Fun facts: Shark babies, modern film, Mount Everest, Boston Tea Party

Do sharks take care of their young?
The ones with pups that grow inside the mother have fewer babies at a time than sharks that lay eggs outside the body. Sharks do not care for their babies after they are born, but they do search for a safe place where they can lay their eggs or give birth.
How many frames per second are typically projected in modern movies?
Many modern 35 mm film projectors use three-blade shutters to give 72 images per second—each frame is flashed on screen three times. Motion picture film[edit] In the motion picture industry, where traditional film stock is used, the industry standard filming and projection formats are 24 frames per second (fps).

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Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Junko Tabei may appear slight, almost fragile looking, but the Japanese mountaineer has a steely determination that helped her to become the first woman to reach Everest’s apex. In 1975, Tabei was chosen as one of 15 in the first all-female team to take on the mountain.
Who organised the Boston Tea Party?
Patriot leader Samuel Adams organised the now-famous “tea party” with about 60 members of the Sons of Liberty. The British tea dumped into Boston Harbor on the night of December 16 was worth more than $700,000 in today’s currency.