Search Results for 'world's largest'

The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew

While I don't admit to possess a particularly green thumb, I do have a penchant for anything which either looks good from the air, or lays claim to unnecessary, ambiguous World Records. Just like here at…

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Friday, 11th July 2008

Desert Week Roundup

And so, we come to end of our first ever desert week. It turns out that we only featured two actual deserts over the week, and we even failed to mention the world's largest desert! Despite…

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Saturday, 21st June 2008

Days Out in Korea

Normally considered to be places of fun and pleasure, perhaps the last country you would expect to find the world's largest stadium is in North Korea, one of the most isolated nations on the planet. However…

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Thursday, 15th May 2008

Britain’s Tallest Cow

The web is abuzz today with news that an English animal sanctuary has applied to the Guinness Book of World Records to have one of their bullocks, "Chilli", recognised as Britain's tallest cow. The giant Friesian…

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Tuesday, 13th May 2008

Mystery Military Satellite Calibration Test Card?

Alan Turnbull (no relation) contacted us to tell us about his bizarre find at RAF Feltwell in Norfolk, England, which at first glance looks like it might be the world's most complicated sports pitch. But what…

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Wednesday, 19th March 2008

Half Naked Woman Crop Circle

It's hard not to see the rear of a naked woman in the shapes made by this field in Sicily, Italy. As you can see though, the title of this post refers not to the fact…

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Monday, 10th March 2008

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