indy facts

a free "facts and figures of modern life" supplement came with the independent newspaper today. lots of v interesting (mainly british) trivia, not least that the uk's crisp market is valued at about £2 billion. this is bettered by the chocolate market - £3.1 billion

1 in 4 women (16-49 years old) takes the pill

the u.s. federal deficit is set to increase by US$1 trillion annually (2006-2017). wonder where the money comes from

junkie rock star pete doherty dropped out of ucl after his first year, rejected a place at oxford uni and got something like 11A*s at o level and 4 As at a level. freak

or how about this other freaky fact: there are 117,619 frozen embryos in the uk

i could go on and on listing other fascinating details. but it's back to macroeconomics for now