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Giant mouse discovered to be as big as humans in Amazon
Scientists have discovered a prehistoric mouse as large as a human living in the Amazon rainforest about 10 million years ago.
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10 interesting records for Valentine's Day
To celebrate Valentine's Day, here are 10 interesting Guinness records related to Valentine's Day that can help you relax and find some fun.
Archeology
Fossils of giant tortoise-eating snakes found in South America
Stupendemys geographicus, the tortoise with strong horns lived 13 to 7 million years ago in the same period as the giant crocodile.
Environment
The world's largest iceberg is about to enter the Atlantic
The A68 ice sheet has barely moved since its separation from Antarctica, but has recently suddenly accelerated northward.
Archeology
The exposed 'monster' park showing only the thigh bone was bigger than a human
Fossil hunters had to use a strong horse to pull the monster's thigh bone from the 150 million-year-old grave in Utah State Park.
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Journey of transportation of Airbus A380 parts
The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, consists of 4 million parts shipped from 30 countries via land, water and air.
Animal world
1001 wondering: How much does the world's largest mouse weigh?
Capybara water guinea pigs are the largest rodents in the world. As noted, there has been an individual weighing nearly 100kg in Brazil.
Biology
Hundreds of millions of grasshoppers 'attack' Africa, destroying crops
The largest grasshoppers in 25 years raging in East Africa, are a major threat to food security, especially in communities that have suffered from drought, war and famin…
Space science
Found a giant galaxy, 2.5 times larger than the Milky Way galaxy
The US and NASA Space Hubble Space Telescope has discovered UGC 2885, the largest spiral galaxy ever recorded.
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The largest scavenger flower in the world blooms in Indonesia
The huge Rafflesia tuan-mudae scavenger flower has a diameter of up to 111 cm, far exceeding the record of 107 cm of an individual of the same species blooming a few yea…
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The swordfish of the Yangtze River is believed to be extinct
One of the world's largest freshwater fish (adults can reach up to 7 meters) is believed to be extinct due to overfishing and the appearance of the Three Gorges Dam.
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Decode the world's largest transport plane manufactured by the Soviet Union
Powered by six powerful engines, capable of carrying an entire spacecraft, Antonov An-225
Videos
It shows the whole process of transformation of a giant beetle
Instead of spitting out silk and wrapping itself in cocoons, the Hercules beetle builds itself into the capsule with its own droppings and changes its morphology.
Oceanography
Extremely rare scene: The planet's largest creature ... 'walks badly' in the middle of the ocean
The first time the photographer saw the whale excrete such a strange liquid, this proved its lunch had something new.