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$5,291
AMOUNT an anonymous New Zealander recently paid for one rare houseplant on an auction site. The plant has a cell mutation that makes parts of its normally green leaves look yellow.
Source: Vice
93%
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PERCENTAGE of Black Lives Matter protests around the country that have been peaceful, according to a new report.
Source: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
100
NUMBER OF YEARS it took for a postcard dated October 29, 1920, to be delivered to an address in Belding, Michigan. The woman who received it is now trying to find relatives of the intended recipient.
Source: The New York Times
110
POUNDS a Russian athlete, Vitaly Vivchar, bench pressed underwater in August. He managed 76 repetitions before he had to come up for air.
Source: UPI