APPROXIMATE NUMBER of spiders living in one massive spiderweb inside a cave in southeastern Europe, along the border between Albania and Greece. Researchers called the find “extraordinary.”
Source: Smithsonian
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110,000
$15 million
AMOUNT a collector recently paid for a copy of the comic book that introduced Superman to the world in 1938. The sale price made the comic the most expensive one ever sold.
Source: The New York Times
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16
AGE of New Zealand’s Sam Ruthe, who ran a mile in 3 minutes, 48.88 seconds at a Boston meet this winter. It was a new world record for the fastest mile by an athlete under 18.
Source: CNN
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