10 mail mit
Here are 10 fun facts about mail:
- The first mail was sent in 2500 BC: The earliest known evidence of mail dates back to ancient Egypt, where papyrus letters were sent between cities.
- The Pony Express was a short-lived but legendary mail service: In 1860, the Pony Express delivered mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, in just 10 days. The service lasted only 18 months before the transcontinental telegraph made it obsolete.
- The first airmail was sent in 1911: The first airmail flight took place on January 18, 1911, when Henri Pequet, a British pilot, flew a plane carrying 240 letters from Allahabad, India, to Naini, a nearby town.
- The world's largest mail collection is in the United States: The United States Postal Service (USPS) has the largest mail collection in the world, with over 180 billion pieces of mail processed each year.
- The first email was sent in 1971: Ray Tomlinson, an American computer programmer, sent the first email in 1971, using the @ symbol to separate the user name from the host name.
- The world's most expensive stamp is worth $2.3 million: The British Guiana 1c Magenta, issued in 1856, is the rarest and most valuable stamp in the world, selling for $2.3 million in 2017.
- The USPS delivers over 40% of the world's mail: Despite declining mail volumes in recent years, the USPS still delivers over 40% of the world's mail, making it one of the largest postal services in the world.
- The first mail truck was introduced in 1913: The first mail truck, designed by the USPS, was introduced in 1913, revolutionizing the way mail was transported and delivered.
- The world's fastest mail delivery was 6 minutes and 45 seconds: In 2013, a team of postal workers in the United Kingdom delivered a letter from London to Edinburgh, Scotland, in just 6 minutes and 45 seconds, setting a new Guinness World Record.
- The USPS has a special division for rare and valuable mail: The USPS has a special division called the "Rare and Valuable Mail" department, which handles the processing and delivery of rare and valuable items, such as stamps, coins, and other collectibles.