- Neil Armstrong's footprints are still on the moon since he first set foot on the lunar surface on 21st July 1969. This is because there is no wind or rain on the moon.
- Movie star, Charlie Chaplin, well known for his bow legged dance walk, had his feet insured for $150,000 in the 1920's. This was a fortune at the time.
- The average person walks the equivalent of three and a half times around the earth in a lifetime.
- The greatest distance walked by a person continuously balancing a milk bottle on the head is 80.96 miles. It took 23 hours 25 minutes to complete the walk.
- The greatest recorded amount raised by a charity walk or run is £9.1 million, achieved by a Canadian with an artificial leg. He ran from St John's in Newfoundland, to Thunder Bay in Ontario, in 143 days and covered 3,339 miles.
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