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7,161
NUMBER of households in the United Kingdom that still watch television in black and white.
Source: The Guardian
51%
PERCENTAGE of Nevada’s state legislative seats now held by women. It’s the first female majority in any state.
Source: The New York Times
932
MILES walked by American endurance athlete Colin O’Brady, 33, as he became the first person to traverse Antarctica from coast to coast solo. The trip took 54 days.
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TIME it took 13-year-old Que Jianyu of China to set a world record for solving three Rubik’s Cubes simultaneously. He used both his hands and feet.
Source: Guinness World Records