Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Honey bees fly at 15 miles per hour.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Lars Andersen has rediscovered an ancient form of archery that allows him to shoot 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds, while it takes others 13-35 seconds. He is even faster than the fictional archer Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series.
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If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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