Harper's Index Now Online!

I do not read Harper's Magazine often, but when I do, I LOVE the Harper's Index, a luscious potpourri of statistical trivia goodness. What a great FREE resource of offbeat facts and stats.

Here is a small example of the bounty within:

6/07 Minimum number of different books sold in the U.S. last year, as tracked by Nielsen BookScan: 1,446,000

Nielsen BookScan (White Plains, N.Y.)

Number of these that sold fewer than 99 copies: 1,123,000

Nielsen BookScan (White Plains, N.Y.)

Number that sold more than 100,000: 483

9/07 Number of goats that Chattanooga, Tennessee, has rented to roam city land and clear kudzu: 12

City of Chattanooga Public Works Department

Number of llamas it has had to rent to guard the goats from neighborhood dogs: 2

City of Chattanooga Public Works Department

So if you are looking for an oddball statistic to use for a story-starter, or idea, the free Harper's Index is the place to go.