NUMBER of skydives that took place on July 11 across 43 countries, the most ever recorded in a single day. The effort was in celebration of World Skydiving Day.
Source: UPI
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31,075
245 years
AGE of a letter signed by George Washington that went on display for the first time in London this summer. In it, Washington accepts the British surrender at Yorktown, the last major battle of the American Revolution.
Source: Smithsonian
29 ft, 6 in.
HEIGHT of the world’s largest piggy bank, which was recently installed at a theme park in Colombia. The bank has a coin slot where visitors can drop their change to be donated to local animal shelters.
Source: UPI
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