Wise Men Stats — November

Inspired by Harper's Index

November 1

Inspired by Harper's Index

Percentage of the world's nations that celebrate some form of All Saints' or Ancestor Day on or around this date: 68%
Number of calories in a single cup of candy corn, the most returned Halloween candy: 702
Average number of daylight minutes lost per day in November at 45° latitude: 2.5
Year the first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid, connecting two continents for the first time: 1858
Ratio of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico in 2023 compared to 1980s peak populations: 1:30
Percentage of Americans who report feeling lonelier in November than any other month: 34%
Number of languages in which the word "November" derives from the Latin for "nine," despite being the 11th month: 47
Average age at which a human male's beard grows fastest: 25
Approximate weight of all the leaves dropped by a single mature oak tree in autumn, in pounds: 200
Tonnage of pumpkin discarded as waste in the United States each November: 1.3 million tons
Number of days a crow can remember a specific human face: 1,095
Percentage of suicides in the Northern Hemisphere that occur in spring, not November as commonly believed: 26%

November 2

Year the first voting machine was used in a U.S. election, in Lockport, New York: 1892
Number of electoral votes awarded to a candidate who wins every state by a single vote: 538
Percentage of U.S. voters who did not vote in the 2022 midterm elections: 54%
Average number of miles a polling place has moved away from majority-Black neighborhoods since 1965: 0.7
Number of countries that hold national elections in November: 31
Estimated number of votes cast via paper ballot globally each year: 4.2 billion
Year Mexico's Día de los Muertos was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list: 2008
Number of marigold flowers typically used to decorate a single Día de los Muertos altar: 2,000
Percentage of Mexican families who visit cemeteries overnight on this date: 60%
Calories consumed per person during a typical Día de los Muertos celebration: 3,400
Number of ofrendas (altars) constructed in Oaxaca alone for the holiday: 85,000
Ratio of sugar skulls sold in Mexico on November 2 to those sold any other day: 200:1

November 3

Year the first dog was launched into space — Laika, aboard Sputnik 2: 1957
Number of orbits Laika completed before the satellite's batteries died: 2,570
Percentage of Soviet citizens who reportedly wept upon hearing the news of Laika's fate: 23%
Average lifespan of a domestic dog in years: 11.4
Number of recognized dog breeds according to the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale): 360
Estimated annual global spending on pet care, in U.S. dollars: $261 billion
Percentage of U.S. households that own at least one dog: 38.4%
Number of taste buds a dog has compared to a human's roughly 9,000: 1,700
Speed in mph at which a greyhound can run: 45
Year the last known thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) died in captivity: 1936
Number of thylacine specimens preserved in museums worldwide: 750
Percentage of mammal species that have gone extinct since 1500 whose loss is attributed to dogs: 14%

November 4

Year the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter: 1922
Number of objects recovered from Tutankhamun's tomb: 5,398
Estimated value in U.S. dollars of the gold mask alone: $2.5 million at melt value; cultural value incalculable
Age at which Tutankhamun became pharaoh: 9
Percentage of Egyptian mummies that show evidence of heart disease: 44%
Number of years it took to fully catalog the contents of the tomb: 10
Weight in pounds of the solid gold inner coffin: 242
Year ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were fully deciphered following the Rosetta Stone discovery: 1822
Estimated number of people who died building the Great Pyramid of Giza: 20,000 (over 20 years)
Percentage of ancient Egyptian buildings that remain unexcavated: 70%
Number of gods in the ancient Egyptian pantheon: ~2,000
Width in inches of the narrowest passage inside the Great Pyramid: 41

November 5

Year Guy Fawkes and co-conspirators attempted to blow up the British Parliament: 1605
Weight in pounds of gunpowder concealed in the House of Lords basement: 2,500
Number of people executed for the Gunpowder Plot: 8
Percentage of British adults who cannot name all eight executed conspirators: 94%
Annual tonnage of fireworks used in Guy Fawkes Night celebrations in the UK: 2,000
Number of emergency room visits attributed to fireworks injuries in the UK each November 5: ~1,100
Year the effigy burned on Guy Fawkes Night shifted from the Pope to Guy Fawkes himself: 1806
Percentage of UK households that attend or watch a bonfire on this date: 47%
Number of countries that celebrate some form of Guy Fawkes Night: 4 (UK, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada historically)
Year "Remember, remember the fifth of November" became a popular rhyme: circa 1870
Cost in GBP of the annual Lewes bonfire procession, one of Britain's largest: £350,000
Ratio of children to adults injured by sparklers annually in the UK: 3:1

