The heaviest newspaper ever printed was the New York Times of Sunday, Sept. 14, 1987.
At 1,612 pages, it weighed more than 12 pounds.
Trivia
Longest Hollywood Resume
Christopher Lee has 211 screen credits, more than any other living actor. He’s performed in English, French, Canadian, German, Russian, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian, Pakistani, Spanish, Japanese, American, Australian and New Zealand productions.
If that’s not impressive enough, he’s also 6 foot 5 and a direct descendent of Charlemagne.
Oldest Disease
Leprosy is the oldest recorded disease — it was reported as early as 1350 B.C. in Egypt.
Ravens in the Tower
According to an ancient legend, as long as there are ravens at the Tower of London, England is safe from invasion.
Currently eight ravens are fed there at government expense: Gwylum, Thor, Hugine, Munin, Branwen, Bran, Gundulf, and Baldrick.
They clip their flight feathers. Is that cheating?
Cats and Milk
Most adult cats are lactose-intolerant.
Nevermore
Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” does not contain the letter Z.
Longest Migration
The arctic tern sees more daylight than any other creature on the planet — it migrates from pole to pole, 12,000 miles.
In its lifetime, that’s equivalent to flying to the moon and back.
Who Shaves the King?
The king of hearts has no mustache — he lost it when the original design was copied badly, and the error has persisted.
Empire State Building Weight
The Empire State Building weighs 727,525,465 pounds.
Jumbo Jet 3
A 747 has 6 million parts.