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The Fastest Known Land Animal

“The cheetah is the fastest known land animal and moves at speeds reaching 70 miles per hour.” [http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0004737.html]

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College Football Victory

“The largest margain of victory in any college football game is 222 points. In October of 1916, Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222-0.” [source]

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The World’s Largest Crayon

“The world’s largest crayon, a 1,500-pound blue, was unvelied by Crayola in October 2003.” [source]

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The Fastest Pitcher in History

“Fans, researchers, historians and even the players argue all the time about who was the fastest pitcher of all-time. The most widely quoted response is Nolan Ryan, whose fastball was “officially” clocked by the Guinness Book of World Records at 100.9 miles per hour in a game played on August 20, 1974 versus the Chicago [...]

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The Worlds First Billionaire

“Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world’s first billionaire.” source

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