Contents The history of speed
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The fastest birds
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World speed records
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The fastest fish
30
Motor racing
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The fastest dinosaurs
32
Pedal power
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The fastest in nature
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The fastest transport on water 12
The fastest fingers,
The fastest in air and space
14
Running and swimming
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The fastest sellers
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Climbing and falling
18
More and more people!
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The fastest ball games
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Crazy speed records
42
The fastest football
22
Or why not slow down?
44
Speedy winter sports
24
Glossary
46
The fastest mammals
26
Index
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the fastest brains
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The history of speed People have always wanted to travel faster. First, they went faster by riding a camel or a horse. Then they used horses to pull carriages with wheels. People also used the power of the wind to travel across the sea.
People can reach speeds of nearly 70 kilometres per hour (km/h) on horseback.
Ships sailed across the seas powered by wind.
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