In 1934, a gust of wind reached 371 km/h on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, USA. The now second highest surface wind speed ever officially recorded is 372 km/h (231 mph; 103 m/s) at the Mount Washington (New Hampshire) Observatory : 6,288 ft -1917 metres above sea – level in the US on 12 April 1934, using a heated anemometer. …
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To completely drain the average human of blood
It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking once, to completely drain the average human of blood.
Read More »Denver International Airport before and after snowstorm
Beautiful aerial view of Denver International Airport before and after snowstorm on December 28, 2006
Read More »American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class. Quite a common story that gets brought up around airports or business meetings when someone wants to provide a famous example of small change for massive savings is the olive story. Apparently there was an airline that managed to save tens of thousands of …
Read More »Normal person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than starvation
A normal person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a Few weeks.
Read More »Bamboo can grow up to 3 ft in 24 hours
Bamboo can grow up to 3 ft in 24 hours.
Read More »Angel Falls Venezuela – The highest waterfall in the world
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the worlds highest waterfall, The water of Falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). The “Salto Angel” (Angel Falls) is three times the size of the Eiffel Tower. The waterfall was not known to the Western world until it was visited in 1935 by the American aviator, James Crawford Angel, on a flight whilst searching for a …
Read More »Sharks can live up to 100 years
Sharks can live up to 100 years.
Read More »FIFA 2014 smallest stadium by capacity around 38000
In 2014 FIFA the smallest stadium, by capacity, is Arena de Baixada, which holds around 38,000 guests. The Maracana will seat up to about 75,000.
Read More »History of Father’s Day
President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.
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