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Talk about high definition! NASA just took a billion-pixel photo of Mars. (NASA)
Or should we say more than C (c’mon plebs, that’s the Roman numeral for 100,000). It’s also the number of Latin language followers the Pope has. (Buzzfeed)
Public school students in Los Angeles will soon tote iPads to class instead of textbooks. The second largest public school district in America is starting with $30 million worth of the tablet devices. (Engadget)
The Astrodome was once the pride of Houston, the world’s first domed, air-conditioned stadium. But it’s now a mess, deemed unfit for occupancy. Now the county has unveiled a nearly $200-million plan to save it. (Culture Map Houston)
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