World’s Largest Spermatozoa

Yes people, this pair of spermatozoon spermatozoa are each nearly half a mile long! At least, I think they're sperm cells hugely magnified - it's that or some sort of crazy elongated guitar art? Thanks to James Bonnette

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Friday, 9th February 2007

Incan Geoglyphs of Chile

Here in Chile's Atacama Desert, there are many examples of ancient Incan geoglyphs, similar to the Nazca Lines in neighbouring Peru, but spread over a much wider area. In the northern desert the Chiza geoglyphs were made by carefully arranging…

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Thursday, 8th February 2007

Fish Pond

There's an odd fish-shaped clearing in the forest just outside the Dutch city of Ommen. However, even using my best Google searching abilities, I can't find any information on whether or not the clearing is a natural phenomena or a…

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Wednesday, 7th February 2007

Majesty of the Seas

Most driveways around the world are reserved for parking the family car, but 58 year old ex-coal miner Francois Zanella uses his driveway to park his personal home-made cruise ship. The ship is a 1/8th reproduction of the Royal Caribbean…

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Monday, 5th February 2007

Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that: "if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees…

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Saturday, 3rd February 2007

Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that: "if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees…

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Friday, 2nd February 2007

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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