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Hummingbirds have the fastest wingbeat. The Horned Sungem Heliactin cornuta, in tropical South America beats its wings at 90 beats per second.

Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow.

Kingda Ka goes from 0 to 128 MPH or 204.8 KM/H in just 3.3 seconds, becoming the first roller coaster to surpass the 200 KM/H mark. Kingda Ka is also the world's tallest roller coaster reaching 456 feet before plunging back down at over 120 MPH once again.

The world's fastest woman is American Florence Griffith-Joyner. Florence Griffith-Joyner set the current world's record for the 100 meters in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 16, 1988 covering the distance in a mere 10.49 seconds.

The Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R The fastest motorcycle in the world. 400m takes 10 seconds. Speed at 400m 235kph. 0-100 takes 3 seconds.Top speed : at least 300kph.

The fastest bird is the Peregrin Falcon. In a stoop, or dive, the peregrine has been clocked at speeds of over 180 miles per hour.

The current fastest car is the Thrust SSC which was driven by Andy Green for Richard Noble at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. In October 1997 Andy Green took the Thrust SSC up to an ear deafening Mach 1.02, Which is 763.035 MPH of 1227.94 KM/H.

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.

The fastest fish is the Sailfish, which has been clocked at speeds over 68 MPH. Quite a feat for a fish weighing up to 200 pounds.

Jai-Alai is a game that originated in Spain and had been billed as the world's fastest sport with the ball leaving the cesta, a long, curved wicker scoop strapped to one arm, at speeds of up to 180 MPH. Unfortunately for Jai-Alai, Badminton has taken over the title, a shuttlecock has been recently clocked at 332 KM/H or 206 MPH.

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