Community Magazine June 2014

Most Expensive $412 Check The original Detective Comics, Inc. payment of $412 to Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, dated March 1, 1938, was auctioned for $160,000 on April 16, 2012. FACTS STATS & Heaviest Trains Pulled by Teeth Velu Rathakirshan pulled two commuter trains, with a combined weight of 574,965 pounds, a distance of 13 feet 9 inches with his teeth at Kuala Lumpur Railway Station in Malaysia on October 18, 2003. World's Largest Spherical House Casa Bola in Brazil is a giant red steel-frame house measuring 32 feet across and is split over 3 levels. It has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen. The curved doors and furniture in the house are custom- made to fit perfectly in its round surroundings. Fastest Lawnmower DonWales of Project Runningblade drove a lawnmower at a speed of 87.83 mph in Pendine Carmarthenshire on May 23, 2010. Smallest Gun The Swiss Mini Gun is just over 2 inches and weighs less than 1 ounce, but is capable of firing tiny bullets at over 270 mph.That’s more than enough to kill at close range.This miniature gun is a double action revolver and has all the same features as those of a regular sized gun. SIVAN 5774 JUNE 2014 113