World Record Thread

Every time a ton of steel is recycled, it means 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,000 pounds of coal, and 40 pounds of limestone will not have to be mined from the Earth.

Every time a ton of steel is recycled, it means 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,000 pounds of coal, and 40 pounds of limestone will not have to be mined from the Earth.

Baby seals have to be taught to swim by their parents

Baby seals have to be taught to swim by their parents

Spencer Eldon was the name of the naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's album Nevermind

Spencer Eldon was the name of the naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's album Nevermind

Ghosts appear in 4 Shakespearian plays; Julius Caesar, Richard III, Hamlet and Macbeth

Ghosts appear in 4 Shakespearian plays; Julius Caesar, Richard III, Hamlet and Macbeth

During the Gulf War in 1991, the RAF fired only 2 Sidewinder heat seeking air-to-air missiles... neither of them at airborne targets - the targets were a truck and a hardened aircraft shelter.... both missiles destroyed their targets

During the Gulf War in 1991, the RAF fired only 2 Sidewinder heat seeking air-to-air missiles... neither of them at airborne targets - the targets were a truck and a hardened aircraft shelter.... both missiles destroyed their targets

The Andromeda galaxy is the largest member of our local group of galaxies. The Milky Way is second largest in this group

The Andromeda galaxy is the largest member of our local group of galaxies. The Milky Way is second largest in this group

Not all of the X-Files episodes begin with the words'The Truth Is Out There'

Not all of the X-Files episodes begin with the words'The Truth Is Out There'

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades, King David; clubs, Alexander the Great; hearts, Charlemagne; and diamonds, Julius Caesar.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades, King David; clubs, Alexander the Great; hearts, Charlemagne; and diamonds, Julius Caesar.

It takes light about 8 minutes to reach Earth from the Sun.

It takes light about 8 minutes to reach Earth from the Sun.

Other than humans, black lemurs are the only primates that may have blue eyes

Other than humans, black lemurs are the only primates that may have blue eyes