AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING XXXIX

1. The fastest wind gust ever recorded was in 1996 during tropical cyclone Olivia off the coast of Barrow Island, Australia - 253 miles mph - surpassing the previous record of 231 mph recorded on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire.

2. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -144 degrees F. in Antarctica. Just a few breaths of air at that temperature would induce hemorrhage in the lungs and death.

3. There are 4 quadrillion quadrillion bacteria on earth.

4. Haribo Goldbear gummies are one of the top-selling candies in the world. The company produces  100 million gummy bears a day. Like Coca-Cola, the exact formula for the taste remains a secret.

5. Fritz the Dwarf, not Igor, was Frankenstein's assistant in the original Mary Shelley novel.

6. Cleopatra was Macedonian, not Egyptian.

7. Eamon De Valera, Irish patriot and political leader, was born in New York City.

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5-7: James Savage

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