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“Admit it, you are curious about the biggest things in the world.”
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www.telegraph.co.uk - January 8, 6:08 AM

World's biggest superyachts unveiled - Telegraph.co.uk

Eclipse, the luxury vessel owned by Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionnaire and owner of Chelsea Football Club, has retained its number one billing in an annual list of the...

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bolimasa.blogspot.fr - May 21, 12:35 PM

Bolimasa Blogarama...: The worlds longest art gallery

It was fun to speculate about what they meant and what life was like there a thousand years ago. Since it's the worlds longest art gallery, this may be my longest post, because I couldn't pick just a few petroglyph pictures to ...
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thechive.com - May 17, 10:44 PM

The world's largest chocolate sculpture pays homage to a Mayan Temple

Celebrating their 30th anniversary the company Qzina set the Guinness Record for the World's Largest Chocolate Sculpture, by creating a sweet replica of a Mayan temple weighing in at 18239 pounds. Qzina chose the ...

 

Chichen Eatsa?

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india.nydailynews.com - May 17, 10:33 PM

Woman, 93, is named the world's oldest yoga teacher - New York Daily News

Woman, 93, is named the world's oldest yoga teacherNew York Daily NewsA 93 year old woman from Pondicherry has been named the world's oldest yoga teacher by the Guinness World Records.

 

I am on record as loving this story.  I want to be teaching break dancing when I am 93.  Of course, I would have to learn it first, and I know I am too old for that.

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all-geo.org - May 17, 10:29 PM

Hot rocks, big rivers and the world’s tallest mountain face | Metageologist

7000 meters from peak to river below in a short 25 km makes this the world's steepest mountain face.  Xtreme biking, anyone?

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ritemail.blogspot.fr - May 10, 12:22 PM

Ritemail: The world's Largest Crab

Rob Hicks, SeaLife's head marine biologist, said: “They are such impressive creatures we thought that it was worth the cost and effort of flying them half-way round the world to so they can flourish in an aquarium display.
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io9.com - March 3, 2:26 PM

Interactive 360° aerial panorama of world's tallest waterfall is ...

I've always found it amusing that Angel Falls — the highest waterfall on Earth, and, consequently, a lifelong destination for tourists everywhere — is so difficult to visit.
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dailypicksandflicks.com - February 18, 9:55 PM

World's Largest Rope Swing (Video)

Devin Super Tramp presents the in world's largest rope swing in Moab, Utah.
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designyoutrust.com - February 10, 11:17 PM

World's Largest Textile Created from Golden Spider Silk Dazzles ...

A four-metre-long woven textile made from the silk of more than a million female Golden Orb spiders collected from the highlands of Madagascar is on display at.
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www.digitopoly.org - February 7, 10:03 PM

How many customers does Facebook have? | Digitopoly

As Aaron Ross Sorkin points out, these aren’t users who just visit Facebook.com but in fact those who visit other sites integrated with Facebook (like the Washington Post) or just do something on the Facebook app on their mobile phones. His point being, these people don’t see ads and don’t user apps (that they may pay for).

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io9.com - February 7, 7:26 PM

World's largest scale model of the Solar System spans the length of Sweden - io9

World's largest scale model of the Solar System spans the length of Sweden -- At a 1:20 million scale, it's the largest scale model of the solar system, and it all starts at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, which is the world's largest...

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cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com - February 7, 7:19 PM

World's biggest jump reset for 2012 - msnbc.com

World's biggest jump reset for 2012 -- Red Bull Stratos' Felix Baumgartner is preparing for a New Mexico attempt to break the record for the highest-altitude parachute jump, set by Air Force pilot Joe Kittinger in 1960.

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www.bbc.co.uk - February 4, 2:12 PM

Four telescope link-up creates world's largest mirror - BBC News

BBC NewsFour telescope link-up creates world's largest mirrorBBC NewsBy Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News, Paranal Observatory, Chile Astronomers have created the world's largest virtual optical telescope linking four telescopes in...
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www.smartplanet.com - February 2, 6:04 PM

How do you measure the world's largest cities? - SmartPlanet.com (blog)

BBC NewsHow do you measure the world's largest cities?SmartPlanet.com (blog)By Tyler Falk | January 30, 2012, 7:21 AM PST Determining the world's largest city shouldn't be too complicated, right? Do a census, count up the people and be done with it.
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techtechboom.com - May 21, 12:31 PM

The new Boeing 747-8, the world's longest airplane

German airline Lufthansa has become the world leader in acquiring the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, called Lareina of heaven. Measures just over 76 meters from nose to tail, which makes it the longest airliner in the world.
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knowallthat.com - May 17, 10:39 PM

London 2012 Olympics: the tech behind the world's biggest games ...

