#worldslargest — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #worldslargest, aggregated by home.social.
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“Most people, when they see one spider they start screaming. And here, we have 100,000 spiders and everybody wants to learn about them — to me that is hard to believe.”
Agreed!!
#arthropods #spiders #arachnids #araneae #spiderweb #worldslargest
Why the world's largest-known spider web surprised this scientist | CBC Radio
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/biggest-spiderweb-in-the-world-discovered-in-cave-9.6982173 -
“Biggest #WindTurbine Ever”: #China Smashes All Records With This Colossal Machine—But a Hidden Flaw Threatens the Whole Project
In a stunning display of #technological prowess, China has completed the construction of the #worldslargest wind #turbine, a 607-foot titan capable of producing 26 megawatts of power, further solidifying its position as a global leader in #renewableenergy.
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World’s Largest Covered Porch Swing in Hebron, Nebraska
At 32 feet long, this swing is big enough for the whole family—and then some.#roadsideattractions #public #publicworks #parks #worldslargest #swings #section-Atlas
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The World's Largest Coral, a Single Organism, Can Be Seen From Space
Recently discovered in the Solomon Islands, the mega coral is likely centuries old.#climatechange #oceans #environment #marine #worldslargest #coralreefs #climatedeskinternal #section-Articles
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Tokyo Night & Light Projections in Tokyo, Japan
The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story tall light shows.#electricity #worldslargest #architecture #light #section-Atlas
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Quinault Giant Sitka Spruce in Quinault, Washington
Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.#rainforest #flora #trees #worldslargest #worldslargesttrees #section-Atlas
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Beastie Boys Mural in Jacksonville, Florida
The world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.#worldslargest #worldrecord #3d #paintings #murals #section-Atlas
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The World's Largest Penny in Woodruff, Wisconsin
In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.#womenshealth #money #roadsideattractions #worldslargest #coins #section-Atlas
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I've really come to #love roadside oddities—those weird and wacky attractions that get you to stop for a laugh and an unusual photo.
So here’s me at each of the World’s Largest Balls of Twine.
(Yes, there really are *four* of them: Cawker City KS, Darwin MN, Lake Nebagamon WI, Bronson MO) ☀︎ #opcWeeklyTheme 📷 #ballsoftwine #roadtrip #weird #travel #worldslargest
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Riding the WORLD'S LONGEST Model Train Track! - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh7C-hpibr4&ab_channel=DownieLive
#DownieLive #ModelTrain #ModelRailroad #WorldsLargest #RidingTrain #Railroad -
Iola Downtown Square in Iola, Kansas
It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.#urbanplanning #records #worldslargest #section-Atlas
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Grave of World’s Largest Twins in Hendersonville, North Carolina
Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the 'McGuire Twins.'#worldrecord #worldslargest #gravestones #graveyards #cemeteries #section-Atlas
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This is the Stratolaunch Roc, the world's largest airplane by wingspan, seen a few days ago at the Mojave Air And Space Port in Mojave, California. Built to lift large orbital launch vehicles for air launch, it is now being groomed to launch drone hypersonic test vehicles.
#space #aerospace #hypersonic #airplanes #mojave #mojaveairandspaceport #flighttest #testflight #worldslargest #stratolaunchsystems
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Otto the Otter in Fergus Falls, Minnesota
The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.#otters #animals #roadsideattractions #worldslargest #section-Atlas
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World's Largest Baseball in Muscotah, Kansas
This unfinished tribute to a hometown hero and early baseball great is now an abandoned roadside attraction.#sports #worldslargest #baseball #roadsideattractions #section-Atlas
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World’s Largest Quilting Needle in Paducah, Kentucky
A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.#textiles #worldslargest #quilts #section-Atlas
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The World’s Largest Ship Horn in Flüelen, Switzerland
On the water, the sound from this horn could be heard from up to 10 kilometers away.#ships #worldslargest #section-Atlas
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The World's Largest Freshwater Fish Are Weird and Wonderful
From 600-pound catfish to ancient sturgeon, these giants could be lurking in a river near you.
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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #276: Rafflesia Arnoldii.
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#flowers #worldrecords #corpseflower #carrionflower #RafflesiaArnoldii #parasites #worldslargest #nature #science #strangebuttrue #didyouknow #facts #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn -
Rubik’s Cube in Knoxville, Tennessee
The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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AquaDom
Radisson Blu Hotel
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin. Or, at least it did...An elevator took guests up through the inside of the tank for a full 360-degree view of the fish as well as the divers who cared for them and the tank on a daily basis.
#aquarium #worldslargest #tragedy #collapes #architecture #disaster
On December 16, 2022, the massive suspended aquarium burst.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aquadom-at-radisson-blu-berlin
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Grandma Korn cares not its almost Christmas. She only cares that you try her delicious fresh candy corn.
@worldslargestcandycorn
#candycorn #grandmakorn #candy #corn #worldslargest #grandma #georgia #aiphotography #generativeart