Fastest on Earth

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• Which animal is widely recognized as the fastest in the world during a dive?
• Which animal is the fastest land animal over short distances?
• Who recorded the highest peak running speed in a recognized 100-meter race?
• Which aircraft holds the record for the fastest crewed flight?
• Which human-made spacecraft holds the record for the highest speed relative to the Sun?
• Which vehicle operates the fastest regularly scheduled commercial train service?
• The peregrine falcon reaches its greatest recorded speed during a powered level flight rather than a dive.
• The Spirit of Australia holds the official world water-speed record for a powered boat.