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| The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. Albert Einstein |
| Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility. Josiah Gilbert Holland |
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| Auto Racing : Fastest race - The fastest race is the Busch Clash at Daytona, FL over 50 miles on a 2 1/2-mile 31-degree banked track. In 1987 Bill Elliott (USA; b. 8 Oct 1955) averaged 197.802 mph in a Ford Thunderbird. Al Unser, Jr. (USA; b. 19 Apr 1962) set the world record for a 500 mile race when he won the Michigan 500 on 9 Aug 1990 at an average speed of 189.727 mph. |
| Primates : Largest monkey - The only species of monkey reliably credited with weights of more than 100 lb is the mandrill ( Mandrillus sphinx ) of equatorial West Africa. The greatest reliable weight recorded is 119 lb for a captive male, but an unconfirmed weight of 130 lb has been reported. (Adult females are about half the size of males.) |
| Bridges : Fastest construction British soldiers from the 35th Engineer Regiment based at Hameln, Germany constructed a bridge across a 26 ft gap using a five-bay single-story MGB (medium girder bridge) in 8 min 31 sec at Quebec Barracks, Osnabruck, Germany on 17 Oct 1989. |
| Roller Coasters : Tallest - The tallest above ground is the Moonsault Scramble at the Fujikyu Highland Park, near Kawaguchi Lake, Japan, opened on 24 Jun 1983. It is 207 ft tall. |
| Automobiles : Land speed record - The official one-mile land-speed record is 633.468 mph, set by Richard Noble (b. 1946) on 4 Oct 1983 over the Black Rock Desert, NV in his 17,000 lb thrust Rolls-Royce Avon 302 jet-powered Thrust 2 , designed by John Ackroyd. |
