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Flying

Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneMay 18, 2019Fairy, Facts, Production, staycurious, Many, Trying, Pan, Requirement, JM, Peter Pan, Seeing, First, Themselves, Children, Dust, After, JMBarrie, Peter, Barrie, Fact, Injured, Added, Flying, Verified, BecauseComment

J.M. Barrie added the requirement of fairy dust for flying, because so many children injured themselves trying to fly after seeing the first production of “Peter Pan”

Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneMay 18, 2019Fairy, Facts, Production, staycurious, Many, Trying, Pan, Requirement, JM, Peter Pan, Seeing, First, Themselves, Children, Dust, After, JMBarrie, Peter, Barrie, Fact, Injured, Added, Flying, Verified, BecauseComment

J.M. Barrie added the requirement of fairy dust for flying, because so many children injured themselves trying to fly after seeing the first production of “Peter Pan”

Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 15, 2016across, bridge, competition, falls, Flying, Kite, Line, niagra, suspensionComment

In 1848, to begin construction on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, engineers needed to secure a line across the 800-foot chasm. The lead engineer held a kite-flying contest and eventually paid a local boy $5 for securing the first line over the river

Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 15, 2016across, bridge, competition, falls, Flying, Kite, Line, niagra, suspensionComment

In 1848, to begin construction on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, engineers needed to secure a line across the 800-foot chasm. The lead engineer held a kite-flying contest and eventually paid a local boy $5 for securing the first line over the river

Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 29, 2015close, eye, eyepatch, Flying, one, pilot, readingComment

The FAA still recommends, "a pilot should close one eye when using a light to preserve some degree of night vision"

Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 29, 2015close, eye, eyepatch, Flying, one, pilot, readingComment

The FAA still recommends, "a pilot should close one eye when using a light to preserve some degree of night vision"

Sports, Daily Facts, Interesting, History, Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 25, 2015Verified, 1900, Flying, Facts, olympics, staycurious, Event, Featured, Summer, Kite, FactComment

Kite Flying , was a featured event at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Sports, Daily Facts, Interesting, History, Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 25, 2015Verified, 1900, Flying, Facts, olympics, staycurious, Event, Featured, Summer, Kite, FactComment

Kite Flying , was a featured event at the 1900 Summer Olympics