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Back on May 1st 1981 a de Havilland Dove twin-engine aircraft was leaving Sebring, Florida for Miami and suffered an engine failure. The pilot was forced to crash land in a nearby field and the aircraft ended up in the…

It would seem that we have finally reached the absolute pinnacle of our continuing quest to discover the latest and greatest "World's blankest blank", as seen by satellite! Yes you lucky people, prepare yourselves for... The World's Largest Cow! This…

Like something out of Blazing Saddles, here's a completely fake city outside of Washington D.C.! In fact zooming out to see the surrounding area, we can see there's all sorts of odd things here, including driving courses, underground bunkers, some…

A small German church has laid a bold claim to the title of "World's most squinty building". Located in the town of Bad Frankenhausen, the bell tower of a 14th century church has been measured at an angle of 4.5…

While on holiday we missed the news of a new Chinese nuclear submarine being spotted on Google Earth. Not much is known about the new class of Ballistic Missile Submarine, which is called the Jin-class or Type 094, but the…

Welcome to day four of Google Sightseeing Reader Takeover Week! Every day this week, one of you has been chosen to have their very own sight posted here on GSS, while Alex and James take a well deserved holiday. Today's…