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EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.
9.1 million (and counting) - The number of views on YouTube of the video of Meath priest Fr Ray Kelly singing his own version of Halleluia at a couple’s wedding.
7.2 million - The amount that was given to the Exchequer last year from the Criminal Assets Bureau after being seized as a result of criminal activity.
6.39 million - The number of Toyota cars which have been recalled worldwide.
8,121 - The number of people who were sent to jail last year for not paying a fine. Of these, 411 were jailed for not having a TV licence.
4,825 - The number of cups that a small German furniture shop chain ordered which bore a faint portrait of Adolf Hitler before it realised the problem. The cups have been destroyed.
2,840 - The number of kilometres of cycle routes which are being planned for Dublin over the next decade.
107 - The number of times that Queen Elizabeth has played host to visiting heads of state (including President Higgins this week).
92 - The percentage of money used to run Rehab Ireland’s operations which come from the taxpayer, or from fundraised monies from the Irish public.
29 - The number of people who died in the Omagh bombing. A man was charged with their murders this week, sixteen years after it happened.
13 3/4 - The age Adrian Mole was when he started his diaries. Diary-keeper Sue Townsend died this week at the age of 68.
6 - The number of hours in the work day for some local government employees in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, in a new plan to cut down on sick leave and boost efficiency.
1 - The number of days that Google will offer Google Glass for sale to the general public (but only if they can be delivered to the US). The pricetag? A cool $1,500…
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