NUMBER of years that a recently returned book had been overdue at the New York Public Library. The man who brought it back said his mother had checked it out while in college.
Source: UPI
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72
$1.3 million
PRICE at auction in Japan for a single bluefin tuna in January. At 608 pounds, the fish weighed about the same as an adult male grizzly bear. A Japanese sushi restaurant chain purchased it.
Source: Smithsonian
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18
AGE of Gukesh Dommaraju of India, who became the youngest chess world champion after a December match in Singapore. He broke a record set by a 22-year-old in 1985.
Source: The New York Times
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