Numbers in the News

NUMBER of cookies recently baked for a cookie exchange organized by a Facebook group based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event brought together 583 bakers from 14 states as well as New Zealand to set a world record.

^{Source: UPI}

APPROXIMATE NUMBER of dinosaur footprints recently discovered in the Italian Alps. More than 200 million years old, they’re so well-preserved that the marks of toes and claws are visible in the stone.

^{Source: The New York Times}

SALE PRICE at a December auction of a set of the last three pennies ever made by the U.S. Mint. The federal government in November ended the coin’s production after 232 years.

^{Source: The Associated Press}