If the man with the world's largest penis cannot find work in NYC, what chance do the rest of us have? picked by suebe 2 months ago

If you wanted to visit the world's largest fish tank, you'd have to go to Okinawa, Japan, home of the "Kuroshio Sea," otherwise known as the Churaumi Aquarium. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Without a doubt, this is the world's largest baseball bat, which can be found at the Louisville Slugger Museum, 800 West Main Street, Louisville, KY. It's 120 feet tall and said to be modeled after Babe Ruth's bat. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

By analyzing images from NASA's Cassini Radar instrument, a Brigham Young University professor helped discover and analyze mountains on Saturn's largest moon, additional evidence that it has some of the most earthlike processes of any celestial body in the solar system. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Researchers have found in Vietnam what they believe to be the world’s largest cave.
At 262-by-262 feet (80-by-80 meters) in most places, the Son Doong cave beats out the previous world-record holder, Deer Cave in the Malaysian section of the island of Borneo.
(disappointed there are so few pictures - but click on link on the right to see them) picked by Bingo 8 months ago

An international team of researchers led by a UC Riverside astronomer has completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies. Named the Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey, "SpARCS" detects galaxy clusters using deep ground-based optical observations from the CTIO 4m and CFHT 3.6m telescopes, combined with Spitzer Space Telescope infrar... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Scientists claim to have uncovered the world's largest haul of dinosaur fossils in China.

They recovered some 7,600 fossils from a 980ft-long pit near Zhucheng city in the eastern province of Shandong in a dig lasting seven months. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Iranian artist Ali Khaliqi has designed the world's largest, hand-woven carpet. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Perhaps you own a pair of bird watching binoculars to study all types of winged friends and get a better understanding of how they function everyday. Or maybe you have a telescope set up in your bedroom or on your back porch to get up close and personal with stars in galaxies far away. While these tools provide amazing views to what’s happening around us, imagine having the power of some of ... read full post picked by kakana 8 months ago

A groundbreaking took place Monday at Nellis Air Force Base, just north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the desolate, arid, windswept Mojave Desert. The ceremony will initiate construction on what will be the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) array in the United States, capable of producing 15-18 megawatts of power. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Currently the world’s largest airplane, the An-225 Mriya (Dream) is an enlarged version of the An-124. The original purpose of the An-225 was to ferry large components used in the Soviet space program. These duties were formerly performed by a modified M-4 Molot bomber, but this aircraft did not have the payload capabilities required by the rocketry developments of the 1980s. picked by Betmenko 3 years ago

Some animal events are so epic that they jolt us from our fallacious seat at the centre of the universe. When shoals of sardines materialise containing billions of individual fish, we’re in the realm of an ocean megalopolis – except one that travels as a single biomass fifteen miles long and visible from space. picked by bornbad 8 months ago

'Isaac Newton knew that any liquid, if put into a shallow container and set spinning, naturally assumes a parabolic shape, the same shape needed by a telescope mirror to bring starlight to a focus. This could be the key to making a giant lunar observatory.'" picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

It contains 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, and a floor area of 2,152,782 square feet (200,000 m²). Amenities include 5 swimming pools, and an air conditioned stable for the Sultan's 200 polo ponies, a 110-car garage, a banquet hall that can be expanded to accommodate up to 4,000 guests, and a mosque accommodating 1,500 people. picked by bingo 9 months ago

Wanna hear what it sounds like?
picked by glik 3 years ago

A 151-pound cupcake in Minneapolis has been certified as the world's largest. picked by nateebiinature 8 months ago

'I've Never Seen Anything Like It' picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

The 13in tall specimen was laid by a Great Elephant Bird in Madagascar almost 400 years ago and is now a rare antique.

It is bigger than a rugby ball and measures more than 3ft round its circumference. picked by iamamaniac 12 months ago

A Rhode Island grower hopes unusual diet will produce worlds largest pumpkin. picked by TheShizknitt725 1 year ago

Renee Williams became the largest person ever to have gastric bypass surgery earlier this year after ballooning to nearly seventy stone – but died 12 days later.

(british plimers, how heavy is a "stone" again?) picked by muppet 2 years ago