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176 Pounds

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WEIGHT of e-waste (including old computers and cellphones) the average American family of four discards every year.

Source: National Geographic

$1 million

AMOUNT Coca-Cola is offering to anyone who can invent a new low- or no-calorie sugar replacement.

Source: self.com

16,000

NUMBER of people who co-own a ruined 13th- century castle in northern France, after contributing to a crowdfunding campaign in December. The group plans to restore the castle.

Source: BBC

35

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NUMBER of years that Saudi Arabia banned movie theaters. The conservative kingdom lifted the ban on cinemas in December.

Source: Quartz

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