General Record Braker
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Most populous City in the world
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Shanghai
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Longest Railway Platform
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Kharagpur(India),2733 ft.
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03
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Longest Railroad Tunnel
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Seikan (Japan),33.5 miles
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Longest Suspension Bridge
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Verrazano-Narrows, 13700 ft.long,USA
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Longest Dam
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Hirakund(India),15.8 miles
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06
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Highest Dam
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Rogusky (U.S.S.R.),1066 ft.
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07
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Largest Dam
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Kariba (Rhodesia),149000000 acre ft.in volume
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08
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Longest Road Highway Tunnel
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St.Goldhard(Switzerland),10.01 miles
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09
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Longest Seaway
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St.Lawrence seaway(U.S.A.-Canada),189 miles
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10
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Largest Passenger Ship
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Queen Elizabeth II (83000 tonnes)(U.K.)
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Largest Merchant Ship
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Pierre Guillaumat (france),555031 DWT Tonnage
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12
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Largest Diamond
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Mine At Kimberly,South Africa
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13
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Largest Diamond
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Cullinan(Over 1 1/2 lbs.)
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14
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Tallest Statue
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Motherland, an enormous female figure (U.S.S.R.)
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15
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Largest Temple
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Angkor-Vat (Cambodia), 1400 yds. by 1400 yds.
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Largest Church
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Basilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,611 ft.in length and 18110 sq.yds.in area.
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Tallest Church
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Ulm Cathedral (Ger.),529 ft.high
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Largest Mosque
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Jumma Masjid (Delhi),Over 10000 sq.ft. in area
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19
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Largest Indoor Theatre
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Radio City Music Hall (New York),accommodates 6200 persons.
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Deepest Boring
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An oil well of 25340 ft.(Texas, U.S.A.)
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Largest Palace
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The Palace at Vatican City,area 13.5 acres
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22
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Largest University Building
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Lomonosov University (Moscow), has 32 stories
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23
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Tallest Tower
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Tokyo Tower (Japan) 1000 ft.high
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24
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Biggest Library
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United states Library of congress,Washington D.C. Containing over 41874900 titles.
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Largest Reflector Telescope
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Mt.Semirodriki (U.S.S.R.)
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26
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Largest Bell
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Tsar Kolokol at Kremlin (Moscow),weight 193 tons
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27
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Largest Dome.
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Astrodome in U.S.A.;outside diameter is 216 metres
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28
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Largest Pearl
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Pearl of Allah,weighs 14 lbs.2 oz.
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29
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Biggest Railway Station
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Grand Central Terminal(New york),with 47 platforms,48 acres in area.
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30
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Longest Port
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New York Harbour (U.S.A.)
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31
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Longest Corridor
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Rameshwaram Temple's Corridor (India),400 ft.
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32
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Biggest Auditorium
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Municipal Auditorium at Atlantic City (U.S.A.),covers an area of 7 acres.
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Biggest Stadium
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Strahov Stadium (Prague),accommodates 240000 spectators.
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Biggest Hotel
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Conrad Hilton (Chicago,U.s.A.), has 25 floors.
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35
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Largest Aquarium
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John J.Shedd Aquarium,Illinois,(U.S.A.)
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36
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Biggest Museum
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American Museum of Natural History has an area of 23 acres.
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Largest Thoroughfare
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Broadway (New York)
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Highest Airfield
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Ladakh Airfields (Kashmir,India),14230 ft.above sea-level.
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Biggest Zoo
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Etosha Reserve(S.W.Africa),38500 sq.miles
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Largest Park
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Yellowstone National Park (USA)
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Longest Railway Line Trans-
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siberian Railway (USSR) connecting Moscow to Vladivostok
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Largest Office building
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Pentagon (Arlington,U.S.A.),over 34 acres of floor area.
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Tallest Building
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Sears Tower(Chicago), 442 m.
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Highest Suspension Bridge
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Over royal Gorge (Colorado,U.S.A.),1053 ft.high
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45
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Longest Cantilever Bridge.
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Quebec (Over St.Lawrence River,Canada),3239 ft.in length
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Longest Railway Bridge
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Lower Zambesi (Mozambique,Africa),12054 ft.
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Largest Hydro-electric Plant
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Krasnoyarsk (USSR),6096 M.W. capacity
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Highest Straight Gravity
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Dam Bhakra Dam(India), 740 ft.
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Largest Sculptures Mount
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Rushmore National Memorial (Black Hills,S.Dakota,U.S.A.)
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50
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Highest Lighthouse
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Bishop Rock (England), 146 ft.high
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51
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Longest Viaduct Lake
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Panchhartrain Causeway (Louisiana,U.S.A.), with a total length of 24 miles
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52
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Longest Wall Great
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Wall of China(1400 miles)
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53
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Longest recognised swimming course
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English Channel (23 miles,calais to Dover)
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