchasing premium food for their domestic beasts. This has led to some mergers and acquisitions, like General Mills shelling out […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 28 holidays As of Tuesday, that’s the number of public holidays that Cambodia has, which some consider a tad high for a country trying to compete in the global economy. The average number of holidays in a G20 nation is 12. […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 6 months An 18-year-old has been sentenced to six months in prison for attempting to smuggle an endangered tiger cub into the U.S. The tiger’s all good, and was transferred to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. [ABC News] 6 days […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 36 to 71 The Florida House voted down by a vote of 36 to 71 a procedural move to allow the body to even consider banning assault rifles and large capacity magazines. They did this in front of survivors of the […]