In Fact

Football manager José Mourinho has not lost a league match at home since February 2002, a run of 117 matches encompassing three teams (Porto, Chelsea, Inter). The Observer, 9th August 2009

97 per cent of students at the Medway School of Pharmacy in Kent are satisfied with their education overall—the highest approval rate among British universities. 2009 National Student Survey

Only one or two in 200 people who are on the autistic spectrum have a savant talent. National Autistic Society

Prince Charles’s spending on office equipment and stationery for 2008-09 was £218,000, up almost a fifth on last year. New Statesman, 9th July 2009

More than a third of working mothers want to quit their jobs to look after their kids. Six in ten would like to reduce their hours. Less than a fifth said they would increase their hours if there was better childcare. National centre for social research, July 2009

When practiced perfectly, the withdrawal method is nearly as effective as condom use in avoiding pregnancy. About 4 per cent of couples using the withdrawal method will conceive over the course of a year, compared to 2 per cent using condoms. Contraception 79 (2009)

Only half of all students who train to be teachers actually go on to teach. THES, 17th August 2009

In 2007-08, 6.5m hospital appointments were missed in Britain, costing the NHS more than £600m a year. Men in their early 20s are the most likely not to attend. BBC News website, 12th August 2009

In Fact the book is out now from Preface Publishing, at just £7.99 in Paperback. Buy it now, and discover a whole new world in numbers.