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What the world was talking about on Facebook in 2013. The social media site released a review of the most popular topics, events, and places Wednesday.

The Things We Did And Said In 2013, According To Facebook

After a few moments of review, the top life events people reported in 2013 can read like a 10-sentence short story — perhaps a fable, or a coming-of-age tale. In the U.S., hot topics included the Super Bowl, Pope Francis, and the Harlem Shake.

Panama was found to have the most people with high well-being, and Afghanistan the least, in a new Gallup world index.

U.S. Slips In World Well-Being Rankings; Panama Is No. 1

As a region, the Americas fare quite well in Gallup's new global index of personal well-being, but the U.S. fell from No. 12 to No. 23 worldwide.

Israeli soldiers search Arab prisoners as Israeli forces take over the Old City in East Jerusalem on June 8, 1967, during the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. Just 11 days after the war ended, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson offered the first of many peace proposals by U.S. presidents over the past half-century.

50 Years On, U.S. Presidents Still Seek Elusive Peace To A 6-Day War

With Arab armies massed on its frontiers, Israel unleashed a lightning strike on June 5, 1967. Donald Trump is now the 10th president seeking a lasting solution to that brief war.

In Memoriam 2014

NPR Music remembers musicians — singers, songwriters, instrumentalists — and other visionaries we lost in 2014. Explore and celebrate their musical legacies.

Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from the Ellipse, near the White House, on Jan. 6 ahead of that day's insurrection at the Capitol. His comments are a key part of the impeachment trial against him.

Read Trump's Jan. 6 Speech, A Key Part Of Impeachment Trial

The former president's remarks are being used by Democrats hoping to convict him for incitement of insurrection — and are being defended by his lawyers in the Senate proceedings.

Steve Pearce of the Boston Red Sox hits a three-run double in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium Saturday.

Red Sox Rally In The 9th To Beat Dodgers, Lead Series 3-1

The Red Sox are one win away from their ninth World Series title after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on their home turf Saturday night.

Computer monitors show financial data. More data being created and stored necessitates the use of new unit measurements.

The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep up

The mass of the Earth can now be measured as 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. An electron's mass can now be said to be about 1 rontogram rather than 0.001 yoctograms.

Smoke from a U.S.-led coalition airstrike is seen over buildings near the front line on February 10, 2019 in Bagouz, Syria. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

The Cost Of U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts: More Than 800,000 Lives And $6.4 Trillion, Study Finds

Data from the Cost of War Project shows the U.S. conducted counterterrorism operations in more than 80 countries between 2018 and 2020.

K-pop rules the charts — and it's not just 'KPop Demon Hunters,' either

A K-pop blockbuster lands atop this week's Billboard albums chart, but it's not the one you might be expecting.

Al Letson

Host, Executive Producer, Idea Man, and Top Dog of State of the Re:Union, Al Letson has received national recognition and built a devoted fan base with soul-stirring, interdisciplinary work. He established himself early in his career as a heavyweight in the Poetry Slam Movement, which garnered artistic credibility and renown. Performing on a number of national, regional and local stages including HBO's Def Poetry Jam, CBS's Final Four PreGame Show and commercial projects for Sony, the Florida Times Union, Adobe Software, and the Doorpost Film Project, Al has honed his professional voice and artistic sensibilities into a unique brand that is all his own. After winning the Public Radio Talent Quest, Al received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create three episodes of his public radio show concept State of the Re:Union. His company finished their first grant in August of 2009 and has just been awarded one of the largest public radio grants every given to a single project to produce a full season of shows.

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