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3,357
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NUMBER of people who took part in a pizza party at the University of Tulsa in January. A thousand pizzas were served at the Guinness World Record-setting event.
Source: UPI
30%
MINIMUM PERCENTAGE of leadership or decision-making jobs that must now be set aside for women in Sierra Leone. The West African country recently passed legislation to prohibit gender discrimination.
Source: ABC News
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12,500
NUMBER of words about William Shakespeare’s work crammed into a minuscule 17th-century notebook that went on display for the first time in March. Experts believe the notebook belonged to one of the playwright’s earliest fans.
Source: The Guardian
