With his net worth inching upwards of $3 billion, George Lucas is set for life. Today we take a look at the franchise that got him to this point — Star Wars. Below is a peek at the franchise’s history of bringing in the big bucks not just at the box office but from merchandising and beyond.
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Tis the season for Christmas trees, lights and gifts, and in the past that has also meant the season of outrageous spending. While the holidays may not be cheap, hard times sometimes call for desperate measures and drastic budget changes. Here’s a look at the hard facts and numbers of this most wonderful time of the year
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It’s only a few weeks until Christmas and time to think about what type of Christmas tree you’ll be buying this year. To get everyone into the Christmas mood we’ve produced an ‘infographic’ packed with facts and stats about Christmas trees.
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This map shows world prison population rates per 100,000 of the national population.
Current world prison population rate: 168 per 100,000 people
Current world prison population total: 9,949,696
How the World Prison Population Data is Compiled?
The World Prison Population List is compiled from a variety of sources.
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For those of you who are in an MBA program, you probably have come across the situation where you have found a strong piece of content on Wikipedia. Only problem is, with the site’s open source format, there is always room for the potential of false material to be published. Here in lies the primary reason as to why you should not use anything on Wikipedia as a direct source for any work you do in your MBA program. The following infographic highlights some interesting facts about Wikipedia. There will be those that you are familiar with, but there is also some information you may not be aware of
Via: Online MBA Rankings