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How many people died from the plague? Approximately 25,000,000 people died during the plague known as ‘The Black Death.’
2
How many trees are there in Canada? There are approximately 338,400,000,000 (338 billion) trees in Canada.
3
How many months does it take to travel to Mars? It would take 7 months of constant travel to get to Mars.
4
How many extras were used in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?” For the first installment of the movie trilogy, over 20,000 extras were used!
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How many years did the Roman Empire rule for? The Roman Empire lasted well over 1,000 years.
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How many battles did Napoleon win? Napoleon fought over 70 battles and he won 63 of them.
7
How many hours are there in a month? There are 730.001 hours in a month.
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How many times did Muhammad Ali win during his career? Ali racked up an impressive 56 wins in his 21-year professional career.
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How many Beatles albums have gone to number 1? The Fab Four has racked up a record 19 No. 1 albums on the 62-year-old Billboard 200 chart.
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How many castles are there in England? There are well over 1,500 castles in England. However, the conditions of some are suspect.
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How many Earths can fit into Jupiter? 1,300 Earths.
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How many ants are there on earth? This is going to sound Dr. Evil-like… but… there are 1 Million Billion Ants on earth.
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How many countries are there? There are 195 countries on earth.
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How many years did it take to build the pyramids? It took approximately 100,000 workers 20 years to build the pyramids.
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How many years have dogs been domesticated? Dogs have been domesticated by humans for approximately 15,000 years!
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How many hairs do otters have? Otters are one of the hairiest animals on earth (who would’ve guessed?). They have have a million extremely fine hairs per square inch
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How many tigers are there left in the wild? There are approximately 3,900 wild tigers left in their natural environment.
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How many times is the word ‘F**K’ used in ‘Superbad’ In Superbad, the word ‘f**k’ is used 186 times.
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How many movies have Tom Hanks been in? He has been in 73 known movies.
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How many Great White Sharks are there in the wild? Researchers estimate that there are approximately 3,500 Great Whites left in the wild.
