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24,900

HEIGHT, IN FEET, to which illusionist David Blaine recently raised himself by holding on to 50 balloons over an Arizona desert. That’s the equivalent of about 5 miles up in the air.

Source: UPI

$25

HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE recently approved by voters in Geneva, Switzerland. That’s more than three times the U.S. federal minimum wage.

Source: CNN

$81,250

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WINNING BID at auction for a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair and a telegram stained with his blood. The items had originally belonged to the family of Lincoln’s widow.

Source: UPI

2030

THE YEAR by which Uber says it will be using only electric vehicles for its ride-hailing trips in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The company plans to be entirely emission-free by 2040.

Source: CNN

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