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  1. Count · How many?

    How many hearts were there?

    Answer 120

    Monkeys have neurons tuned to numbers: some fire most for three things, others for four.

  2. Tilt · What angle?

    How far do MotoGP riders lean their bikes in a corner?

    Answer 64.0°

    About 64° from upright, some say up to 65°: so far that riders touch the track with their knees and elbows.

    Sources: FIM · The lean angle experience, MotoGP · How do MotoGP riders corner so fast?

  3. Shade · What color?

    What green is Duolingo's owl?

    Answer #58CC02

    Duolingo calls it “Feather Green”: #58CC02.

    Sources: Canny · Duolingo: a brand breakdown, Brand Palettes · Duolingo colours

  4. Hold · How long?

    Hold for as long as the first TV advert, shown in New York in 1941.

    Answer 10.00 s

    10 seconds: a Bulova watch over a map of the United States, before a baseball game on 1 July 1941.

    Sources: Guinness World Records · First TV advert, 4A's · America watches its first TV commercial

  5. Fill · How much?

    By weight, how much of all the mammals on Earth are farm animals?

    Answer 60%

    About 60%. Humans are about 36%, and wild mammals only about 4% (a 2018 study in PNAS).

    Sources: Africa Check · 60% of mammal mass is livestock, EcoWatch · Humans and livestock now 96% of mammal biomass