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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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16

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

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