The Oktoberfest (Munich) beer festival recently concluded its 2 week run and there are some interesting numbers in. Attendance was 5.7 million (down from 6 million) while beer consumption stayed level at 6.5 million liters of beer. Sales of non-alcoholic beverages increased by 10%. Bad news for the oxen lovers out there but the number of oxen eaten rose to 111 (up an impressive 6.7%)
Some of the items that made there way to lost and found: 1250 items of clothing, 320 mobile phones, 1 fishing rod, a toaster, 3 crutches, and a miniature pinsher (dog). The toaster is a bit confusing. Maybe they thought they would have to toast up some bread to eat if the organizers ran out of oxen.
You can read the original article from Spiegel Online here.