The world's largest swimming pool is the Orthlieh Pool in Casablanca, Morocco. It is 480 m long and 75m wide.
Zimbabwe's score of 35 all out in 18 overs against Sri Lanka, on 25th April 2004, is the lowest ever total run scored by a team in ODI cricket matches.
The 15th century artist, Leonardo da Vinci, could paint with one hand and write with the other at the same time.
A humanoid robot Actroid, with a height of 1.58 m and weight of 30 kg and acts like a human being, is developed by a Japanese robot venture, Kokoro.
Some large ships use sails. Shin-Aitoku-Maru a Japanese tanker has computer controlled sails that enable it to sail without using fuel.
The Gene Gun uses gunpowder or pressurised gas to insert foreign genes into a plant or animal cells. The genetic material penetrates the cell at a speed of over 1.000 KMPH.
On an average, F1 drivers are paid a salary of US $13.4 million per year. But Ferrari's driver Schumacher (Germany) was paid the maximum of US $ 30 million per annum. He contributed the highest individual contribution of US $ 10 million to the tsunami (2004) victims - which includes his bodyguard too.
Russia has won the most men's World Volleyball titles - 6 world championship titles and a record of 3 times in Olympic volleyball matches.
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) scored the fastest century in ODI cricket matches when he played against Sri Lanka in 1997, in just 36 balls. John Davison (Canada), scored the fastest century in World Cup ODI cricket matches, when he played against the West Indies in 2003, in 67 balls.
