Remember the old "Guinness Book of World Records" TV show? Here is a story that will make you cringe. It is about the largest infestation of mice. The number of mice is sickening enough, but when they talk about the kid eating the dead mice... picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to dissect one of the largest structures in the Universe as part of a quest to understand the violent lives of galaxies. Hubble is providing indirect evidence of unseen dark matter tugging on galaxies in the crowded, rough-and-tumble environment of a massive supercluster of hundreds of galaxies. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A large cache of stone tools estimated to be up to 35,000 years old has been discovered on the site of one of Australia's largest iron ore mines, sparking calls on Monday for the site's preservation. Archaeologists uncovered the tools on the site of the A$1 billion ($920 million) Hope Downs iron ore mine, about 310 kilometres (192 miles) south of Port Hedland, in western Australia's ore-rich Pilba... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

...and help the other 999,999 people raise money for a handful of worthy causes. It's oekaki, but with a point. picked by Chudders 2 years ago

Jebel Ali port houses the second largest oil refinery in the UAE.

I smell a gas hike in our very near future... picked by buddha 12 months ago

Artist Mark Beekman replicated The Last Supper with Lite-Brite and is now selling it for $15,000. picked by lkrofct 8 months ago

Hai Yang Shi You 117 is among the largest floating production, storage and offloading vessel in the world. It can store as much as two million barrels of crude oil and can also serve as a offshore production unit.
Imagine the impacts on the environnement picked by wildminou 6 months ago

Authorities say it's the largest drug money haul in history and reflects a vast global trade. picked by super 1 year ago

The Bluebonnet Brew-off is one of the largest single site homebrew competitions in the United States. It is the first leg of the Lone Star Circuit of homebrew competitions. picked by icepigs 1 year ago

Sorry odds, sorry turnout, but still only a fraction less than the largest turnout for a mid-term election in recent history. picked by nyinquirer 2 years ago

THE Great Barrier Reef has taken out one of world tourism's most coveted awards. The reef - the world's largest living organism - was voted the best destination by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) as part of its Tourism for Tomorrow awards, at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, overnight. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Chinese fishermen catch one of the worlds largest (and most docile) creatures - then cut it up for food. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

One of the largest supervolcanoes in the world lies beneath Yellowstone National Park and scientists say activity there is increasing. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

"Because we can now translate HTML into music, anyone who has created a webpage has written a song. Any such person is now a member of the World's Largest Band. If you have ever created a webpage, you are already a member of the band as a songwriter. If not, you can use the java applet "instrument" above to play a song; just choose a URL and you are in the band as a performer."... read full post picked by runninutes 2 years ago

In a stadium named after the president of one of America's largest beer brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals have banned alcohol from the clubhouse, five days after relief pitcher Josh Hancock was killed in a alcohol-related traffic crash. Manager Tony La Russa said the decision was largely symbolic because today's players don't hang around the clubhouse to drink as in days past. picked by sholom22 1 year ago

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has just begun its science mission, and one of the first targets is Victoria Crater, where the rover Opportunity has just arrived after nearly 1000 sols on Mars.

The photos, using the largest interplanetary telescope ever lofted, are truly amazing.

See comments for links to original imagery. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

Story is a follow-up to this article. The woman was the largest ever to have gastric bypass surgery, but she died of a heart attack two weeks after the operation. picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

Barry Kwok, 43, claims the skin peeled from his chest after he was sunburnt on a Hong Kong beach is the largest piece of skin peeled whole from a living human. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Elfwood is the largest collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy artwork on the web. Some of the art is awe-inspiring. picked by gratheo 1 year ago

Astronomers think they’ve got a handle on how Sun-sized stars come together. But the formation of the largest stars - more than 10 times the mass of the Sun - still puzzle astronomers.

New observations may change that... picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago