Significant Digits / Quick Stats
2 Weeks
That’s the time it takes for the Short Tailed Weasel (Mustela Erminea) to reach sexual maturity, resulting in the unique condition of pregnant weasels who are still blind, and haven’t even been weaned off their mothers’ milk.
31
That’s how many times Kevin Durant has lost his shoes over the last 3 seasons, an NBA record. That’s an average of 1 shoe every 8 games!
$100,000
That’s the invoice Drake sent to fellow rapper Pusha T for “Promotional Assistance and Career Reviving”. It’s just one of the expressions of the increasingly vicious beef between the two, which is only a week old, but has already produced 4 diss tracks.
66.4%
On March 25th, the Irish people voted by 66.4% to overturn the country’s ban on abortion, putting an end to the extremely catholic country’s insistence on the right to life of an unborn child.
180/350 votes
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy was ousted by the Spanish parliament in a no confidence vote on June 1st, after a massive corruption scandal where his party was convicted of running a massive slush fund, and giving kickbacks to prominent businessmen. His replacement Pedro Sánchez, head of the socialist party, only controls 34 seats.
25%
President Trump has placed a 25% steel tariff on Europe, Mexico, and Canada, straining NAFTA even further in a move Prime Minister Trudeau described as “punitive and unnecessary”.
9 ridings
According to recent polls, Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals only have a legitimate shot at winning a maximum total of 9 ridings, forcing Wynne to announce her party’s defeat on Saturday. Note that at least 8 seats are required to be considered an official party in Ontario’s parliament.
