The first person to climb Mt Everest was Sir Edmund Hillary, a New Zealander, on May 29th, 1953.

• Edmund Hillary

• New Zealander

• Sir Edmund Hillary first climbed Everest.

• May 29th, 1953.

The peregrine falcon is without a doubt the fastest animal on earth. It has been clocked in diving speeds of up to 90 metres per second and is quite possibly the most efficient of all predators.

• Peregrine falcons can dive at 90 metres per second.

• Peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on earth.

• The Peregrine falcon is efficient.

• The peregrine falcon is without a doubt the fastest animal on earth. It has been clocked in diving speeds of up to 90 metres per second.

Tyrannosaurus rex was a huge meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period, about 85 million to 65 million years ago. Tyrannosaurus rex was known as the, Lizard Tyrant King". Tyrannosaurus rex lived in a humid, semi-tropical environment, in open forests with nearby rivers and in coastal forested swamps. The seasons were mild (not very cold or hot).

• The seasons were mild (not very cold or hot).

• Tyrannosaurus rex was known as the, Lizard Tyrant King".

• Tyrannosaurus rex was a huge meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period.

• Tyrannosaurus rex lived in a humid, semi-tropical environment, in open forests with nearby rivers and in coastal forested swamps.

Currently, the SR-71 holds the title as the fastest air-breathing plane in the world. It has cruised slightly above Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound.

• SR-71

• SR-71 is the fastest air-breathing plane in the world.

• It has cruised slightly above Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound.

• Currently, the SR-71 holds the title as the fastest air-breathing plane in the world. It has cruised slightly above Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound.

This is a cat built for pure speed.The Cheetah is the fastest land animal at 114 kilometres per hour, but it can usually only keep this up over about 250-274 metres.

• The Cheetah is the fastest land animal at 114 kilometres per hour

• This is a cat built for pure speed.

• The Cheetah is the fastest land animal at 114 kilometres per hour, but it can usually only keep this up over about 250-274 metres.

• This is a cat built for pure speed.The Cheetah is the fastest land animal at 114 kilometres per hour, but it can usually only keep this up over about 250-274 metres.

The fastest land insects in the world appear to be Australian tiger beetles that can run at 2.49 m/s. This comes from results published by the University of Florida in America which has a long list in their, "Insect book of Records. "

• The fastest land insects in the world appear to be Australian tiger beetles that can run at 2.49 m/s.

• The fastest land insects in the world appear to be Australian tiger beetles that can run at 2.49 m/s. This comes from results published by the University of Florida in America which has a long list in their, "Insect book of Records. "

• The fastest land insects in the world are Australian tiger beetles.

• Austrailian tiger beetles.

The fastest one-mile (1.609-km) land speed record is 1,227.985 km/h (763.055 mph), set by Andy Green in Thrust SSC in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, on October 15, 1997. The designers of Thrust SSC (Super Sonic Car) took two and a half years of research, and four more years of building to produce the most powerful car ever.

• The fastest one-mile (1.609-km) land speed record is 1,227.985 km/h.

• The designers of Thrust SSC (Super Sonic Car) took two and a half years of research, and four more years of building to produce the most powerful car ever.

• Thrust SSC

• The fastest one-mile (1.609-km) land speed record is 1,227.985 km/h (763.055 mph), set by Andy Green in Thrust SSC in 1997.

I wonder if you think this was a fair record? The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 268.831 km/h (167.043 mph), by Fred Rompelberg (The Netherlands) at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, on October 3, 1995. What helped him was that he was slipstreaming a vehicle in front of him, so he could go faster. Fred has been cycling professionally for nearly 30 years.

• Fred has been cycling professionally for nearly 30 years.

• I wonder if you think this was a fair record?

• The fastest bicycle speed is 268.831 km/h (167.043 mph), by Fred Rompelberg (The Netherlands) at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, in 1995.

• I wonder if you think this was a fair record? The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 268.831 km/h (167.043 mph), by Fred Rompelberg (The Netherlands) at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, on October 3, 1995. What helped him was that he was slipstreaming a vehicle in front of him, so he could go faster. Fred has been cycling professionally for nearly 30 years.

The fastest tennis service by a man (measured with modern equipment) is 246.2 km/h (153 mph) by Andy Roddick (USA) during a Stella Artois Championship match against Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand) at the Queen's Club, London, UK, on June 11, 2004.

• The fastest tennis serve is 246.2 km/h (153 mph) by Andy Roddick (USA).

• The fastest tennis service by a man (measured with modern equipment) is 246.2 km/h (153 mph) by Andy Roddick (USA) during a Stella Artois Championship match.

• Andy Roddick

• The fastest tennis service by a man (measured with modern equipment) is 246.2 km/h (153 mph) by Andy Roddick (USA) during a Stella Artois Championship match against Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand) at the Queen's Club, London, UK, on June 11, 2004.

Wind can be fast too. There are winds that are fast in hurricanes, tornadoes and other storms, but the fastest surface wind speed at a low altitude was registered on March 8, 1972 at the USAF base at Thule, Greenland, when a peak speed of 333 km/h (207 mph) was recorded.

• The fastest surface wind speed was 333 km /h recorded in Greenland.

• Wind can be fast too. There are winds that are fast in hurricanes, tornadoes and other storms, but the fastest surface wind speed at a low altitude was registered on March 8, 1972 at the USAF base at Thule, Greenland, when a peak speed of 333 km/h (207 mph) was recorded.

• Wind can be fast too.

• A peak speed of 333 km/h (207 mph) was recorded.