PUZZLE #39SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026

The answers

01SPACE
How fast is the International Space Station travelling?
17,500 mph
About 17,500 mph — a full orbit every ninety minutes, sixteen sunrises a day.
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02EARTH
What share of the Earth's fresh water is frozen in ice?
69%
About 69%. Most of the rest is groundwater — everything in every lake and river combined is barely a rounding error.
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03FOOD
What share of a raw potato is water?
79%
About 79%. A potato is closer to a glass of water than to a slice of bread.
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04ART
What did Bill Gates pay for Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook, the Codex Leicester?
30.8 million dollars
About $30.8 million, in 1994.
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05THE BODY
How many bacteria live in and on a typical person?
38 trillion bacteria
About 38 trillion, most of them in the gut — and all together they weigh only about half a pound.
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