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Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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World’s Largest Cotton Bud

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Tuesday, 25th April 2006

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Yes, you heard me right – that’s the world’s largest cotton swab!

(Of course, this is actually a member of the South American Cotton Ball Army in disguise).

Thanks to me & Kyle French.

Countries: Illinois, Nicaragua

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3 Responses to 'World’s Largest Cotton Bud'

  1. rob says:
    Tuesday, 25th April 2006 at 8:42 am

    a sperm more like!

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  2. j says:
    Tuesday, 25th April 2006 at 9:06 am

    water towers and clouds? thats some boring google sightseeing right there, i can see both of those in most every town…

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  3. Alex says:
    Tuesday, 25th April 2006 at 9:12 am

    ok j, good call. However that’s why I posted it at 1am ;) Loads of good ones on the way honest :D

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