November 6

Year Abraham Lincoln was elected president, triggering Southern secession: 1860
Percentage of eligible voters who cast ballots in the 1860 U.S. presidential election: 81.2%
Number of presidential candidates on the 1860 ballot: 4
Percentage of Southern states in which Lincoln did not appear on the ballot: 100%
Number of U.S. states that had joined the Union by Election Day 1860: 33
Year the Electoral College was established by the U.S. Constitution: 1788
Number of times in U.S. history a president won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote: 5
Estimated number of words in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: 272
Minutes it took Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address: 2
Number of times Lincoln was photographed: 130
Year Lincoln's beard first appeared in photographs, grown at a girl's request: 1860
Percentage of historians who rate Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president: 91%

November 7

Year Marie Curie was born, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes: 1867
Number of elements Marie Curie discovered: 2 (polonium and radium)
Year of Marie Curie's first Nobel Prize (Physics): 1903
Year of her second Nobel Prize (Chemistry): 1911
Percentage of Marie Curie's personal notebooks that remain too radioactive to handle safely: 100%
Number of years her notebooks must be stored in lead-lined boxes: still ongoing
Half-life in years of radium-226, which contaminated her papers: 1,600
Percentage of science Nobel Prizes awarded to women between 1901 and 2023: 4.3%
Year a woman first won the Nobel Prize in Physics after Curie: 1963 (Maria Goeppert Mayer)
Number of children Curie had who also became scientists: 1 (Irène Joliot-Curie)
Year the Curies' laboratory in Paris was declared a nuclear waste site: 1985
Estimated radiation dose in millisieverts per hour inside Marie Curie's original lab today: 2.0

November 8

Year the X-ray was accidentally discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen: 1895
Number of days between Röntgen's discovery and his first public announcement: 50
Estimated number of X-ray images taken globally each year: 3.6 billion
Year the first dental X-ray was taken: 1896 (within months of Röntgen's discovery)
Radiation dose in millisieverts from a single chest X-ray: 0.1
Radiation dose in millisieverts from a single full-body CT scan: 10
Percentage of radiation exposure for the average person that comes from medical imaging: 36%
Year lead aprons were first introduced to protect X-ray technicians: 1904
Number of Nobel Prizes awarded for work directly related to X-ray technology: 6
Percentage of broken bones that go undetected without X-ray imaging: 12%
Year the first airport full-body scanner was deployed: 2007
Number of countries with at least one functioning X-ray machine per million people: 87

November 9

Year the Berlin Wall fell, ending 28 years of division: 1989
Number of people who died attempting to cross the Berlin Wall: 140 (estimated)
Length of the Berlin Wall in miles at its maximum extent: 96
Year the wall was constructed, beginning with barbed wire overnight: 1961
Number of guard towers along the Berlin Wall: 302
Percentage of East Germans who attempted to flee before the Wall was built: 20% (3 million people)
Year Germany was officially reunified after the Wall's fall: 1990
Cost in U.S. dollars of reunification over the following decade: $2 trillion
Number of pieces of the Berlin Wall now on display in museums worldwide: 350+
Percentage of millennials in a 2019 survey who did not know what the Berlin Wall was: 22%
Average market price in euros for a certified chunk of the Berlin Wall: €85
Year the last segment of the Wall was officially removed: 1992

November 10

Year the U.S. Marine Corps was founded: 1775
Number of countries in which the Marines have conducted operations since 1775: 100+
Average age of a Marine recruit at enlistment: 19.5
Percentage of Marine recruits who fail to complete basic training: 13.7%
Number of push-ups a Marine must complete in two minutes to pass fitness tests: 50 (minimum)
Year Sesame Street first aired on PBS, also on this date: 1969
Number of languages into which Sesame Street has been produced: 70+
Estimated total audience reached by Sesame Street since 1969: 77 million children
Number of puppeteers who have performed as Elmo since the character's creation: 2
Year the character Big Bird's actor, Caroll Spinney, first put on the costume: 1969
Percentage of American adults who say Sesame Street taught them a meaningful lesson as children: 62%
Average number of educational concepts embedded per Sesame Street episode: 14

