2012 by the numbers

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2012 by numbers

From supersize national debts to subatomic particles to a sound barrier-busting free fall, we round up the year’s standout statistics. By Kate Allen and FT reporters http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/9M43AI/3O62UJ/16FUDE/1O7NUR/SN/h?a1=2012&a2=12&a3=31