The longest tornado ever recorded, in terms of time on the ground and path travels, is currently the Tri-State Tornado of 1925. That tornado traveled...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your ...
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The largest domestic cat breed can reach a staggering size, but it doesn't come close to the biggest dog ever recorded.Guinnesslists the longest and heaviest dog ever as "Aicama Zorba of La-Susa." This giant canine was an Old English mastiff owned by Londoner Chris Eraclides. Back in 1...
The Dune of Pilat is located at the southern entrance of Arcachon Bay, and is the tallest sand dune in Europe.Prior to being called the Dune of Pilat in the 1930s, the area was called “Les Sabloneys,” or “the New Sands.”
So what is the deal with the Heimlich? Well, Dr. Henry Heimlich lives in Cincinnati, and as of this writing he is 95 years old. He is wierdly related to some very cool people (perhaps not). First of all, he is the uncle of Anson Williams, better known as “Potsie” from the 70...
Curiosity, which plays leads in so many life dramas, led Louie to the rotunda of the tallest building. It was built on the hollow centre plan, with a sheer drop from the twenty-somethingth to the main floor. Louie stationed himself in the centre of the mosaic floor, took off his hat,...
The world's tallest mammal doesn't sleep lying fully down often, but when they do, it's pretty adorable. Giraffes can REM sleep when positioned with theiron their own rumps, only doing so for about five minutes at a time to avoid being exposed to predators. ...
Picking up where it left off almost a decade ago, it was always going to be my top pick of the year however long we had waited. Was there ever any doubt that the second panel of the diptych would be the magnificent equal of the first? It’s arguably the BBC’s finest contribution ...
The tallest column of a burger I’ve ever had. I think Americans tend to have larger patties, so the whole burger becomes proportionally larger. When your cultural default is a smaller portion of meat, everything else gets narrower to match it and the only direction to build becomes Up. ...
They recently constructed the topped-out 601 m (1,972 ft) Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower in Mecca, which is the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest in the world, as well as the largest skyscraper in the world by floor area and volume. Aside from buildings, the firm has ...