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From the incredible speed of a human sneeze to the origins of the Statue of Liberty, Mark Ellison presents an entertaining mix of scientific, historical, and cultural trivia. Discover fascinating details about the first Academy Awards, learn...
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0:03 Calorogus Shark Media Reading's trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and we've got an exciting mix of knowledge to share today. Question one, in miles per hour, what is the fastest recorded speed of a sneeze? Question two? Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States? Question three? What year was the first Academy Awards ceremony held? Question four? How many bones does a shark have in its entire body?
0:47 Question five? How many official languages does the United Nations have? We'll be right back with these fascinating answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, what is the fastest recorded speed of a sneeze? Answer? One hundred miles per hour. Mit researchers found that the droplets from a sneeze can spread up to two hundred times faster than regular human breath, creating a cloud that can travel across an entire room. The force is so strong that it's impossible to keep your eyes open during a sneeze. Question two, which country gifted the Statue of Liberty? Answer?
1:32 France gifted the Statue of Liberty to America In eighteen eighty six. French sculptor Frederick Auguste Bartoldi designed the statue and deliberately styled Lady Liberty's face after his own mother. The statue's copper skin is only about three thirty seconds of an inch thick, about as thick as two pennies put together. Question three What year was the first Academy Awards held? Answer nineteen twenty nine at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The entire ceremony lasted only fifteen minutes and tickets cost five dollars. Only two hundred and seventy people attended, and the statuettes weren't even called Oscars yet. That nickname wouldn't catch on until nineteen thirty nine. Question four how many bones does a shark have? Answer zero. A shark's skeleton is made entirely of cartilage, the same flexible material that makes up human ears and noses. This lightweight skeleton helps sharks conserve energy and allows them to swim faster by being more flexible. Question five how many official languages does the UN have? Answer six Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Every UN document must be translated into all six languages, and delegates can speak in any of these languages during meetings. The UN employees over one hundred and twenty full time translators to maintain this cysts. That concludes today's five Daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's
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