George W. Bush’s Texas Ranch

CNBC: "I'm curious, have you ever googled anybody? Do you use Google?" President George W. Bush: "Occasionally. One of the things I've used on the Google is to pull up maps. It's very interesting to see – I've forgot the…

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Tuesday, 24th October 2006

Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z is a giant manga robot who had his own anime show in the early 70s, and according to Wikipedia had a great influence on the Super Robot genre. In this satellite photograph we can see a giant statue…

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Monday, 23rd October 2006

Sony Bravia Estate

It's not often we would get to post about a council estate in Scotland, but this particular estate in Toryglen, Glasgow was the location for the latest Sony Bravia advert, which features huge quantities of paint exploding from the high-rise…

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Friday, 20th October 2006

Japan’s Giant Snacks

Floating away in the harbour of Tokyo is the Giant Japanese Battenburg storage depot. Japan is the world's second largest producer of oversized snacks, and over to the East they're also farming massive Twiglets. Seriously, can anyone solve the Battenburg…

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Friday, 20th October 2006

Bora Class Hovercraft

Docked at the Russian Black Sea navy base in Sevastopol, Ukraine we can see an odd looking ship - a Bora Class hovercraft. Designed in 1988, the Bora is by far the largest military hovercraft going and are odd in…

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Wednesday, 18th October 2006

Jumbolair

Jumbolair Aviation Estates near Ocala in Florida is probably the most famous of the U.S.'s near 500 fly-in communities, a few of which we've previously featured. It first gained media attention thanks to the efforts of the eccentric Arthur Jones…

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Tuesday, 17th October 2006

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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