The largest speeding ticket ever was $200,000 in Finland, where fines are based on income. Canada has fines up to $25,000, while the average US ticket is $150. Only 7% of countries have road safety laws. The first speeding ticket was issued in the US in 1904. As of 2014, the largest speeding ticket ever […]
The Boeing Everett Plant in Washington, USA is the largest building in the world with 282 acres of usable floor space. Other large buildings are related to aircraft or spacecraft assembly, but not all have usable floor space. The Aalsmeer Flower Auction is the largest commercial building, while the Great Wall of China and Three […]
The LZ 129 Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built, with a length of 804 feet and a volume of seven million cubic feet. It caught fire during a transatlantic flight in 1937, ending the “Age of Airships.” Airships have since made a resurgence, but the largest airship in 2010, the Bullet 580, is still […]
The Knock Nevis is the largest ship ever built, weighing 647,955 tons when fully loaded with oil. It was built in Japan between 1979 and 1981 and is larger than the Empire State Building. It cannot navigate the English Channel or dock at many major ports. It was used to deliver oil to the US […]
The largest insects ever were members of the extinct Protodonata order, with Meganeuropsis permiana having a wingspan of 75 cm and weighing over 450 g. They were predators, feeding on other insects and small amphibians. The high oxygen levels during the Carboniferous era allowed for larger insects to exist, but the reason for Meganeura’s size […]
The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland is the world’s largest machine, capable of accelerating particles to 99.9999991% of the speed of light. The canceled Superconducting Super Collider in Texas would have been larger. The F60 Overburden Conveyor Bridge in Germany is the largest machine with similar length, width, and height, while the Knock Nevis supertanker […]
Competitive pumpkin growing is popular in the US and Canada, with the current world record held by Joe Jutras of Massachusetts at 1689 lbs. Growing tips include using quality soil, fertilizers, and full sun, while seed choice is debated. Large pumpkins are not ideal for pies, with sugar pie pumpkins being preferred. In late September […]
The “Big Seven” are the largest moons in the solar system, including Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, Io, Moon, Europa, and Triton. They are interesting and unique, with features such as volcanic activity and subsurface oceans. Luna is also unusual, being a large moon compared to the planet it orbits. Four of the Big Seven orbit Jupiter […]
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China is the world’s largest dam, completed in 2006. It will generate 18.2 GW of power and reduce major downstream floods. However, over 1 million people had to be evacuated for its construction, and it has been controversial due to its cost and potential environmental impact. […]
Amphicoelias fragillimus, a sauropod dinosaur known from a single lost vertebra fragment, may have been the largest animal ever with an estimated length of 58m. However, its claims are disputed due to the unknown location of the fossils and controversial extrapolations. The largest land animal title also depends on weight, with Bruhathkayosaurus approaching 240 tons. […]
The largest tumor ever removed intact from a human body weighed 303 pounds and was removed in 1991 from a woman’s right ovary. The operation took over six hours, and the tumor was found to be benign. Other cases of large tumors have also been reported. According to Guinness World Records, the largest tumor ever […]
The oldest child ever born weighed 23 pounds at birth in 1879, but only lived for 11 hours. His parents were known as “the tallest couple in the world”. The oldest child ever born was a boy who weighed 23 pounds (10 kg) in Seville, Ohio at his birth on January 19, 1879; however, he […]
The Sun is not the largest thing in the Milky Way galaxy. Betelgeuse, a red giant star, is 700 times larger and 14,000 times more luminous. As stars age, they get bigger, and the Sun will eventually become a red giant and could encompass the orbits of some planets. The Sun is the largest object […]
