For Once, The Star Almost Gets it Right!

http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/674947

Someone at The Toronto Star has been reading John Allen Paulos's book "Innumeracy" – an excellent read.

The Star's article discusses the number of reported events where attendance is said to be "A Million".

Always a million.

Toronto's population is reported as 2.5 million (The Greater Toronto Area as 5.5 million). We get visitors from out of town.

No matter, a million people at a downtown parade means roughly half the population of Toronto is downtown in a few city blocks.

Hard to imagine.

Even harder to believe.

But at least "An incredible number of people attended" can now be believed!

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