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FACTS OF THE DAY

20th December 2017

The Vatican uses milk from the Pope’s cows to paint its buildings.

cnn.com

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More skyscrapers were built in 2017 than in any other year to date.

newatlas.com

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41 million Americans live in poverty and nine million have no cash income at all.

theguardian.com

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A German bank clerk has spent the last six months counting 1.2 million one-pfennig coins by hand after a truck driver bequeathed them to his family.

dw.com

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Only 16% of board members of the 3,000 largest US companies are women.

qz.com

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The world’s first solar powered train has entered service in Australia.

newatlas.com

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An ICBM carrying a nuclear warhead travels at 4.34 miles a second.

popularmechanics.com


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