THE WORLD’S LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND FARM Photograph by London Array Limited The London Array is an offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary in the United Kingdom. With a nameplate capacity of 630 megawatts (MW), it is the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The first foundation was installed in March 2011 and phase I, consisting…
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Tallest High School Basketball Player
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Mamadou Ndiaye kind of takes the fun out of being on high school basketball team. He’s so tall, he doesn’t even have to try to score countless dunks and layups. The 7 foot-5 player for Brethren Christian High School in California is sure to have a prosperous future ahead of him, even with only moderate practice. Read more…
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Largest Mini Dominoes Set Ever
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Do you know how small a mini-domino is? Very small. As in 80 times smaller than your average domino, and 100 times lighter. They are even smaller than a one cent coin. German toy company Sinners Domino Entertainment wanted to do something special with their mini-dominoes, so they decided to put together the largest mini-domino set ever…
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Rocket Powered Bicycle Breaks Speed Record
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French speeder François Gissy now has claim to the world record title of the fastest cyclist. He hit over 200 MPH in just five seconds on his bike thanks to a boost from a rocket engine! Naturally, this epic video of his race has gone viral with over 1.5 million views! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WREyAicJXkM] Read more:…
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This Man Set A World Record For Doing Something Alarmingly Awful. Ew.
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88 Women Sky Divers Flower Formation World Record
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The Pearls of Russia women’s skydiving team just set a new world record with their 88 person team flower formation in the sky. Russia Today reports the first two attempts were unsuccessful, but the third time did the trick. The video is featured on DigitalJournal, msnNow, and CurrentTV. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMswcVNyXls] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/07/25/88-women-sky-divers-world-record/
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Smallest Parallel Parking World Record
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German driver Ronny Wechselberger broke the Guinness World Record for parallel parking in the tightest parking spot. The spot was only 26 centimeters longer than his car. Not only did he succeed in the park job, but he also did it Hollywood style, pulling off a beautiful ‘J-turn‘. The video is featured on Jalopnik. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeFNunnYiKY]…
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Grand Rapids Makes Longest One Shot Lip Dub
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Grand Rapids just broke the record for the longest one shot lip dub. The whole town got together lip syncing and dancing to Don McLean’s America Pie. Michigan has been going through some tough times, and Grand Rapids was even labeled a ‘dying city’ by Newsweek. The city got together and proved Newsweek dead wrong. The…