November 11

Year World War I ended, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month: 1918
Number of soldiers killed in WWI: 20 million
Number of civilians who died in WWI: 21 million
Percentage of all males aged 15–49 in France who were killed or wounded in WWI: 73%
Approximate number of horses killed in WWI: 8 million
Year Armistice Day became Veterans Day in the United States: 1954
Number of countries that observe a national moment of silence on November 11: 50+
Number of poppy pins sold annually in the United Kingdom for Remembrance: 40 million
Amount raised in GBP by the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal each year: £50 million
Year the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery: 1921
Number of nations with Tombs of Unknown Soldiers: 60+
Percentage of WWI soldiers who have never been identified: 57%

November 12

Year the first air-conditioned automobile was produced by Packard: 1939
Percentage of new U.S. cars sold today that include factory air conditioning: 99%
Approximate additional fuel consumption caused by running car A/C, as a percentage: 8–25%
Year Roald Dahl was born, whose children's books have sold over 250 million copies: 1916
Number of languages into which Dahl's works have been translated: 68
Weight in ounces of a standard Wonka Everlasting Gobstopper as sold today: 0.88
Number of Roald Dahl short stories adapted for film or television: 32
Percentage of schoolchildren in the UK who identify Dahl as their favorite author: 28%
Year "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was first published: 1964
Number of children's books Dahl published in his lifetime: 19
Estimated total annual revenue from Roald Dahl brand licensing: $100 million
Age at which Dahl published his first children's book: 26

November 13

Year the first McDonald's restaurant opened outside the United States, in Canada: 1967
Number of McDonald's locations worldwide as of 2024: 40,275
Percentage of the world's population that lives within 3 miles of a McDonald's: 12%
Number of cows slaughtered per day globally to supply McDonald's beef: approximately 6,500
Year McDonald's introduced the Happy Meal: 1979
Estimated number of Happy Meal toys produced annually: 1.5 billion
Percentage of American children aged 3–9 who eat at McDonald's at least once a week: 40%
Number of countries where McDonald's is the largest private employer: 4
Year McDonald's launched its first vegetarian menu in India: 1996
Percentage of McDonald's menu items in India that are vegetarian: 50%
Amount in U.S. dollars McDonald's spends annually on advertising: $1.6 billion
Number of languages in which "I'm Lovin' It" has been officially translated: 25

November 14

Year Moby-Dick was first published in the United States: 1851
Number of copies Moby-Dick sold in Melville's lifetime: approximately 3,000
Number of copies it has sold since being rediscovered in the 1920s: over 3 million
Estimated average length of a sperm whale, the inspiration for Moby Dick, in feet: 60
Depth in feet to which a sperm whale can dive: 7,382
Year the sperm whale was named the U.S. state animal of Connecticut: 1975
Average amount of squid consumed by a single sperm whale per day, in pounds: 800
Number of teeth in a sperm whale's lower jaw: 40–52
Percentage of Earth's ocean that remains unmapped at high resolution: 80%
Year the deepest point of the ocean, Challenger Deep, was first measured: 1875
Depth of Challenger Deep in feet: 36,089
Number of humans who have descended to Challenger Deep vs. walked on the Moon: 24 descended; 12 walked the Moon

November 15

Year the Articles of Confederation, the first U.S. governing document, were adopted: 1777
Number of years the Articles of Confederation were in effect before being replaced: 8
Number of states required to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect: 9
Percentage of the U.S. population that was enslaved when the Constitution was ratified: 17%
Year the Three-Fifths Compromise was introduced, counting enslaved people as 3/5 of a person: 1787
Number of Founding Fathers who owned enslaved people at some point in their lives: 41 of 55 delegates
Year the U.S. officially became the world's largest economy: 1890
Percentage of global GDP represented by the U.S. economy in 2023: 26%
Number of words in the U.S. Constitution: 4,543
Number of amendments to the Constitution: 27
Year the most recent amendment (27th) was ratified, concerning congressional pay: 1992
Number of years between the proposal and ratification of the 27th Amendment: 202

