friday factoids march 7, 2014
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… Pounds of Mardi Gras beads thrown from float in New
Orleans on Fat Tuesday.
28 Million
Source: LA Times, 2014
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Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2014
76%… of Internet users think the Web has been good for society
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Source: CNN Money, 2014
$15 Billion
… the amount of foreign aid the EU has offered the cash-strapped Ukraine
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… of U.S. financial districts that saw retail sales depressed due to winter storms in early 2014.Source: U.S. Federal
Reserve
75%
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Source: Berkshire Hathaway, 2014
… the number of Bank of America shares Berkshire Hathaway can buy for $5 billion by the end of 2014.
700 MILLION
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£623
Source: Bank of England, 2014
… the amount business loans fell by
in the U.K. during February 2014
.
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… of those spending their tax refund will use it to pay down debt or bills.58%
Source: Capital One, 2014
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Source: The Baby Center, 2014
… of Millennial moms make at least one purchase from their smartphone per week.
44%
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… the retail value of the “swag bags”
given out to celebrities at the
Academy Awards this year.$80
KSource: The New York
Times, 2014
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Source: Cadbury, 2014
… what people will spend worldwide on Cadbury Cream Eggs between now and Easter.
$200 Million