Geographically, the British Empire was the largest in history. In 1922, it covered over 34 million km2 (13 million mi2), which is approximately a quarter of the world’s total landmass. With territories on every continent except Antarctica, the empire spanned the globe from east to west, giving credence to the saying, “The Sun never sets on the British Empire.”

The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) has the largest eye-to-body ratio of any animal in the world. Its body reaches a maximum length of 28 cm (11 in) while its eyes can have a diameter of 2.5 cm (0.9 in). First discovered in 1903 by Carl Chun, the vampire squid has been found to reside in tropical waters at depths of over 600 m (1,970 ft). Its body is covered in light-producing organs called photophores which it uses to distract predators. It has a gelatinous body Continue reading →

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) Arms Transfers Database, the USA exported an annual average of $7,964,100,000 (£4,000,271,235) worth of arms – defined as major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems – in the ten years between 1998 and 2007. Between 2003 and 2007, the top five suppliers – The USA, Russia, Germany, France, and the UK – together accounted for 80% of international arms export. There was an 8% Continue reading →

Benetton Group sells to customers in more than 120 countries through its 6,000 franchised stores and company-owned megastores. The company sells approximately 150 million garments every year.

Friends of the Earth International, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2011, boasts 76 member groups and over 2 million individual members and supporters making it the largest federation of environmental groups in the world.

The largest fine ever was one of $650 million (œ335 million), which was imposed on the US securities house Drexel Burnham Lambert in December 1988 for insider trading. This figure represented $300 million (œ164 million) in direct fines, with the balance to be put into an account to satisfy claims of parties that could prove they were defrauded by Drexel’s actions.

The freshwater lake with the greatest volume is Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, with an estimated volume of 23,000 km³ (5,500 miles³).

The largest fountain is the musical fountain at Dadaepo Beach. The fountain measures 2,519m2 (27,114 ft2 26in2) and was built by Sahagu Office in Busan, South Korea, on 30 May, 2009. Fountains typically spray water from a water tank. This particular fountain, however, sprays water from the ground and offers various fountain shows without the need of a water tank. The water reaches a height of 55 metres (180 ft 5in), there are 1,046 nozzles, 1,148 lights and it cost an estimated $6.1 million to Continue reading →

The largest fuel efficiency lesson (multiple venues) was attended by 3,243 people and was achieved by participants across the globe during an event organised by Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd (UK) in 11 locations internationally on 15 October 2011. The event was held in London, UK, with 25 participants; Potters Field Park in London, UK, with 204 participants; Hamburg, Germany, with 390 participants; Copenhagen, Denmark, with 45 participants; Amsterdam, Netherlands, with 197 participants; Istanbul, Turkey, with 114 participants; Bangkok, Thailand, with 124 participants; Kuala Lumpur, Continue reading →

The largest game ever released for Neo-Geo is The King of Fighters 2003 (SNK Playmore, 2003), which weighed in at an impressive 716MB when it was released on 12 December 2003. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011