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Ten of the Worlds Craziest Things Ever Transported by Road

Have you ever seen a supercarrier on a motorway or even on a main road? These super heavy trucks and vehicles carry some of the worlds largest things and they do it on normal roads that you and I drive on. Today I will be taking a look at ten of the biggest and craziest things ever transported by road…

Top 10 Simple Driving Skills Everyone Should Know

Globally, 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year. This averages to 3,287 deaths in a day. An additional 20 to 50 million people are disabled or injured as a result of road accidents. In the US alone, over 37,000 people die in road crashes every year. Taking a look at the data above tells you that something needs …

Top 10 Utes to Buy in Australia in 2018

Utes or rather pickup trucks are the best selling vehicles in both Australia and the USA. It’s every hard working guy or gals dream to have a brand new ute. Here are the best buys in Australia for 2018.

The Top 10 Longest Ships in the World Sill In Service

While some cruise ships do make this list it is the oil tankers and container ships of this world that make up most of it. When it comes to length of some ships it is not necessarily what you see above the water that is the longest part, but be it the top, or the bottom, these are the longest …

Top 10 Busiest London Underground Tube Stations

While most of us in the UK will never ride on the London underground it does have to be said its a very busy network. Serving almost 1 billion people (visitors and nationals) through just these ten stations they are the business tube stations in the London and their gate numbers are just scary…

The Top 10 Oldest Canals in the UK (That Are Still Open)

How old do you think the UK’s oldest canal is? 100,200 maybe even 300 years old? Well, the answer is more surprising than you might think. These are the ten oldest canals in the UK and where they are located…

The Top 10 Longest Railway Platforms in the World

There are all sorts of railway platforms around the world and some are much more interesting than others. Some are pretty, some are ugly, some are short and then there are others like these ten that are the longest railway platforms in the world and their length is simply crazy…

The Top 10 Longest Railway Networks in the World

These ten rail networks are not only ever growing, but some are also shrinking at the same time! As old routes and closed and new ones are laid. They are the longest rail networks in the world and some of them would take you years to travel…

The Top 10 Fastest Production Cars Made So Far

We have already seen the top 10 Fastest Production Motorcycles Made So Far and now it is time for the supercars of this world. But these ten are once again not some concept car or supercharged machine, they are production cars and some of them are so fast they will break national speed limits in 2nd gear…

The Top 10 Fastest Production Motorcycles Made So Far

While there have been hundreds of one-off motorcycles that are faster than these ten you are about to see these ten are mass production meaning most of them you can buy right now. But having said that any of these ten might be a little harder to get hold of…

The Worlds Top 10 Largest Balloons Ever Made

We have already seen the oldest balloons ever made, now we look at something a little bigger. The average size of a hot-air balloon is 2,180 cubic m/7 7,000 cubic ft, so these listed below are all big balloons indeed! Larger helium balloons, usually flown unmanned, have been constructed, as well as unregistered hot-air balloons (which are consequently prohibited from …

Ten of the Worlds First Women in Space

I bet you can name at least one of the first ten people in space. Well, Yuri Gagarin isn’t on this list because this list only features the worlds first ten women to ever go into space. While some of them only just reached the outer edges their names will still go down in history…

Ten of The Worlds Very First Transatlantic Flights

Anything that is classed as a “Transatlantic Flight” means it has crossed the Atlantic Ocean, from Europe, Africa or the Middle East to North America, Central America, South America, or vice versa. While today these types of flights are commonplace, they were once amazing feats of human and technological endurance…

Top 10 Most Expensive Luxurious Automobiles

When it comes to a world of luxury and extravagance, more is always better. People leading this lifestyle always go for the most expensive real estate, designer clothes and tech gadgets, but nothing says ‘rich and glamorous’ quite like an expensive ride. No accounting for collectable items that reach auction prices due to their contribution in motorized history, there are …

The Worlds First Ten Manned Balloon Flights to Take Place

After these first ten flights you are about to read about, the pace of ballooning accelerated rapidly: on 7 January 1785 Jean-Pierre Blanchard achieved the first Channel crossing with Dr John Jeffries (the first American to fly). They also carried the first airmail letter. As they lost height, they had to reduce weight, so they threw everything overboard, including their …

The Worlds First Ten People to Fly an Aircraft That Was Heavier Than Air

While most of the flyers listed below flew on numerous subsequent occasions and broke their first-time records, most other high ‘flights’ of the 1906-8 period (other than those of the Wright brothers) were no more than short hops of a few seconds in duration; meanwhile, the Wrights were so far in advance of their competitors that they were flying under …