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$28,400

APPROXIMATE AMOUNT a feather from a long-extinct New Zealand bird, the huia (above), sold for at auction this spring. Huia feathers have previously sold for up to roughly $5,000.

Source: CNN

249

AGE of five musket balls from the Revolutionary War that were recently found in Concord, Massachusetts. Experts say they were from one of the first major battles of the war, in 1775.

Source: National Park Service

15,295.51

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SQUARE FOOTAGE of Jumbo Jump, an inflatable structure in Pakistan recently named the world’s largest bouncy castle. The company that operates it hopes the attraction will entice more tourists to visit Pakistan.

Source: Guinness World Records

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