Surprising Facts that the FBI Wants You To Know

To become an agent, they must pass a physical evaluation before they could even consider getting hired. They have to do sit-ups, a timed 300-meter sprint, continuous push-ups, and a timed 1.5-mile run. All of these have to be performed back to back, with no breaks in between. 

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The More You Know

  • The people who are currently alive are only 7% of the total number of people who have ever lived.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • A Boeing 747 airliner is made of over 6,000,000 separate parts.
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