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The largest foot was a foot and a half or 18.5 inches to be exact. It, well, they as there were two of them, belonged to Robert Wadlow of Alton, Ill., who is the tallest man in recorded history at 8 feet, 11 inches. Wadlow’s shoe size was 37AA. The living record holder is Jeison Orlando RodrÃguez Hernández who takes a size 26 to contain his 15.9 inch feet. Rodriguez height is but a mere 7-3.
Some might say that 10 consecutive strikeouts in a single game is the rarest occurrence in baseball as it has happened but once by Tom Seaver of the Mets pitching against San Diego on April 22, 1970. On the other hand, some might point out that getting 11 consecutive strikeouts has never happened.
Remember, it is 180 degrees from when water freezes to when it boils in the Fahrenheit system.
2.5 million Americans competed in triathlons in 2015. That was the last year for which we could find stats.
The infamous Nazi World War II jet ME 262 continued to be produced by Czechoslovakia and used by its air force until 1951. It was designated the Avia CS-92.
Today, Oct. 4, is International Ship In the Bottle Day. Be sure to celebrate.
An emu will drink continuously for 10 minutes.
Eagle attacks on children? They happen but the crowned eagle of Africa is the only bird to believed to have attacked children as prey. A 44-pound, 7-year-old boy was attacked by one but was rescued by a woman with a hoe. The skull of a human child was found in a crowned eagle nest. A four-year-old girl disappeared and during the search, a severed arm thought to be hers was found in a tall tree inaccessible to leopards but known as a crowned eagle cache.
Did you know that much rain in October mean much wind in December, and that a warm October means a cold February? Hey, it’s folklore. In October, dung your field and your land its wealth shall yield.
It takes 30 percent fewer workers to build an electric car than one that is powered by gasoline.
