Number of tweets recently analyzed by a computer algorithm. The algorithm learned to use emoji to detect sarcasm.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Rainfall map (See "2" below)
1.2 billion
56,000
Length in feet of ice core samples frozen at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory in Colorado.
1,400
Percentage increase in the number of bacteria on the surface of a cake after someone blows out the candles, according to a recent study.
4.5
Weight in tons of the first batch of genetically modified salmon to reach the market. The fish grow to full size faster than normal.
2
Number of new colors the National Weather Service added to its maps to show the record rainfall from Hurricane Harvey.
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