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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).

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.