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141 million
PRICE at auction in March for a Los Angeles mega-mansion (above) known as “The One.” It’s twice as big as the White House and is the most expensive home ever sold at auction.
Source: UPI
3,000 years
AGE of a bronze ax recently unearthed in an English field by a 13-year-old with a metal detector. The teen and her family went on to find 64 more artifacts, including ax heads and blade fragments, buried nearby.
Source: The New York Times
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24
AGE of Jocelyn Rivas of Los Angeles, who recently became the youngest person to complete 100 marathons. She began running the 26.2-mile races when she was 17.
Source: ESPN