The Fact Of The Matter

Today I read the following...

Nutella, the nutty chocolate spread, is turning 50. Last year some 365 million kilos were consumed - roughly the weight of the Empire State Building.

Is there some kind of database for this? A compilation of famous monument statistics for when you need to compare to something so that people really understand what you're talking about.

Here are some London Eye related facts...


  • The London Eye can carry 800 passengers in one revolution - equivalent to 11 London double decker buses.
  • Each of the 32 capsules weighs 10 tonnes, to put that figure in perspective, it's the same weight as 1,052,631 pound coins. [I kid you not, the website actually thought 1,052,631 pound coins would be perspective.]
  • Each rotation takes about 30 minutes, meaning a capsule travels at 26cm per second or 0.6 miles per hour - twice as fast as a tortoise sprinting.
  • The total weight of the wheel and capsules is 2,100 tonnes - or as much as 1,272 London black cabs.


I'm quite upset that it's not easier to find more bizarre facts like that... if there is some super nerd out there whose created a random compilation of facts... say for example how many skittles it takes to fill the Empire State Building, or any other building for that matter... I need to know!


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