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 1 year 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 4 months ago

A New York mother is suing her son's baseball coach for not teaching him to properly slide into a base. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

I'm as big a baseball fan as anywife, but trying to follow this video just makes my head hurt. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Iranian artist Ali Khaliqi has designed the world's largest, hand-woven carpet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years 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 11 months 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

Researchers found evidence of microbreweries across Ireland, which predates the 1759 foundation of the Guinness brewery by several thousand years. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

An international team of scientists has identified a nesting population of leatherback sea turtles in Gabon, West Africa as the world's largest. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Visitors to Warner Robins will discover the "Crown Jewel" of Middle Georgia -- the Museum of Aviation, now the second largest museum in the United States Air Force. Displaying 93 aircraft and hundreds of exhibits on a beautiful 51 acre site, the museum has grown into a significant exhibit, education and cultural center drawing more than 500,000 visitors a year. Great intro. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

NTV attempted to determine the speed of a baseball fired from the barrel of a tank. To conduct the epic experiment, they enlisted the help of the Cambodian military, which saw the TV show as a means of spreading PR about how Cambodia is now a peaceful nation with a professional military. picked by Bornbad 1 year 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

In baseball, that is, today.

Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson crossed the color barrier in baseball and led millions of others to break through it not only in the sport but across American society, Robinson's legacy lives on in his credo: "A life is not important, except for the impact it has on other lives". picked by suebe 7 months ago

Before every major league baseball game, rules require that the pristine white game balls be smeared with mud. And not just any mud. Since 1938, professional baseball teams have used "Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud", made from a secret concoction that originates in a New Jersey swamp, harvested six times a year from two holes, the location of which remains a mystery. picked by bingo 8 months ago

It's easy to find America's pastime in the movies, but not every baseball moment is a winner. Here are some of our favorites, along with a few that suck no matter how many $7 beers you down before watching. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

The family contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because the ball comes off them much faster than from wooden bats. The lawsuit will also be filed against Little League Baseball and a sporting goods chain that sold the bat. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

With a viewing area that measures 11 feet by 6 1/4 feet and 8.84 million pixels of resolution, the TV (which has no model number and no date for being commercialized) is regularly thronged by crowds of slack-jawed onlookers, unable to comprehend the thing. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The Icelandic Phallological Museum is probably the only museum in the world to contain a collection of phallic specimens belonging to all the various types of mammal found in a single country. *NSFW* picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A 151-pound cupcake in Minneapolis has been certified as the world's largest. picked by nateebiinature 4 months 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 8 months ago