HEIGHT IN FEET of the world’s new tallest statue. It’s a tribute to India’s independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and is almost twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
Source: ABC News
11 acres
SIZE of East Island, a tiny Hawaiian island that vanished underwater after a strong hurricane this fall.
Source: USA Today
1
RANKING of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee on PBS’s “The Great American Read” survey of the country’s best-loved books. More than 4 million votes were cast.
Source: PBS
60%
AMOUNT that populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians have declined since 1970 due to human activity.
