Bin Laden’s Death Sparks Record 12.4 Million Tweets Per Hour
The death of Osama Bin Laden was one of the most tweeted events in history — and generated the highest sustained rate of tweets ever.
At 11:00 p.m. ET, just before Obama’s speech, users generated 5,106 tweets per second, the highest single volume of tweets during the night. At 11:45 p.m., just when he finished his speech, Twitter users were sending 5,008 tweets per second.
(Mashable)

Total lobbying spending: $3.5 billion
The age reached by the world's oldest person, who died in 1997: 122
Projected percentage of the U.S. population that will be 60 or older by 2050: 27%

Number of bath-salt-related visits to the emergency room in the first quarter of this year: 1,500
Number of beekeepers in the U.S.: 125,000
(TIME)

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