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AVERAGE AMOUNT U.S. children receive in allowance each week from their parents, according to a recent survey. That adds up to more than $1,500 a year.
Source: The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
$67,000
SALARY that a social media director for Queen Elizabeth II could earn, according to a help-wanted notice posted by Buckingham Palace in December.
Source: The New York Times
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AGE of Sanna Marin, new prime minister of Finland and the world’s youngest sitting prime minister. All five of the country’s parties are now led by women.
1,102 pounds
WEIGHT of a pig being raised in China. (That’s as heavy as a polar bear.) Farmers are going to extreme lengths to try to fix the country’s pork shortage, as an outbreak of swine fever has decimated many herds.
Source: Bloomberg