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

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

Each capsule is the size of a bus and can accommodate 28 people, available for parties too! Much more here.

Update to this post. picked by cb__ 2 years ago

at the Burlington Pez Museum

Can you imagine the size of the candy bricks? picked by suebe 2 years ago

The massive adverts, which measure 20,000 square metres, or the size of three football pitches, are soon to appear in fields near Heathrow airport. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This new guide for astronomers, known as the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL) shows the Milky Way in submillimetre-wavelength light (between infrared light and radio waves). Images of the cosmos at these wavelengths are vital for studying the birthplaces of new stars and the structure of the crowded galactic core. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Its tongue flickers snakishly from a mouth filled with toxic potential while its body boasts the bulk of a crocodile’s. Armed with the lethal weapons of our most feared reptilian counterparts, the Komodo dragon is best left alone. picked by bornbad 6 months 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

Or is it the largest?
According to this participant, in 1958, 1200 pianists performed together picked by suebe 2 years ago

Ferris wheels have the innate ability to remind us of revolutionary times. Society was changing and culture was evolving-all while industry was making its way into large cities. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Remember the guess-what games where you see close-ups of everyday objects and you have to guess what it is? Well, this is one of those. picked by Bornbad 9 months 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

Astronomers believe they've glimpsed light from some of the universe's first stars through the world's largest telescope on the Big Island. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Bingham Canyon Mine is the biggest open pit mine in the world. It is situated west of Salt Lake City, Utah, southwest of West Jordan. This is the largest man made excavation on earth, the mine’s actual pit stretches 4 km (2.5 mi) in width and has a depth of 1.2 km (0.75 mi). picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

"At a time when our understanding of the oceans is clearly becoming more essential than ever, Neptune Canada will play a leadership role in advancing our knowledge of the oceans in ways not previously possible," Dr. David Turpin, UVic president, said in a statement. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Notable mushroom clouds that synthetically and naturally occurred in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The mammoth ship has seven neighborhoods, including a Boardwalk reminiscent of Coney Island. The ship has not one, but two rock-climbing walls, an ice-skating rink, and 24 specialty restaurants among an array of entertainment and activities. Now that the ship is in Port Everglades, workers will put the final details on the vessel. Perhaps the biggest job is the installation of some 12,000 shrubs... read full post picked by cecilberman 2 weeks ago

Those fun loving people in Sac City are at it again. Forty-four volunteers and five staff members of Noble Popcorn Farms built a popcorn ball that weighed 3,100 pounds. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A new species of golden orb spider has been found in South Africa. It is the biggest spider ever found that spins a web -and what a web it is!

(Video at bottom of article) picked by bingo 1 month ago