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2040
YEAR by which NASA plans to have built the first 3-D printed houses on the moon. The homes will allow astronauts to stay longer and explore more.
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$2.1 million
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AMOUNT a bicorn hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for at auction in November. Bonaparte, who was the emperor of France in the early 1800s, is considered one of history’s greatest military leaders and has long fascinated collectors.
119
YEARS that a recently returned book had been overdue at a public library in Massachusetts. Librarians say the book had been checked out in 1904 or 1905 and was recovered after it turned up at another library.