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The map at right showsthe most commonmisspelling of everystate by its residents;the ones misspelled themost are shown in darkgreen. News & Trends GEOGRAPHY Ever struggle to spellthe name of your state? To come up withthe data, researchersanalyzed Google trendsto find out how manylocals searched for "Howto spell" and the state'sname in the past year. [Extracted from the article]

SOURCE: UFI 1 in 2 millionODDS of twins being born in separate yearsin the U.S. A California woman gave birth toone twin at 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2021,and the other at midnight on January 1, 2022.SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES $490,000AMOUNT a rare copy of thefirst Incredible Hulk comic,from 1962, sold for in January.In it, the superhero is depictedin his original gray, instead ofhis now-signature green. News & Trends 76 yearsAGE of a World War II soldier's letterthat was finally delivered to his widow inMassachusetts this winter. The letter was sentfrom Germany in 1945. [Extracted from the article]

For the first time, visitors from around the world canvirtually visit the birthplace of democracy, the ancient siteof Olympia, and experience history firsthand." Microsoftand the Greek government have partnered to digitallypreserve the city of Olympia--the original home of theOlympic Games--so anyone can virtually experience howit looked in its heyday more than 2,000 years ago. Usingexhaustive archaeological research and thousands ofcurrent photos, experts were able to re-create 27 ancientmonuments in painstaking detail, including the OlympicStadium and the temples of Zeus and Hera. [Extracted from the article]

Scientists willthen measure how the asteroid's trajectory changes. News & Trends SPACE Despite the Hollywood doomsday scenarios,the odds of an asteroid hitting Earthand doing major damage anytime soon areslim, experts say. In November, NASAlaunched a refrigerator-sized spacecraft that willslam into a small asteroid called Dimorphos at15,000 miles per hour this fall. [Extracted from the article]