Hi this what I've drafted so far: FYI the trending hashtag for this conversation is #StatsDay15.
F: Where are the world’s wealthiest people, on average? Qatar. In 2012, the country beat Luxembourg with a per Capita GDP at purchasing power parity of $106,000, or QR387,000. #WorldStatsDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar - Tweet: World’s richest people? Qatar has a per Capita GDP at purchasing power parity of $106,000, or QR387,000. #StatsDay15 *http://buff.ly/1OQk2Xy <http://buff.ly/1OQk2Xy>* *I think this is also an interesting stat below:* F: Did you know Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the world. Approximately 14% of households are millionaires. #StatsDay15 *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar>* - Tweet: Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the world. Approximately 14% of households are millionaires. #StatsDay15 *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar>* F: Did you know, on average, the tallest women in the world are from Bosnia-Herzegovina at 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in). The shortest are from Bolivia at 142.2 cm (4 ft 8 in). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Average_height_around_the_world - Tweet: On average, the tallest women in the world are from Bosnia-Herzegovina; The shortest are from Bolivia. #StatsDay15 *http://buff.ly/1LBxXwd <http://buff.ly/1LBxXwd>* - Tweet: On average, the tallest women in the world are from Bosnia-Herzegovina at 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1/2). #StatsDay15 *http://buff.ly/1LBxXwd <http://buff.ly/1LBxXwd>* - Tweet: On average, The shortest women in the world are from Bolivia at 142.2 cm (4 ft 8 in). #StatsDay15 *http://buff.ly/1LBxXwd <http://buff.ly/1LBxXwd>* F: Here’s something to think about: did you know 16 billion (or 19% of all brain neurons) are located in the cerebral cortex (including subcortical white matter), 69 billion (or 80% of all brain neurons) are in the cerebellum, and fewer than 1% of all brain neurons are located in the rest of the brain. --https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain - Tweet: Did you know about 69 billion (or 80% of all brain neurons) are in the cerebellum? #StatsDay15 *http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m <http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m>* - Tweet: Did you know 99% of all brain neurons are in the cerebral cortex and the cerebellum? #StatsDay15 *http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m <http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m>* - Tweet: Did you know that less than 1% of all brain neurons are located outside the cerebral cortex and the cerebellum? #StatsDay15 *http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m <http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m>* F: Did you know the smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier, that stood only 6.3 cm (2.5 in) at the shoulder, 9.5 cm (3.7 in) in length along the head-and-body, and weighed only 113 grams (4.0 oz). The largest known dog was an English Mastiff which weighed 155.6 kg (343 lb) and was 250 cm (98 in) from the snout to the tail. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog - Tweet: DYK the smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier? It stood only 6.3 cm (2.5 in) at the shoulder. *http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m <http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m>* #StatsDay15 - Tweet: DYK the largest known dog was an English Mastiff? It weighed 155.6 kg (343lb). #StatsDay15 *http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m <http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m>* On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > Love it! Thanks Katherine! Jeff and I are gonna work crafting these into > sm posts. We'll follow up on this thread for the list's approval. > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I like this for social and found these that I will get in shape if you >> folks agree: >> >> >> there are still an estimated 10–14 million extant species,[34][35] of >> which about 1.2 million have been documented and over 86 percent have not >> yet been described. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth >> >> According to a survey conducted by FIFA published in 2001, over 240 >> million people from more than 200 countries regularly play football.[ ---- >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football >> >> Around the world, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on >> the road in 2007; they burn over 260 billion US gallons (980,000,000 m3) of >> gasoline and diesel fuel yearly. -- >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car#Mass_production >> >> The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Terrier>, that stood only >> 6.3 cm (2.5 in) at the shoulder, 9.5 cm (3.7 in) in length along the >> head-and-body, and weighed only 113 grams (4.0 oz). The largest known dog >> was an English Mastiff <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Mastiff> which >> weighed 155.6 kg (343 lb) and was 250 cm (98 in) from the snout to the tail. >> -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog >> >> 16 billion (or 19% of all brain neurons) are located in the cerebral >> cortex (including subcortical white matter), 69 billion (or 80% of all >> brain neurons) are in the cerebellum, and fewer than 1% of all brain >> neurons are located in the rest of the brain. -- >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain >> >> he Dark Side of the Moon was an immediate success; it topped the >> Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart for one week and remained in the charts for >> 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988. With an estimated 50 million copies sold, - >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon >> >> On average, the tallest women in the world are from Bosnia-Herzegovina at >> 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in). The shortest are from Bolivia at 142.2 cm (4 ft 8 >> in) -- >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Average_height_around_the_world >> >> The wealthiest nation by gross domestic product per capita is Qatar with >> per capita gross domestic product of $106,000 (QR387,000) in 2012, - >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar >> >> Jeff Elder >> Digital communications manager >> Wikimedia Foundation >> 704-650-4130 >> @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> >> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> >> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> >> >> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> We love data: >>> >>> https://worldstatisticsday.org/ >>> >>> -- >>> Katherine Maher >>> Chief Communications Officer >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> 149 New Montgomery Street >>> San Francisco, CA 94105 >>> >>> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 >>> +1 (415) 712 4873 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Michael Guss > Research Analyst > Wikimediafoundation.org > [email protected] > -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org [email protected]
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