--- title: "By the numbers: A $300k chicken, 29% of 13-year-olds, and a really rich dog - The Hustle" description: "Plus: Electricity is about to strike India, and films’ COVID budgets." image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/532999678-News-Brief_2021-11-21T235935.818Z.webp --- # By the numbers: A $300k chicken, 29% of 13-year-olds, and a really rich dog ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: November 22, 2021 Updated: October 11, 2023 *That’s one giant chicken (Source: *[*13WMAZ*](https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/book-that-bb-right-now-fitzgerald-mayor-hopes-giant-chicken-topiary-will-bring-tourists-business-2/93-b98f2015-1967-4e6e-8b19-21e9f59d6893)*)* ![By the numbers: A $300k chicken, 29% of 13-year-olds, and a really rich dog](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/532999678-News-Brief_2021-11-21T235935.818Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=532999678-News-Brief_2021-11-21T235935.818Z.webp) **1)** The fate of a [**$300k, 64-foot, 16-ton**](https://www.wsj.com/articles/mayors-plan-to-build-a-giant-topiary-chicken-lays-an-egg-11637075492?mod=hp_featst_pos5) topiary chicken being built in Fitzgerald, Georgia, is at stake after the mayor leading its construction efforts (to promote tourism in the 9k-person town) lost reelection. **2)** Between 1984 and 2020, the percentage of 13-year-olds who “never or hardly ever” read recreationally rose from [**8% to 29%**](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/11/12/among-many-u-s-children-reading-for-fun-has-become-less-common-federal-data-shows/), and the percentage who read for fun daily dropped from 35% to 17%, according to a recent Pew survey. **3) **Electricity is about to strike India. Around [**70%**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-12/record-fuel-costs-convince-scooter-loving-indians-to-go-electric?utm_content=citylab&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)** **of the country’s gas consumption comes from motor scooters. Today, electric versions comprise <1% of India’s scooter market but, by 2040, are expected to make up 74%. **4) **Films with $20m+ budgets dedicated [**5%-6.5% of their budget**](https://variety.com/2021/film/news/covid-costs-film-tv-production-1235113051/) to COVID compliance, with 40% going to labor and 60% to materials. **5) **Gunther, a German shepherd that inherited a [**~$500m trust**](https://apnews.com/article/sports-oddities-entertainment-lifestyle-europe-c1629fb79b02fe67392922687c2bf2fa?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Oddities&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Oddities&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter), technically owns a villa in Biscayne Bay, Florida, that just went up for sale at $31.75m. 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