FAST FACTS– Fascinating tidbits to keep you amused.

from My Weekly Preview Issue 725. September 29, 2022

COVER STORY – Stepping into spring on the Sunshine Coast.

If you’re an avid rainbow gazer, look no further than the state of Hawaii. A study published by the American Meteorological Society in 2021 noted that the area’s “mountains produce sharp gradients in clouds and rainfall, which are key to abundant rainbow sightings”. Air pollution, pollen, and a large amount of cresting waves also help to put Hawaii at the top of the list when it comes to rainbow quantity and quality.

Quote of the week

“The way to love anything is to realise that it may be lost.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton,

English author

The “weapons-grade” Dragon’s Breath chili pepper is so hot, it’s downright deadly. If you ate one, it could potentially cause a type of anaphylactic shock, burning your airways and closing them up. “I’ve tried it on the tip of my tongue and it just burned and burned,” said Mike Smith, the hobby grower who invented the Dragon’s Breath with scientists from Nottingham University. The chili was initially developed as an anaesthetic to numb the skin. By the numbers 3,238,859,785

The highest streamed song on Spotify as of September 19, 2022 (Shape of You by Ed Sheeran).

The estimated payout Paul Gallen $1,300,000 18 hours 50 minutes received from his double fight The world’s longest commercial night against Justin Hodges and flight, from Singapore (SIN) to Ben Hannant on September 15. New York (JFK)

The audio brother to VHS and Betamax cassette tapes was the compact cassette tape.

Originally introduced in 1968, compact cassettes used the same magnetic tape technology to deliver affordable audio to the masses. They were used as either blank tapes on which to record or as prerecorded cassettes of music albums. Cassette tapes gained popularity in the ’80s. But by the ’90s, they were outsold by compact discs which soon became the standard format.

Today in history – September 29

1941 – About 33,000 Soviet Jews are killed at the Babi Yar ravine in Kiev by the Nazis in a two-day massacre that started on this day. It is widely known as the Babi Yar massacre. 1954 – The European Organization for Nuclear Research, popularly known as CERN, is established by 12 European governments. 1994 – MS Estonia, a passenger and car ferry, sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing more than 800 passengers. It is considered to be the worst maritime peace-time disaster of the 20th century.