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$22 MILLION
Ryan ToysReview Via youtube.com
AMOUNT a 7-year-old boy named Ryan made in one year of reviewing toys on YouTube, making him the site’s highest earner.
Source: Forbes
51%
PERCENTAGE of teens who say they rarely or never post selfies on social media.
Source: Pew Research Center
430,000
Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA/AP photo
SPEED in miles per hour of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, the fastest object ever made by humans. Launched last August, the probe is on a mission to touch the sun.
Source: NASA
41,700
YEARS that a Siberian worm survived being frozen in permafrost, according to Russian scientists. Another worm lasted 32,000 years. After being revived, the worms began moving and eating again.
Source: Doklady Biological Sciences