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Fascinating Facts & Figures - 5

This is page 5 of fascinating facts and fiqures.

The first colour photograph was made in 1861 by James Maxwell. He photographed a tartan ribbon.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced.

The Beatles song 'Martha My Dear' was written by Paul McCartney about his sheepdog Martha.

Sound travels through water 3 times faster than through air.

Soccer is the most attended or watched sport in the world.

Only one of the Seven Wonders of the World still survives: the Great Pyramid of Giza.

On average, you breathe 23,000 times a day.

Nessie, the Loch Ness monster is protected by the 1912 Protection of Animals Acts of Scotland.

Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first.

And the angel of the Lord came down and said to the shepherds
'beat it, this is cattle country

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