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The number of nonmilitary, nonelected citizens who have ever “lain in honor” in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol before the late evangelist Billy Graham did so on Feb. 28. The others were a police officer, a detective, and civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.
16.7 million
The number of Americans affected by identity fraud in 2017, a record high. Total losses were $16.8 billion, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.
21,315
The number of measles cases recorded in Europe last year, up from 5,273 in 2016. Thirty-five children died of the disease.
30%
The percentage spike in sales of bulletproof backpacks from Massachusetts company Bullet Blocker during the week following a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
55,494
The number of Boy Scouts who attained the Eagle Scout rank in 2017, the fourth-largest class of Eagles ever.
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