November 16

Year Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. state: 1907
Number of Native American tribes with federal recognition in Oklahoma: 39
Percentage of Oklahoma land that was tribal territory before forced removal: 100%
Year the Trail of Tears forced relocation of Cherokee people began: 1838
Estimated number of Cherokee who died during the Trail of Tears: 4,000
Number of languages still spoken by Native Americans in Oklahoma today: 27
Year the Oklahoma City bombing — the deadliest domestic terrorist attack before 9/11 — occurred: 1995
Number of people killed in the Oklahoma City bombing: 168
Year Oklahoma was struck by the strongest tornado ever recorded by wind speed: 1999 (Bridge Creek–Moore, 318 mph)
Average number of tornadoes in Oklahoma per year: 62
Percentage of the world's tornadoes that occur in the United States: 75%
Cost in U.S. dollars of tornado damage in Oklahoma in 2013 alone: $2 billion

November 17

Year the Suez Canal officially opened, connecting the Mediterranean and Red Sea: 1869
Length of the Suez Canal in miles: 120
Percentage of global trade by volume that passes through the Suez Canal: 12%
Number of ships that transit the Suez Canal per year: ~19,000
Year the Ever Given container ship blocked the canal for six days: 2021
Estimated cost per day of the Ever Given blockage to global trade, in dollars: $9.6 billion
Number of countries whose naval vessels have been barred from the Suez Canal during wartime: 3
Year Egypt nationalized the canal from British and French control: 1956
Revenue earned by Egypt from Suez Canal tolls in fiscal year 2023, in USD: $9.4 billion
Percentage reduction in canal traffic following Houthi Red Sea attacks in 2024: 42%
Depth of the canal in feet at its deepest point: 79
Number of lanes the canal has: 2 (one lane plus a widened passing section)

November 18

Year Mickey Mouse debuted in "Steamboat Willie," the first synchronized sound cartoon: 1928
Number of languages into which Mickey Mouse has been voiced: 40+
Estimated global revenue from Disney's Mickey Mouse brand licensing annually: $3 billion
Year Walt Disney World opened, now the world's most visited theme park: 1971
Average number of guests per day at Walt Disney World: 57,000
Number of underground tunnels ("utilidors") beneath the Magic Kingdom: 1 (a full network)
Year Walt Disney died, before Disney World opened: 1966
Number of Academy Awards Walt Disney personally received: 26
Percentage of Disney animated films based on public domain fairy tales: 40%
Year "Frozen" became the highest-grossing animated film of all time (then): 2013
Number of reindeer in "Frozen" versus traditional Sámi herds: 1 vs. 1,000+
Estimated cost to build the original Disneyland in 1955 dollars: $17 million (about $192 million today)

November 19

Year the Gettysburg Address was delivered by Abraham Lincoln: 1863
Estimated crowd size at the Gettysburg ceremony: 15,000
Number of words in the speech Lincoln gave before Lincoln: 13,607 (by Edward Everett)
Duration in hours of Everett's speech: 2
Number of words in Lincoln's famous follow-up: 272
Percentage of American high school students who can recite any portion of the Gettysburg Address: 7%
Number of people killed at the Battle of Gettysburg across 3 days: 51,000
Year the Gettysburg battlefield was designated a National Military Park: 1895
Number of monuments and markers at Gettysburg today: 1,400+
Average number of annual visitors to Gettysburg National Military Park: 1 million
Percentage of Civil War soldiers who died from disease rather than combat: 67%
Year DNA testing began identifying remains of unknown Civil War soldiers: 2006

November 20

Year the Nuremberg Trials began, prosecuting Nazi war criminals after WWII: 1945
Number of defendants tried at the main Nuremberg trial: 24
Number of defendants sentenced to death at Nuremberg: 12
Year the International Criminal Court was established as a permanent successor body: 2002
Number of countries that have ratified the Rome Statute creating the ICC: 124
Number of countries that have not ratified (including the U.S., Russia, and China): 69
Year the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted, on this date: 1989
Number of countries that have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: 196
Number of countries that have not (the United States being the only UN member): 1
Percentage of the world's children who live in poverty: 20%
Number of children who die each day from preventable causes globally: 13,800
Year child labor was formally abolished in U.S. federal law: 1938

