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World’s Largest Spermatozoa

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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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Ringing In 2012 Around the World

As we ring in 2012 here at Google Sightseeing, we know that you, too, are celebrating the New Year. Of course, depending on where you are around the globe, you’re celebrating it at very different times – sometimes more than a day apart! With that in mind, here’s your guide to the first – and the last – places on Earth to enter 2012.

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While most people dispose of old vehicle by sending them for scrap or recycling, there are endless opportunities to do…

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In the mid-1990s Disney took a break from theme-park development and diversified into town-building. The result was a Florida town…

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Inquisitive reader Simon Proffitt alerted us to the Street View imagery in an area near to the Google HQ in…

Ontario’s namesakes

As Canada is a relatively young country, many of its towns and cities were named by immigrants wanting to retain…

Trick-or-Treat? Top Ten Towns with Halloween Names

Ah… October 31st, the day when children everywhere1 get to dress up in scary costumes and extort candy from homeowners…

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Recent Comments

  1. Mark: Guessing, from this account, that it’s Kevin Barrera. The location linked isn’t exact, but the...
  2. Alex Turnbull: Given how long the body must have lain there (long enough for the aerial photography airplane to have...
  3. Alex Turnbull: Hi Stuart, are you looking at the police officer? The victim looks pretty dead to me :(
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