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President Obama (See "582,578" below)
1.1 billion
Number of stars in the most detailed map of the Milky Way ever created—400 million were previously unknown.
582,578
Size, in square miles, of the Papahanaumokuakea (papa-HA-now-MOH-KOO-ah-KAY-ah) Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean. President Obama quadrupled the size of this protected area.
40,000
Estimated weight, in pounds, of pennies that spilled onto a highway in Delaware when a truck headed for the U.S. Mint overturned. The coins were worth an estimated $70,000.
2020
The year by which France plans to ban plastic cups, food boxes, and disposable utensils to reduce plastic waste.
4
Number of species of giraffes that exist, according to a new genetic analysis. The animals were previously thought to belong to just one species.