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COST of the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube, introduced this month. The cube is 0.39 inches tall and weighs less than a tenth of an ounce.
Source: CBS News
18%
PROBABILITY that people ages 18 to 24 will believe misinformation about Covid-19, compared with 9 percent for those over 65, according to a recent study. Young people were most likely to fall for false claims.
Source: The New York Times
1,100 years
AGE of 425 gold coins recently uncovered in Israel. The coins had been buried in a clay jar and were discovered by two teens on an archaeological dig.
30 feet
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APPROXIMATE HEIGHT of the chocolate fountain at the new Lindt Home of Chocolate museum in Kilchberg, Switzerland. That makes it the largest fountain of its kind in the world.Find out which country eats the most chocolate.
Source: Smithsonian