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Earlier this month the still-incomplete Burj Dubai building in Dubai officially surpassed the height of all other buildings, towers and masts worldwide, making it the tallest man-made structure on the planet. Currently standing at a staggering 688 m, construction of…

The Danish town of Fredericia is under attack! A 35 metre tall giant is (admittedly very slowly), clawing his way out of the earth to wreak havoc upon the defenceless surface-dwelling Danes. So far the terrifying creature has only managed…

This weekend, I was lucky enough to see the only flying Avro Vulcan in existence, yet Murphy's Law dictated that my camera should under no circumstances work. So, whilst this post was to be interjected with marvelous self-made photography, it…

Is that... the word "SLUT" carved into the ground of Nova Scotia? On closer examination it becomes clear that the "S" is actually a tree shadow - but the remaining letters look to be formed by the shapes of three…

Sorry folks, no post today. However, many of you may be unaware that we operate a "backchannel" of sorts over at Twitter, where as well as a feed of all the posts from the main site, we also post some…

Today sees the finals of the first ever Olympic Bicycle Moto Cross competition which takes place here at the Laoshan Bicycle Motocros Venue in Beijing. BMX racing is brand new to these Olympics, and races take just over 30 seconds…