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COST of a recently announced hot air balloon ride to the edge of space with a company called World View. Starting in 2024, rides will leave from locations around the world and travel 100,000 feet to the stratosphere.
Source: World View
900
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AGE of a sword recently found by a diver off the coast of Israel (right). Experts say it dates to the Crusades and likely belonged to a knight who fell into the sea or lost the weapon in battle.
Source: The New York Times
$34.9 million
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PRICE at auction in November for a self-portrait of artist Frida Kahlo. It’s the most expensive work by a Latin American artist ever sold at auction.