Did you know? Number of container ships in the world (5530,000 ) is 50 thousand x Number of Deaths of British soldiers in the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854 (110 )
Mass of world coal production (2013) (7.82 trillion kg)
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Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.
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Click here for Podcast: Andrew Elliott interviewed for New Books Network.