TIME it took Cooper Lutkenhaus, 16, of Justin, Texas, to run 800 meters (about half a mile) in June. He broke the national high school record that’s stood since 1996.
Source: Runner's World
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70,000
NUMBER of lollipops accidentally ordered from Amazon by an 8-year-old Kentucky boy this spring. His mom was eventually refunded $4,200 for the purchase.
Source: The New York Times
54%
PERCENTAGE of Americans who get some of their news via social media, according to a recent survey. It’s the first time social media has displaced TV as the top source of news in the U.S.
Source: Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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