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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.

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