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76 years
AGE of a World War II soldier’s letter that was finally delivered to his widow in Massachusetts this winter. The letter was sent from Germany in 1945.
Source: UPI
1 in 2 million
ODDS of twins being born in separate years in the U.S. A California woman gave birth to one twin at 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2021, and the other at midnight on January 1, 2022.
Source: The Los Angeles Times
$490,000
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AMOUNT a rare copy of the first Incredible Hulk comic, from 1962, sold for in January. In it, the superhero is depicted in his original gray, instead of his now-signature green.
Source: The Guardian