Dustin Phillips of the U.S. has the record for ketchup drinking. He drank a 14-ounce bottle of tomato ketchup through a straw in 33 seconds on September 23, 1999.

A manned rocket can reach the moon in less time than it took a stagecoach to travel the length of England.

The flashing warning light on the cylindrical Capitol Records tower spells out HOLLYWOOD in Morse code.

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