The Japanese space programme screens candidates by using extreme origami. Potential astronauts have to make 1,000 paper cranes to see how they deal with pressure and monotony.
(Mary Roach – “Packing for Mars”)
The highest score in Space Invaders (Arcade Style) is 55,160 by Donald Hayes (USA) on the 7 Jun 2003.
(Guiness Book of Records, Gamers Guide)
The most popular lottery numbers in the UK Lotto are:
38,23,11,44,31,33
(lottery.co.uk)
The most expensive house in the world is Updown Court which is thought to be worth £70 Million. It is 25 miles outside London and is owned by multi-billionaire crown prince of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
(propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk)
The heaviest baby ever born was to Canadian Anna Bates in 1879. She gave birth to a boy weighing 23 pounds, 12 ounces and was 30 inches long. He died just 11 hours later.
(Guinness Book Of Records)
