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Cheese (See "1.2 billion" below)
1.2 billion
Pounds of unsold cheese in the U.S., as of spring 2016, which is the largest the excess supply has been in 30 years.
40,000
Estimated number of electric-car charging stations in Japan. The stations now outnumber traditional gas stations.
1,284
Number of exoplanets most recently discovered by the Kepler telescope. This brings the total number of confirmed planets outside our solar system to 3,412.
22
Percentage increase in the global tiger population since 2010, the World Wildlife Foundation reported in April. There are now 3,890 worldwide. In 1900, there were about 100,000.
5
Number of islands in the Solomon Islands that have been submerged by rising sea levels as a result of climate change. More than 900 islands make up this South Pacific nation.