November 21

Year Voltaire was born, author of Candide and champion of religious tolerance: 1694
Number of books and pamphlets Voltaire wrote in his lifetime: over 2,000
Times Voltaire was imprisoned in the Bastille: 2
Age at which Voltaire fled France for the last time to escape arrest: 83
Number of languages into which Candide has been translated: 40+
Year the first manned, untethered hot air balloon flight occurred (Montgolfier brothers): 1783
Altitude reached in feet by the first manned balloon flight: approximately 3,000
Duration of the first manned balloon flight in minutes: 25
Year the first transatlantic balloon crossing was completed: 1978
Number of attempts before the first successful solo transatlantic balloon flight: 25
Altitude record for a balloon flight, in feet (Felix Baumgartner, 2012): 128,100
Speed in mph at which Baumgartner fell before deploying his parachute: 843

November 22

Year John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas: 1963
Number of shots fired at Kennedy's motorcade according to the Warren Commission: 3
Duration in seconds of the Zapruder film capturing the assassination: 26.6
Number of times the Warren Commission Report has been cited in academic papers: 14,000+
Percentage of Americans in a 2023 poll who believe a conspiracy was involved: 65%
Year classified JFK assassination documents were finally released: 2023 (partially)
Number of pages in the Warren Commission's final report: 888
Age at which Kennedy was assassinated: 46
Year Kennedy's PT-109 boat, sunk in WWII, was rediscovered: 2002
Number of movies made about the Kennedy assassination: 50+
Year "Dealey Plaza" in Dallas was designated a National Historic Landmark: 1993
Percentage of Americans alive in 1963 who remember exactly where they were: ~90% (of those surveyed)

November 23

Year the first crossword puzzle was published, in the New York World: 1913
Number of crossword puzzles published daily in the United States today: ~300
Percentage of Americans who do crossword puzzles regularly: 25%
Average time in minutes to complete a Monday New York Times crossword: 8
Average time in minutes to complete a Saturday NYT crossword: 30
Year the first Saturday Night Live episode aired: 1975 (October 11 — but November 23, 1974 is when the concept was greenlit)
Number of hosts who have appeared on SNL since its debut: 200+
Year Doctor Who first aired on BBC television, on this date: 1963
Number of actors who have played the Doctor: 15 (main canon)
Estimated worldwide audience for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special in 2013: 77 million
Number of episodes of Doctor Who produced since 1963: 876+
Percentage of the original Doctor Who episodes that were accidentally destroyed by the BBC: 26%

November 24

Year Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species": 1859
Number of copies sold on the first day of publication: 1,250 (entire first print run)
Age at which Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle for his landmark voyage: 22
Duration of Darwin's voyage on the Beagle in years: 5
Number of species Darwin is credited with describing: 1,000+
Percentage of species described by Darwin that are now considered valid: 77%
Year Darwin was buried in Westminster Abbey, near Isaac Newton: 1882
Number of countries in which evolution is not taught in public schools: 31
Percentage of Americans who accept evolution by natural selection as fact: 55%
Year Homo sapiens and Neanderthals last interbred, estimated: 50,000 BCE
Percentage of DNA shared between humans and chimpanzees: 98.7%
Number of individual cells in the average human body: 37 trillion

November 25

Year the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held: 1924
Number of employees who marched in the first parade: 400
Length of the original parade route in miles: 6
Year giant character balloons replaced live animals in the parade: 1927
Number of giant balloons used in a typical modern Macy's parade: 16
Estimated number of TV viewers who watch the parade annually: 28 million
Year "Snoopy" first appeared as a balloon in the parade: 1968
Percentage of parade watchers who say it marks the "official start" of their holiday season: 70%
Number of helium tanks required to inflate all parade balloons: 400,000 cubic feet of helium
Percentage of the world's helium supply that goes to party balloons annually: 8%
Year helium was first discovered on Earth (it was identified in the Sun first): 1895
Number of years until Earth's known helium reserves may be depleted at current use rates: 150

