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World’s Largest Fingerprint

Somebody must have committed a major crime, as it would appear the Brighton and Hove arm of the Sussex constabulary have been dusting for prints around Hove Park, and uncovered what is clearly the the world's largest fingerprint! This fingerprint…

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Wednesday, 5th December 2007

World’s Largest KFC Logo

This gigantic image of the KFC Colonel was constructed from 65,000 1-foot-square tiles laid out in the Mojave desert. The advert took six days to construct, and was announced to the public almost exactly a year ago. However the images…

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Friday, 16th November 2007

World’s Largest Coca-Cola Logo

In northern Chile, in the desert near Arica, we couldn't possibly miss The World's Largest Coca-Cola logo. At 50m tall and 120m wide, this really is a massive Coke advert. Even better though, it's actually made from 70,000 empty Coke…

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Wednesday, 14th November 2007

Secret Swimming Pools

As it's home to the 509th Bomb Wing, operators of the very distinctive wing-shaped B2 stealth bombers, it should be easy to spot a B2 at Whiteman Air Force Base. Unfortunately, we're not in luck today, as browsing around the…

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Monday, 12th November 2007

It’s a Mystery

There's a neat question mark, about 11m tall, drawn on the ground of a construction site in the city of Rennes, France. Of course, the question about this question is: why is it there? The "?" appears to be made…

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Wednesday, 24th October 2007

Friday Dance

Woohoo! It's Friday! A fact which doesn't appear to have escaped this guy etched onto a mountainside in Mongolia - he's clearly doing a Friday dance of joy! Thanks to Kerry and anarster

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Friday, 28th September 2007

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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