Apple has created and supported 4.8m jobs in China, about 2.5 times the number of jobs it has created and supported in the US. 247wallst.com, 17th March 2017
In 2016, 40 new gin distilleries opened in the UK, adding to the 56 that were opened in 2015. BBC News, 14th March 2017
An ice hockey game in Norway between Storhamar and Sparta Warriors went into eight overtimes and set a record for the longest ever: eight and a half hours, or 217 minutes and 14 seconds of play. Several people attending were reported missing to police. NHL.com, 13th March 2017