24 hours and 20 minutes
That is how long Senator Cory Booker from New Jersey spoke in his record-breaking Senate speech that ended on Tuesday. It was mostly a 24-hour rant against the Trump administration. It was two minutes longer than the previous record for longest speech in Congress held by Strom Thurmond, the South Carolina senator who filibustered to oppose the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
$100 million
That is how much Visa has reportedly offered Apple to take over its credit card service after Goldman Sachs announced it wanted out.
42 inches
That is the length that a Major League Baseball bat must be with 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part. The new torpedo bat qualifies and is all the rage in the MLB. It was created by a former player Aaron Leanhardt, who is an MIT graduate and an employee of the Yankees.