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Guinness World Records : Highest Go-Kart Mileage
The greatest distance covered by a motorized kart in 24 hours on an outdoor circuit by a four-man team is 1,709.9 km. (1,062.5 miles), at Kirkistown race circuit, County Down, Northern Ireland.

The Record is held by Michael Boyd since 17th Sept 1997.


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Guinness World Records : Largest permanent hedge maze
The world's largest permanent hedge maze is the Peace Maze at Castlewellan Forest Park, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, which has a total area of 11,215 m² (2.771 acres), a total path length of 3.515 km (2.184 miles) and opened on September 12, 2001. The maze was designed by Beverley Lear (UK) and created by , Northern Ireland and members of the public.

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According to Wikipedia : National parks of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland does not currently have any national parks established, although a number of AONBs (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) have been identified. As of 2002, an effort was being made to establish the first park for the Mountains of Mourne.

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According to Wikipedia : Northern Ireland has three official Languages
Under the Good Friday Agreement, Irish and Scots have official recognition on a par with that of English. Traditionally, the use of the Irish language in Northern Ireland has met with the considerable suspicion of Unionists, who associated it with the overwhelmingly Catholic Republic of Ireland, and later with republicans.

Ulster Scots comprises varieties of the Scots language spoken in Northern Ireland. Many claim it has become a separate language, descended from Scots in Scotland, whereas others question whether Scots is a separate language from English at all, or simply a collection of local dialects of Scottish and Northern Ireland Hiberno-English.

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As Northern Ireland is part of the UK, the currency is Sterling (£). Yet Northern Ireland bank notes are not acceptable in England, Scotland or Wales.

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As Northern Ireland is part of the UK, and the European Union. It will receive around £540 million of European funds from 2000 to 2006.

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fifa worldcup
Northern Ireland have qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals three times: in 1958, 1982 and 1986. On their début they registered a 1-0 win against Czechoslovakia. A draw against Germany propelled them on to the quarter-finals, where their dream ended in a crushing 4-0 defeat by France.

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98.5% Coverage of Broadband in Northern Ireland
...every one of the 191 local exchanges in Northern Ireland now offer high-speed ADSL connectivity to local homes and businesses. This gives the area 98.5% broadband availability, as some people will live too far from their local exchange for the technology to work over their phone line.

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Northern Ireland People in Eurovision I
Ronnie Carroll from Belfast was the first Northern Ireland person to be in Eurovision. He represented the UK in 1962 with "Ring-a-ding girl" and came 4th.

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Margaret Johnston (from Bellaghy, Northern Ireland) was the first woman to win the World Bowls Championship (outdoor singles title) three times.

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The National Trust
National Trust wardens remove over 50 tonnes of rubbish from Portstewart Strand every year.

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Northern Ireland People in Eurovision II
In 1970 - Derry City Born singer Dana, won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'All kinds of everything'. She represented Ireland.

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Guinness World Records : Largest permanent hedge maze
The world's largest permanent hedge maze is the Peace Maze at Castlewellan Forest Park, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, which has a total area of 11,215 m² (2.771 acres), a total path length of 3.515 km (2.184 miles) and opened on September 12, 2001. The maze was designed by Beverley Lear (UK) and created by , Northern Ireland and members of the public.

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WWF : Northern Ireland waters are home to the second biggest fish in the world.
The basking shark, the size of a double decker bus and weighing in at a massive 7 tons (equivalent of 7 Minis), can be found all round our coastline during the summer months. This giant loves our coastline because of the vast amounts of food found here.

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Lough Neagh : is the largest lough in Ireland and Britain.
Approximately 30 km (20 miles) long and 15 km (9 miles) wide.

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Motionlessness Records : 13:00 hrs in 1985
In 1985 - Willie Nugent form the North held the World Record for Motionlessness.

The rules:

• The record is for continuously standing motionless.
• You must stand: sitting is not allowed.
• No facial movements are allowed other then the involuntary blinking of the eye.
• Deep breathing is permitted provided it does not involve observable movement notably greater than that in normal breathing.
• No rest breaks are allowed at any point during the event.
• The venue for such an event should be such that the general public can view.

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Crime : Lowest crime victimisation rate in the world in 2000
Northern Ireland is a safe place to live and has the lowest crime victimisation rate in the world, according to the 2000 International Crime Victimisation Survey (ICVS).

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Electricity : First Public Use
The first supply for public use in Northern Ireland was in 1883 when water power was used to generate electricity to supply the Trail Bros. Electric Tramway which ran between Portrush and Bushmills.

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The World Heritage List : Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
The Giant's Causeway is listed as one of the 812 properties which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

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Israel's Former President : Chaim Herzog
Herzog was born in Belfast. He was the sixth President of Israel (1983 - 1993).

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British Home Championship : Northern Ireland
The British Home Championship trophy remains at the Irish Football Association's headquarters in Belfast...

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Environment and Heritage Service : Noise Complaints in Northern Ireland
Out of the 10,047 noise complaints between 2004/2005, 5 came from Ice Cream Van Chimes.

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Northern Ireland Museum Council : Museums in Northern Ireland
There are thirty nine Registered Museums in Northern Ireland, comprising; 18 local authority museums, 12 independently run museums, 4 National museums, 4 National Trust properties and 1 University collection.

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Heritage Lottery Fund : in Northern Ireland
Since 1994, the Heritage Lottery Fund has given 494 grants worth £88m to projects in the Northern Ireland. These projects range from Schools to Public Parks

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Longest and Widest street : Cookstown
Cookstown is famous for having the longest and widest street in Northern Ireland.

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Titanic : Engine
2 reciprocating 4 cylinder direct drive inverted steam engines delivering 30,000 HP at 75 RPM for the 2 outside propellers, and 1 low pressure Parsons Turbine delivering 16,000 HP at 165 RPM for the center propeller. The Parsons was powered by excess steam from the other 2 engines. Titanic used 825 tons of coal every day.

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Commonwealth Games : Record
Mary Peters holds the Record in Womens Pentathlon 5148 (points) - since 1970.

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No Licence Needed for : a puma, tiger or monkey
In Northern Ireland, a puma, tiger or monkey can be kept without a licence, even though dog owners have to pay for one.

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Lough Neagh : Water Supply
The Lough Neagh catchment drains 43% of the land area of Northern Ireland, as well as some border areas in the Republic of Ireland.

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