PUZZLE #44FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026

The answers

01BUILDINGS
How many steps are there from the ground to the top of the Eiffel Tower?
1,665 steps
1,665. The public can climb as far as the second floor; the rest is for people with keys.
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02EARTH
How old is the oldest known living tree?
4,850 years
About 4,850 years. A bristlecone pine in California that was already a century old when the first stone was laid at Giza.
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03THE BODY
How much does an adult human head weigh?
11 pounds
About 10 to 11 pounds — like a bowling ball balanced on your neck.
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04TRANSPORT
How many parts are in a Boeing 747?
6 million parts
About 6 million, half of them fasteners.
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05PEOPLE
How many babies are born worldwide every day?
360,000 babies
About 360,000 — roughly four every second.
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