Archive for August, 2007


Largest Diamond Ever Found? Maybe


Fact or Fiction? Claims have been made by a small mining firm in South Africa that the largest diamond ever has been found. 
At an estimated 7,000 carats, it would double the size of the previous “largest diamond ever”.  Although, the recently found diamond has yet to be officially declared as existing and is a topic […]

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Tallest Man in the World


According to the Guinness Book of World Records (2008), Leonid Sadnyk is the current tallest man alive in the world. At 8 feet 5.5 inches, this Ukrainian has been growing excessively since he was 12 years old. The growth was determined to be an effect from brain surgery.
Stadnyk replaces the previous holder, Bao Xishun from […]

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