Mount Everest no longer world’s highest mountain
Which is closer to the surface of the moon, the summit of Mount Everest or Ecuador? Contrary to popular belief,…
Very Large Christs
Back to his very origins, humans have chosen to worship physical representations of their deities. Currently the most popular religion (in terms of current number of followers) is this Christian faith, with around 2,000 million followers. We’ve previously covered Very…
The world’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni in south-west Bolivia was once part of a massive prehistoric lake but today is the world’s largest salt flat. When dry it’s a barren landscape, so featureless that it’s great for perspective tricks – but during the…
Best of Google Sightseeing
The rise and fall of “B of the Bang”
Back in 2005, when Google Sightseeing was brand new, we were desperate for Google to add aerial images of Manchester…
Twittering
Judging by the number of new followers we have, it appears that this has been the week that Twitter finally…
Definitely a duck (maybe)
Here in the United States somewhere (we think, we haven’t checked), we’ve found this random patch of land that we…
Google Maps publishes aerial images of murder scene
The continuing rollout of 45° “birds eye view” images across the globe1 has now revealed a real-life tragedy. On the…
Trollstigen (Troll’s path)
In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll’s…
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