By the Numbers in 2016
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
59.9 years
US Life Expectancy
60.2 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$1,624.65
Dow Jones Index
22,995
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
194
How Much Did Things Cost in 2016?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £210,000 | $210,000 |
| Average salary | £28,000 | $53,000 |
| Pint of milk | 50p | $0.86 |
| Loaf of bread | £1.34 | $2.75 |
| Dozen eggs | £2.00 | $2.20 |
| Pint of beer | £3.50 | $4.10 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | £4.70 | $2.14 |
| Cinema ticket | £7.50 | $8.65 |
Technology and Inventions in 2016
Pokemon Go became the first mainstream augmented reality hit, getting people wandering into traffic worldwide. AirPods launched and were immediately mocked, then became ubiquitous. TikTok's predecessor Musical.ly was growing fast. VR headsets finally shipped — Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Amazon's Alexa was becoming a household presence.
- ● Pokemon Go launched and became a global AR phenomenon
- ● Apple AirPods launched, pioneering wireless earbuds
- ● Tesla's Autopilot brought semi-autonomous driving to consumers
- ● Google DeepMind's AlphaGo defeated world Go champion Lee Sedol
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