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WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Emma Mærsk: Container ship to be powered by world’s largest single diesel unit

Emma Mærsk is the first container ship in the E class of eight owned by the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. When launched in 2006,...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Monte Kali: World’s largest artificial salt mountain

The town of Herringen, in central Germany, is home to a heap of sodium chloride (table salt) so massive that it has come to...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Old Ashmolean Building: World’s first purpose-built museum building

The History of Science Museum in Broad Street, Oxford, England, holds a leading collection of scientific instruments from the Middle Ages to the 19th...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Sherlock Holmes Museum: World’s first museum dedicated to the literary character Sherlock Holmes

The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum in London, England, dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the world's...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Leipzig Trade Fair: Home to the world’s largest levitated glass hall

The Leipzig Trade Fair is a major trade fair, which traces its roots back nearly a millennium. After the Second World War, Leipzig fell...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Queen Street Mill: World’s oldest surviving operational steam-driven weaving shed

Queen Street Mill is a former weaving mill in Harle Syke, a suburb to the northeast of Burnley, Lancashire, that is a Grade I...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) PS Waverley: Oldest working seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world

PS Waverley is the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Sonova: world’s largest hearing aid company

Sonova Holding AG is an internationally active Swiss group of companies headquartered in Stäfa that specializes in hearing care (hearing instruments, cochlear implants, wireless...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Vatican Railway: The shortest national railway system in the world

The Vatican Railway (Italian: Ferrovia Vaticana) was opened in 1934 to serve Vatican City and its only station, Vatican City, or Stazione Vaticana. The...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Globe Museum: The only public museum in the world devoted to globes

In 1956, the National Library opened the Globe Museum with a total of 63 exhibits. Its foundation collection was a combination of the imperial...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) The Elk House: World’s only producer of moose cheese

Moose cheese is cheese created from moose milk. Varieties of moose cheese are produced in Sweden by Christer and Ulla Johansson at their location...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Lenin: The first nuclear-powered icebreaker in the world

Lenin (Russian: Ленин) was a Soviet nuclear-powered icebreaker, the first nuclear-powered icebreaker in the world. Launched in 1957, it was both the world's first...

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Top spectacular natural landmarks of the world (P.196) Ouzoud: The Gem of Kander Valley

Ouzoud Falls is the collective name for several waterfalls that empty into the El-Abid River's gorge. This popular tourist destination is located near the...

Britain to host first global summit on artificial intelligence safety

The summit will consider the risks of AI, including frontier systems, and discuss how they can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action, the British...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Maria Gloriosa: World’s largest medieval free-swinging bell

Erfurt Cathedral, also known as St Mary's Cathedral, is the largest and oldest church building in the Thuringian city of Erfurt, central Germany. The...

Greatest road trips in the world (P.22) Furka Pass: Scenic mountain passes of the Swiss Alps

Furka Pass is the most scenic and breathtaking winding road in the Swiss Alps, stretching at an elevation of 2 429 m, connecting Gletsch...