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Fastest Speed Possible

Speed of Light

The speed of light is achieved only by light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation, e.g. radio waves, infrared radiation and X rays. The speed of light varies depending on what it is traveling through.

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Thickest Makeup

Chutti

The thickest three-dimensional makeup is Chutti, unique to the southwest Indian Kathakali dance-theatre tradition.

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Largest Garlic Festival

Garlic

The three-day Gilroy Garlic Festival, held each summer in Gilroy, California, USA, attracts 130,000 people, who can sample garlic-flavored food ranging from meat to ice cream.

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Highest Paid TV Actress Per Episode

Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox Arquette

As of April 2004, the highest paid TV actresses per episode were Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox Arquette (all from USA), who played the female leads in Friends (NBC, USA) since 1994 and earned approximately

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