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$504,375
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PRICE at auction for a pinch of moondust collected by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969.
Source: USA Today
1 million
APPROXIMATE NUMBER of children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi who have received at least one dose of the first malaria vaccine. The mosquito-borne illness kills hundreds of thousands of Africans annually.
Source: World Health Organization
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AGE of Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (above), a chess prodigy from India. He shocked spectators earlier this year when he beat the world champion in a tournament.
Source: The New York Times