London 2012 Olympics: the tech behind the world's biggest games. National Gallery_1020. London will host the 2012 Olympics this summer from the 27th of July to August 12th. A lot of preparation and technology goes into ...

 

The tech behind the logo is a fail, but the rest is fascinating.  Of course, I think its fascinating that 200,000 lbs of copper wire are used in a modern Naval destroyer class ship just for the electrical wiring, so take it FWIW.

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www.petapixel.com - May 17, 10:31 PM

London Artist Creates World’s Longest Photo Out of 109,000 Individual Images

In celebration of the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games -- or maybe just because she felt like it -- London artist Clare Newton has stitched together 109,000 photos into the (not yet official) world'...

 

Stitched?  Interesting word to use here. I'm having a little trouble with these numbers.  Lets wait and see what the Guiness guys say.

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popupcity.net - May 10, 12:23 PM

The World's Largest Tetris Game — The Pop-Up City

The World's Largest Tetris Game. By Clement Adam | Published: Wednesday May 9, 2012. On Friday 20 April, a group of hackers at the Massachusetts Insitute of Technology turned the facade of MIT's Green Building into an awesome ...
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www.popsci.com - May 5, 11:37 PM

The World's Biggest Digital Camera Begins Engineering Phase ...

The biggest digital camera in the world, both in terms of physical size and giga-capacity, just won an early approval from the U.S. Department of Energy, which is funding the project. The camera for the Large Synoptic Survey ...
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www.architizer.com - February 18, 9:59 PM

Architizer Blog » The Man Behind the World's Largest 3D Printer

Towards that end, Dini has worked with architects like Norman Foster, administrators, and contractors to develop prototypes and carry out test trials that has produced, among other things, the world's largest printed structure ...
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thegadgetblogger.wordpress.com - February 15, 11:24 PM

Take a Tour Through the World's Biggest Cave | The Gadget Blogger

Take a Tour Through the World's Biggest Cave. Massive cave Working as a National Geographic photographer is (thankfully) more than just panther attacks and paraglider crashes. Sometimes you get to explore the ...
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www.news.com.au - February 10, 11:14 PM

World's biggest movie screen - 29.7m high and 35.7m wide - installed at Sydney ... - NEWS.com.au

World's biggest movie screen - 29.7m high and 35.7m wide - installed at Sydney ...The world's biggest movie screen, weighing 800kg, is hoisted into position at iMax Theatre Darling Harbour.

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funbindass.com - February 7, 7:34 PM

Why I don't Tweet Guiness World Records: Fun Bindass » Guinness World Records 2012

People stand on the world's largest and longest 3D anamorphic street painting, which is 60.46 meters long with a surface area of 892 meters square, by British artist Joe Hill in Canary Wharf, London. British inventor Edd China rides the world's ...
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www.newswise.com - February 7, 7:20 PM

Ocean Scientists Shed New Light on Mariana Trench - Newswise (press release)

Ocean Scientists Shed New Light on Mariana Trench – An ocean mapping expedition has shed new light on deepest place on Earth, the 2500-kilometer long Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam.

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www.tgdaily.com - February 7, 7:18 PM

'Solve for X' to tackle world's biggest problems - TG Daily

'Solve for X' to tackle world's biggest problems -- Google's launched a website aimed at solving some of the big problems facing humanity - something like TED, or a sort of X Prize without the prize.

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www.topmuscle.net - February 2, 6:04 PM

World's Heaviest Stone Lift (1100Kg or 2425 Lbs) - Derek Boyer 2012

Derek Boyer, known to be Australia's Strongest Man for 12 years in a row, is the new record holder for the heaviest stone ever lifted: 1100 kg or 2425 lbs.
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