also stats about us? Wikipedia is interesting *ipso facto*! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Size_in_volumes
English Wikipedia is estimated to have over 2.891 billion words across 4.9 million articles. On average, that's 590 words per article! On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Jeff! These look good to me! > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Here are nine stats day posts we'd like to start posting. Michael and I >> have hammered them out. Can we get OKs soon? Thanks! >> >> >> >> There are about 1.2 million living species on Earth. +86% of them have >> not yet been described. http://buff.ly/1MC4Jx4 #StatsDay15 >> >> According to FIFA, more than 240 million people from 200 countries >> regularly play soccer/football. #StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1LBCX3P >> >> Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the world. Approximately 14% of >> households are millionaires. #StatsDay15 >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar >> >> There are more than 800 million cars and light trucks on the road around >> the world. #StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1LBBXge >> >> 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 >> >> Less than 1% of all brain neurons are located outside the cerebral cortex >> and the cerebellum. #StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m >> >> The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that stood only 6.3 >> cm (2.5 in) at the shoulder. http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m #StatsDay15 >> >> The largest known dog was an English Mastiff that weighed 155.6 kg >> (343lb). #StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m >> >> Facebook: >> >> The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that weighed only >> 113 grams (4.0 ounces). The largest known dog was an English Mastiff that >> tipped the scales at 155.6 kg (343 pounds). >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog >> >> >> 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/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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