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November 9, 2016 Issue Date:
November 26, 2016

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2.8 million

The number of top-loading washing machines Samsung is recalling after reports of the units spinning dangerously out of control during their cycle.

5.0

The magnitude of a Nov. 6 earthquake that damaged between 40 and 50 buildings in Cushing, Okla., the site of a major oil storage terminal.

33,000

The number of new Civil War letters, diaries, photographs, and documents the state Library of Virginia has discovered since issuing a public call for items in 2010.

26%

The percentage of murder cases in Chicago that were solved (or a suspect charged) in 2015, according to The Washington Post. In 1991, Chicago police solved 80 percent of homicides.

6,500

The number of Kit Kat bars The Hershey Company gave Hunter Jobbins for free Nov. 4 after the college student’s tweet about having a Kit Kat stolen from him went viral.

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2.8 million

5.0

33,000

26%

6,500

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