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Mount Everest’s precise height revealed: China and Nepal announce the summit stands 29,032 feet tall after re-measuring it to end decades-long debate China’s long-running dispute with Nepal over the height of Everest is settled They jointly declared the world’s greatest peak now stands at 29,032 ft tall Came after both countries sent surveyors for measurement in … Read more
The first large-scale offshore wind farm is coming to the US and it could be the most powerful in the world. Vineyard Wind recently announced it will be placing more than 60 of General Electric’s 856-foot Haliade-X turbines some 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, a popular island destination in Massachusetts. When activated … Read more
A unique building that twists almost 90 full degrees has been named skyscraper of the year. Towering more than 1,500 feet above St. Petersburg, Russia, Lakhta Center has received Emporis’ 2020 Skyscraper Award, beating out more than 700 buildings under consideration. The real-estate data company named Zaha Hadid’s Leeza Soho in Beijing and 35 Hudson Yards … Read more
Kourtney Kardashian greets a guest at the door wrapped in a robe while sitting on someone else’s shoulders to appear hilariously tall in silly video By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 06:04 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 06:04 GMT, 11 November 2020 It’s a lot of play and a little bit of work for … Read more
Tomorrow’s woman is short and has a small head. Her narrow mouth sits beneath prominent cheekbones. She is a winner in the fertility stakes, entering menopause at a later age than her gran. Tomorrow’s man, meanwhile, is taller and less inclined to become a heavy smoker than today’s model. This is the direction in which … Read more
A giant man who stands 7ft 6ins tall and was bullied at school after growing to more than 6ft by the age of ten is now training to become the world’s tallest cricketer. Mudassir Gujjar, 21, has already been picked up by his local cricket team the Lahore Qalandars and hopes to play on the world … Read more
That’s pin-credible! Woman, 17, who stands tall at 6ft 10in has the longest legs in the world Maci Currin, 17, has the longest legs in the world measuring in at 4ft 5in long The teen from Austin, Texas, is 6ft 10in tall and has big aspirations to be a model She has urged others with unique physical attributes: ‘Don’t … Read more
Colin Firth really is delicious! Pride and Prejudice fans can finally get their teeth into the star thanks to this 6ft tall cake version of him as Mr Darcy Michelle Wibowo created it to celebrate 25th anniversary of the BBC mini-series The cake was unveiled at the National Trust property Lyme Park, in Cheshire It … Read more
Blue Origin, an aerospace firm owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, delivered a mockup crew lander vehicle that could take the first woman and next man to the moon. The full-sized structure, although not functional, includes both the ascent and descent elements, and stands 40 feet tall. The Bezo’s owned-company announced its ‘National Team ‘and … Read more
Whenever I’m doing a routine physical examination and check a patient’s height, I’m always bemused by how interested they are in the result. No one seems to care what their blood pressure or pulse rate is, but everyone wants to know their exact height (which they must have a pretty good idea of anyway). And … Read more