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An e-sports class in China
LENGTH OF TIME minors in China are allowed to play video games on weekdays, under new government rules. Officials say they’re attempting to curb video game addiction in young people.
Source: The New York Times
9 YEARS
AGE of Laurent Simons, a child prodigy in Belgium who recently completed college coursework in electrical engineering. He plans to begin a Ph.D. program next.
Source: CNN
40%
PERCENTAGE of U.S. voters who used an alternate voting method in 2018, such as casting an early or mail-in ballot.
Source: Newsweek
$60,890
ASKING PRICE for a volcano that’s for sale in Devonshire, England. The volcano, known as Posbury Clump, has been extinct for more than 250 million years, so the new owner won’t need to worry about eruptions.
Source: Atlas Obscura
noun—a young person who is unusually talented in some way