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NUMBERS IN THE NEWS
176 Pounds
WEIGHT of e-waste (including old computers and cellphones) the average American family of four discards every year.
Source: National Geographic
$1 million
AMOUNT Coca-Cola is offering to anyone who can invent a new low- or no-calorie sugar replacement.
Source: self.com
16,000
NUMBER of people who co-own a ruined 13th- century castle in northern France, after contributing to a crowdfunding campaign in December. The group plans to restore the castle.
Source: BBC
35
NUMBER of years that Saudi Arabia banned movie theaters. The conservative kingdom lifted the ban on cinemas in December.
Source: Quartz