8 Out of 10 Brits: Intriguing and useless statistics about the world's 79th largest nation

The British consume at least double the per capita quantity of baked beans eaten by any other nationality. 20% of men claim that they can do DIY jobs better than any professional. By early 2005 there were more mobile phones in the UK than people - at least 60 million. In 8 OUT OF 10 BRITS, Charlie Croker paints a quirkily numerical portrait of Britain. Full of surprising facts about who we are, fascinating information about what we do, and revealing figures about how we've changed, this is the essential companion to British life.