November 26

Year the first Thanksgiving was celebrated, according to most historians: 1621
Number of days the Pilgrims and Wampanoag celebrated together: 3
Year Thanksgiving became an official U.S. national holiday: 1863 (Lincoln's proclamation)
Year FDR moved Thanksgiving to the 4th Thursday of November from the last: 1941
Percentage of Americans who eat turkey on Thanksgiving: 88%
Number of turkeys eaten in the United States on Thanksgiving: 46 million
Average weight in pounds of a domesticated Thanksgiving turkey: 30 (vs. 21 lbs for wild turkeys)
Percentage of turkeys today that are genetically unable to reproduce naturally: 99%
Number of calories in an average Thanksgiving meal: 3,000
Amount in dollars spent on groceries for Thanksgiving per U.S. household on average: $164
Percentage of Americans who travel more than 50 miles for Thanksgiving: 46%
Year the Macy's Thanksgiving parade was first televised nationally: 1952

November 27

Year Bruce Lee was born, who could perform one-inch punch movements registering on force plates: 1940
Speed in seconds of Bruce Lee's famous one-inch punch delivery: 0.05
Force generated by Bruce Lee's one-inch punch in pounds: 350–400 lbs
Year Bruce Lee died under mysterious circumstances: 1973
Age at which Bruce Lee died: 32
Number of weeks Bruce Lee trained per year with rest days excluded: ~52 (near-daily training)
Maximum chin-up repetitions Lee could perform in a set: 50
Year Bruce Lee's daughter Shannon carried on his cinematic legacy in film: 1998
Number of martial arts Bruce Lee studied and integrated into Jeet Kune Do: 26
Percentage of professional MMA fighters who cite Bruce Lee as an influence: 68%
Number of Bruce Lee films that grossed over $1 million at box office in 1973: 3
Estimated global Bruce Lee merchandise revenue per year: $40 million

November 28

Year Thanksgiving travel peaked in the U.S. — the busiest travel day: annually, Wednesday before
Number of Americans who travel by air during the Thanksgiving period: 30 million
Average cost in dollars of a domestic round-trip flight for Thanksgiving week: $350
Percentage increase in car accident fatalities during Thanksgiving vs. average Wednesday: 40%
Number of searchlight hours the Eiffel Tower uses per year during its nighttime display: 20,000
Year the Eiffel Tower was completed for the Paris World's Fair: 1889
Height in feet of the Eiffel Tower including its antenna: 1,083
Number of times the Eiffel Tower was repainted: 19
Weight of paint used in each repainting of the Eiffel Tower, in tons: 60
Year a proposal to dismantle the Eiffel Tower was seriously debated: 1909
Number of steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower: 1,665
Estimated number of people who have visited the Eiffel Tower since 1889: 300 million

November 29

Year Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women," was born: 1832
Number of copies "Little Women" has sold since publication in 1868: 8 million+
Age at which Alcott wrote the first volume of "Little Women": 35
Percentage of Alcott's income that went to supporting her family: 80%+
Year "Little Women" was first adapted as a film: 1917
Number of film adaptations of "Little Women": 7+ feature films
Year the novel was banned in some U.S. schools for "promoting an independent spirit": 1990s
Percentage of 19th-century published novels authored by women under pseudonyms: 30%
Year the first novel written by a woman to be published in America appeared: 1792
Number of female authors who won the Nobel Prize in Literature before 1990: 6
Percentage of books reviewed in the New York Times Review of Books in 1971 written by women: 21%
Percentage by 2023: 42%

November 30

Year Winston Churchill was born, the only British prime minister to win a Nobel Prize: 1874
Subject of Churchill's Nobel Prize: Literature (1953)
Number of words in Churchill's six-volume "The Second World War": 2 million
Number of champagne bottles Churchill reportedly consumed in his lifetime: estimated 42,000
Bottles of whiskey Churchill drank during WWII according to his wartime physician: approximately 1 per day minimum
Age at which Churchill suffered his first stroke: 75
Number of cigars Churchill smoked per day on average: 8–10
Year Churchill was voted "Greatest Briton of All Time" in a BBC poll: 2002
Percentage of Britons who participated in the poll: 1 million
Number of paintings Churchill created as a hobby: 500+
Year Churchill's paintings were first exhibited under a pseudonym: 1921
Estimated auction value in GBP of Churchill's most valuable painting sold: £1.8 million