Thursday, September 07, 2006
New tallest living thing
A new contender for the title of "tallest living thing" has been discovered in Redwood National Park near Eureka, California. Standing 378.1 feet (115 m) tall, the Coast Redwood nicknamed Hyperion stands 8 feet (2.4 m) taller than the previous champion, the Stratosphere Giant, in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. (See article)
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Thats Pretty tall!
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