Number of stars in the most detailed map of the Milky Way ever created—400 million were previously unknown.
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President Obama (See "582,578" below)
1.1 billion
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.
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