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WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Almaty Tower: World’s tallest free-standing tubular steel structure

The Almaty Television Tower, or simply Almaty Tower, is a 371.5-metre-high (1,219 ft) steel television tower built between 1975 and 1983 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Valley of the Fallen: House world’s tallest Christian cross

The Valley of the Fallen, is a Catholic basilica and a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Beijing Subway: World’s busiest and largest metro network

The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 24 lines including 19 rapid transit lines, two airport rail...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – America Records Institute (AMRI) – Bingham Canyon Mine – World’s largest man-made excavation and deepest open-pit mine

The mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group, a British-Australian multinational corporation. The copper operations at Bingham Canyon Mine are managed through Kennecott Utah...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Wienerberger AG: World’s largest producer of bricks

The history of Wienerberger began in 1819. Back then, the Lower Austrian civil engineer Alois Miesbach purchased the state-owned brickworks at Wienerberg in south...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Shanghai Pudong International Airport: House world’s largest single satellite terminal

Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of the two international airports in Shanghai and a major aviation hub of East Asia. Pudong Airport mainly...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Highway 1: Longest national highway in the world

Highway 1 of Australia is with a length of 14,500 km (9,000 mi) the longest national highway in the world. It can be considered...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Malatestiana Library: Oldest public library in the world still in operation

The Malatestiana Library, also known as the Malatesta Novello Library, is a public library in the city of Cesena in northern Italy. Purpose-built from...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) – British Library: Largest library in the world by number of items catalogued

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest library in the world by a number of items catalogued....

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) – John B. Goodenough: Oldest scientist to win Nobel prize in Chemistry along with Stanley...

John B. Goodenough, born 1922 in Jena, Germany.  Ph.D. 1952 from the University of Chicago, USA. Virginia H.  Cockrell Chair in Engineering at The...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Palau: First country in the world to ban ‘reef-toxic’ sun cream

Palau has become the first nation in the world to ban sun cream which damages coral reefs and other sea life.  The Pacific island country,...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Frank Macfarlane Burnet: Scientist wins Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for predicting acquired...

Frank Macfarlane Burnet, (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist best known for...

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