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Pearl (See "34" below)
1,880 trillion
Distance from Earth in miles of a newly discovered exoplanet. The planet, HD 131399Ab, is in a star system with three suns—making for triple sunsets.
50,000
Number of honeybees American artist Matthew Willey plans to paint on walls around the world to raise awareness about the pollinators’ decline.
150
Number of consecutive days Costa Rica went without using fossil fuels to generate electricity, as of September. The country aims to get 100 percent of its power from renewable energy.
34
Weight in kilograms of a pearl discovered inside a giant clam by a fisherman in the Philippines. The pearl is worth about $100 million.
5
Number of Marvel comic book covers released this fall that have a special STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) theme.