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FACTS OF THE DAY

February 12th 2018

The Winter Olympics stadium in Pyeongchang will only be used four times before being demolished.

citylab.com

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Six teenagers (one just 16) are standing for election as Governor of Kansas: the state has no minimum age to run or serve.

nytimes.com

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The Israeli F-16 fighter jet shot down by the Syrians at the weekend is the first plane the country has lost in combat for more than 35 years.

washingtonpost.com

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New optical data storage technology aboard Elon Musk’s Tesla in orbit round the Sun is designed to preserve human information for up to 14 billion years.

optics.org

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An American student denied airline access for her emotional support hamster flushed it down the lavatory instead.

theguardian.com

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Richard Pryor’s widow has said he and Marlon Brando were lovers in the 70s.

theguardian.com


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