Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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