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$22 million
AMOUNT the United States government spent on UFO searches from 2007 to 2012, according to a recently declassified report.
Source: CNN
40%
PERCENTAGE of food in the U.S. that gets thrown away each year.
Source: CNBC
18,000 pounds
WEIGHT of China’s abandoned space station Tiangong-1, which is expected to plummet to Earth this year. Most of it should burn up while re-entering the atmosphere, so there’s little danger to anyone on the ground.
Source: NBC News
17
SHOE SIZE of Robert Bobroczkyi, a 17-year-old basketball prodigy. Born in Romania, Bobroczkyi—who stands 7 feet 7 inches tall—recently moved to Ohio.
Source: The New York Times