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12 Surprising Superlatives (Through History)

What's the most expensive document? The smallest language?

12 Surprising Superlatives (Through History)

January 31, 2022

Move aside, high school yearbooks, we at Cracked collected some more accurate superlative categories. Although it's hard to say objectively who has the best smile, there are people keeping records of less subjective categories. Here are 12 superlatives to quiz friends over…

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The Shortest Scheduled Flight

Westray Papa Westray The shortest scheduled passenger flight 53 seconds The 1.7 mile Loganair flight that goes between Westray and Papa Westray takes only 2 minutes, if you include taxiing. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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Most Profitable Movie

The most profitable movie $10.2 billion + $42 billion in merchandise 1977's Star Wars created a sprawling empire from its release, with endless sequels and merchandise to ensure that it keeps earning. Although Gone with the Wind earned more profit at the box office, you can't deny Star Wars' financial power. CRACKED.COM — Source: Hollywood Reporter

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Most Expensive Document or Book Sold

We the andour Poderity, People Candislablish that CCHH men of the United States, Order inform secure maure domestic do ordain forme tho genenel IN menia Article 1. Section... All N ligitative Power vosted nit Congrap of the Sicien much Stateshall Z. The Выше reguente fr shall Electric decempand mail Member chans Brando f the Date Ne Server shall be - Reprisentative wherehall ha tall andwice shallud when child antinhabilant beschall Representatives shallbeditemined. and dored Name shallbe.oppertiment 4 the whele Tumberoffin Namberajohich net by shall HAIR Чеальн Most expensive Manner lative, and work a Previdence Plantaliens document or book sold $43.2 million composed oftworknales here each Itale chaves of the edialely they'shall be — Source: AP News

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The Largest Animal to Ever Exist

Largest animal to ever exist on Earth 300,000 pounds Blue whales are larger than any animal that has ever lived, At 30 times the size of T-Rex, they can grow over 100 feet long. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC Earth

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Largest University Endowment

Largest by University Endowment $53.2 billion Consider that Harvard University has an endowment of more than half the world's economies and still charges over $50,000 per year for tuition. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Harvard Crimson

7

Fewest Words in a Language

Fewest words in a language 123 words The Toki Pona language is an artistic language created in 2001 with minimalism in mind. It can take only 30 hours to master. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Atlantic

6

Largest Empire by Population Share

Aral Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea Chorasmia Diascuries Snope Haklein Sakas Paphlagonia Cyrspole XV XVIII III Maracanda Gappadocja XIX Caspians Irrygia Margiana Sogdiana Mazaca Armenia XIII XI XVI Merry Bacto Tushpa Terson IV Mesopotamia Bactria Gar Garzak Sout XII Y Push a Thapsacus Arbele Parthia Hecalompyles Aria - VI e Ihages Echatens, V Sidon IX d Xi XIV Parisness y Baby Tyre, ٢ a Fareh. Arachoti Servoylem BARYLON Drangiana Arachosia Pactyans Pelusis Largest empire S de عمكة by Sagartia ania XX XVII Paricanians population share Exception Utians Gedrosia Sindomena Chebe 44% of the population XIV Sea 49.4 million were a — Source: Guinness World Records

5

Fastest Time to Solve a Rubik's Cube

#SPEED STACKS نا GANcube 99988 Fastest time to solve a FEED STREET Rubik's Cube 4.22 seconds 22-year-old Australian Feliks Zemdegs beat the former 4.59 second record in 2018. The record for beating it blindfolded is held by Tommy Cherr at 14.67 seconds. CRACKED.COM — Source: Guinness World Records

4

Coldest Conceivable Temperature

Coldest conceivable temperature -459.67 F This temperature is absolute zero. In 2003, the coldest temperature recorded in the known universe was here on Earth at Wolfgang Ketterle's lab in MIT in 2003: 810 trillionths of a degree F above absolute zero. CRACKED.COM — Source: Smithsonian Lab

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The Most Expensive Aircraft Crash

The most expensive aircraft crash $1.4 billion U.S. Air Force's Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Bomber is the most expensive aircraft in history. When one crashed in 2008 due to heavy rain, the crewman were ejected without injury, but the vehicle was damaged beyond repair. CRACKED.COM — Source: Military Watch Magazine

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The Oldest Love Poem

The oldest known love poem 2037-2029 BC It's an erotic love poem from an unknown female speaker directed to Shu-Sin, king of the Neo-Sumerian Empire. CRACKED.COM — Source: Atlas Obscura

1

Oldest Active Missing Person

The oldest active missing persons case October 30, 1926 Marvin A. Clark went missing in 1926, while traveling by bus to visit his daughter in Portland. Не was between 60 to 75 years old. CRACKED.COM — Source: NBC News

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