What is the world's largest fish?
The harmless whale shark holds the title of largest fish, with the record being a 59 footer captured in Thailand in 1919.
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- How did an ancient Greek measure the size of the Earth?
“Around 240 BCE, Eratosthenes compared the angle of the Sun's shadows in two Egyptian cities and calculated Earth's circumference with surprising accuracy.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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