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Heartland Country Corn Maze

The 2002 design of the Heartland Country Corn Maze near Harrisburg was a coyote howling at the moon (with the letters USA in the lower right corner). This year they drew a 6.6 acre triceratops. Thanks: David Thornton

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Tuesday, 25th October 2005

Giant Yellow People

After some yellow planes, here's some giant yellow people, which looks like a huge 'children crossing' sign painted in a school courtyard in Paris. Thanks to DDA.

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Saturday, 15th October 2005

PROMESAS

Giant writing in Mexico: "PROMESAS". Using my excellent Spanish skills I translated this to "Promises", although who's promising who what I can't tell you. Thanks: Timo V Tikansalo & marwan

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Thursday, 13th October 2005

Hyundai & Audi cars

Just by looking at the shape and colour of these tiny cars parked outside an Australian car dealership I can identify them as Hyundai and Audi cars. Pretty impressive, huh? Thanks: shea marshall

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Wednesday, 12th October 2005

The Oldest Electronically Lit School Emblem in the World

Perched on the side of Mount Zion in Colorado is a giant 'M' for the Colorado School of Mines. The school claims that it is the 'largest electronically-lit school emblem in the world', a claim which is disputed by Brigham…

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Wednesday, 12th October 2005

Eat Pecans

Woah! Somebody really, really likes pecans! Thanks to Steve Andersen and William Eckley.

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Monday, 10th October 2005

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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