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A collection of items that, in one way ore another, hold the world's record for length. Eg. the longest volcanic eruption on record (Stromboli, still going after 2600 years, after its first recorded lava ejection in the 7th century BCE), and the longest maggot bath, for those dreaming of perhaps taking one themselves, muscles relaxing in the wriggling warmth while they savor a cup of Kopi Luwak and let their cares wash away - 1.5 hours, record set in 2002 by Christine Martin of England. At least so the site claims. Aren't you glad to know that?

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Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. It was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty. According to measurements made in 1960, the average depth of the lake was 4 to 5 meters, with a maximum depth of 7.5 metres (25 ft) In the following 40 years, the depth of the lake continually declined.

Researchers carried out psychiatric assessments of almost 2,500 children aged between 11 and 16 in Dublin.

No, this is not the Star Wars movie. This war is completely terrestrial, but very similar to the fantastic spectacle of the film that was filmed in Hollywood. This is the night combined arms fight, a reflection of counterattacks. Third tactic episode.

People are paying to drink their own bathwater, in Arcata, California.

This time, they're dipped in chocolate, as if that would somehow help.

Robert Gene White, 67, received several lap dances at the Red Parrot in El Paso, Texas.

Two Polish architects have spent eight months building a "house upside down" in Austria. Destination: Terfens, Austria Source: Reuters.

Police say a man arrested in a Southeast Texas city for riding his unicycle in the nude was distracting drivers and creating a hazard.

One member of staff managed to slow the island-hopping tourist ferry down, but the vessel, carrying 54 passengers, slammed onto a rock near the shore of Helsinki, the Finnish coastguard said on Friday. The captain got stuck in the bathroom because of a jammed lock and yelled for help, the coastguard said.

Heidemarie Schwermer, a 69-year-old woman from Germany, gave up using money 15 years ago and says she's been much happier ever since.

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Isle of Skye (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or Eilean a' Cheò) is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island has been occupied since the mesolithic period and has a colourful history including a time of Norse rule.

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