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World's Earliest Chamber of Commerce

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Fastest Measured Cricket Delivery

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161.3km/h

Shoaib Akhtar

Newlands, Cape TownSatellite view · Google Maps, South Africa

Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan delivered a ball registered at 161.3 km/h against England on 22 February 2003 at the Cricket World Cup, a widely documented electronic speed-gun record; comparisons across speed-gun systems remain limited.

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World's Steepest Cogwheel Railway

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