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18 years, 150 days

AGE of Travis Ludlow of the U.K., who recently became the youngest person to fly a plane around the world solo. The trip took 44 days in total.

Source: Guinness World Records

$1.17 million

PRICE at auction this summer for a first edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. There were only 500 copies of this version, which was published in 1818.

Source: UPI

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2,700

YEARS since the creation of an ancient toilet made out of limestone that was discovered in Jerusalem in October. Archaeologists say it likely belonged to someone rich, as private toilets were a luxury at the time.

Source: Associated Press

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