The equivalent products (in terms of their basic function, not their quality) would have required 4.64 weeks of work in 1958.

FORBES: The Cost of Health Care: 1958 vs. 2012

Tapio Wirkkala's wafer-thin laminated wood bowls and fluid, flaring glass, and the objects of art and manufacture of Timo Sarpaneva, Kaj Franck and other Finnish architects and artisans prove once again that the intrinsic quality of materials reduced to their most basic, sensuous essence, shaped by the creative imagination of an artist, beats all the kitsch in the world.

WSJ: Finnish Master Alvar Aalto | By Ada Louise Huxtable

Despite the coordinated efforts of the Member States of UNESCO, millions of young girls and boys are still deprived of basic rights, such as access to education, basic quality of life and dignified work, preventing them from participating fully in their society.

UNESCO: 70 Years

John Mezias and Bill Starbuck published several articles in which they showed how people do not even know basic facts about their own companies, such as the sales of their own business unit, error rates, or quality indicators.

FORBES: Most People Don't Know Their Business (so asking them about it is useless)