10 mail mit

Here are 10 fun facts about mail:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.