The Count of Things

Bluebulb Projects' The Measure of Things presents:

It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth the number of Seats in The Colosseum

In other words, the count of Seats in The Colosseum is 300 times 140.

(a.k.a. The Coliseum, a.k.a. Flavian Amphitheatre, a.k.a. Amphitheatrum Flavium, a.k.a. Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo) (Rome) (estimated)

It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth the number of Seats in Fenway Park

In other words, 140 is 0.0037765 times the count of Seats in Fenway Park, and the count of Seats in Fenway Park is 264.80 times that amount.

(2013 figures; daytime capacity) (a.k.a. The Cathedral of Boston) (Boston, Massachusetts)

It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth the number of McDonald's Locations in the World

In other words, the count of McDonald's Locations in the World is 260 times 140.

(2015 figures) (approximate)
Operating in 119 countries, there are currently 36,000 McDonald's locations worldwide. From 1955 thru 1993, many McDonald's locations advertised the number in billions of hamburgers sold on their external signs, but abandoned theses updates after the figure passed 100 billion.

It's about one-sixty-fifth the number of Written Characters in the Chinese Language

In other words, 140 is 0.01497 times the count of Written Characters in the Chinese Language, and the count of Written Characters in the Chinese Language is 66.80 times that amount.

(zhōngwén, 中文) (Hànzì, 汉字/漢字; Shuowen Jiezi count; distinct characters)
According to the Han Dynasty dictionary, Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字), there are 9,353 distinct Han characters used to depict the Chinese language. Fluency in written Chinese requires mastery of 4,000 - 5,000 of these characters.

It's about one-sixty-fifth the number of Blue Whales in the World

In other words, the count of Blue Whales in the World is 63 times 140.

(Balaenoptera musculus) (2002 estimates)

It's about one-fiftieth the number of Benches in Central Park

In other words, the count of Benches in Central Park is 50 times 140.

(Manhattan, New York City, New York)

It's about one-fortieth the number of Bishops in the Catholic Church

In other words, 140 is 0.02616 times the count of Bishops in the Catholic Church, and the count of Bishops in the Catholic Church is 38.230 times that amount.

(2015 figures; total Latin and Eastern Church figures; including Pope)