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Did You Know These Facts About Speed? (PART 4)

Damilola A.
By Damilola A.
Published: May 17, 2015
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Here’s the part 4 of our daily DYKs….We’re  sorry for not bringing in an article yesterday.

Moving on, you can check the PART 1,2 & 3 below:

  • PART 1
  • PART 2
  • PART 3

Did you know your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body

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Did you know sound travels almost 5 times faster underwater than in air
Did you know the average speed of a skydiver is 200kph (124mph)
Did you know 1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph)
Did you know a dolphins top speed is 60kmh (37mph)
Did you know a sharks top speed is 70kmh (44mph)
Did you know sound travels 3 times faster through water than in air
Did you know the first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph)
Did you know a honeybee’s top speed is 24kph (15mph)
Did you know a cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph)
Did you know bull’s can run faster uphill than down
Did you know to crack a whip the tip must be travelling faster than the speed of sound
Did you know a car travelling at 80kph (50mph) uses half its fuel to overcome wind resistance
Did you know womens hearts beat faster than mens
Did you know greyhounds can reach speeds of up to 67kph (42mph)
Did you know fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than a space shuttle
Did you know sound travels 15 times faster through steel than air
Did you know a hippopotamus can run faster than a man
Did you know elephants can run up to 40kmh (25mph)
Did you know an ostriches can outrun a horse

Did you know squirrels can climb trees faster than they can run on the ground
Did you know the greyhound is the fastest dog and can reach speeds of up to 72kph (45mph)
Did you know the fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots)
Did you knowa whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound
Did you know sound travels 10 times faster through granite than air
Did you know a dragonfly can fly at 40kph (25mph)
Did you know flies can react to an object it sees and change direction in less than 30 milliseconds
Did you knowthe fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h))
Did you know warthogs can reach speeds of 48km/h (29mph)
Did you know a woodpecker can peck 20 times a second
Did you know fingernails grow faster than toenails
Did you know tachophobia is the fear of speed
Did you know If you could drive to the sun at a speed of 88.5 km/h (55 mp/h) it would take around 193 years
Did you know cheetahs can accelerate from 0 to 70 km/h (43mp/h) in 3 seconds.

 

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