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 - WORLD'S 100 LARGEST YACHTS
- WORLD'S 200 TALLEST SKYSCRAPERS
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 - WORLD'S BEST BEACH - Bondi Beach: voted world's best beach by World Travel Awards 2009.
- WORLD'S BEST INFLIGHT CUISINE - Qantas.
- WORLD'S BEST KNOWN PERFUME - Chanel No. 5.
- WORLD'S BEST RESTAURANT - Noma (Copenhagen, Denmark).
- WORLD'S BIGGEST AIRPLANE - Boing C-17 Globemaster III.
- WORLD'S BIGGEST RESTAURANT - West Lake Restaurant (Changsha, China). 5,000 seats.
 - WORLD'S BIGGEST SAILBOAT - Sedov.
- WORLD'S BIGGEST YACHT - Eclipse (536 ft / 163.5 m).
- WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int'l Airport. IATA: ATL (Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.).
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 - WORLD'S DEEPEST HOTEL ROOM - Sala Silvermine Hotel, Sala, Sweden. The Mine Suite: 155 m under ground.
- WORLD'S DEEPEST INDOOR SWIMMING POOL - Nemo 33 (Brussels): 33 meters, 115 feet deep.
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 - WORLD'S FASTED COMMERCIAL TRAIN SERVICE - Wuhan to Guangzhou (China) in 2 hours, 57 minutes, at an average speed of 312.5 km/h.
- WORLD'S FASTED HELICOPTER - Sikorsky X2.
- WORLD'S FASTEST STREET CAR - Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.
 - WORLD'S FIRST MASS PRODUCED PERFUME
 - Jicky by Guerlain since 1889.
- WORLD'S FIRST WEB SERVER - http://info.cern.ch.
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 - WORLD'S HIGHEST HOTEL SUITE - The Ritz-Carlton Suite at The Ritz-Carlton (International Commerce Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong). Breathtaking Victoria Harbour and Island views: located on floor 117 at the world's tallest hotel.
- WORLD'S HIGHEST PAID POLITICIANS - Top 10.
- WORLD'S HIGHEST PLACED HOTEL - Hotel Everest View (Sagamatha National Park, Nepal) at 3964 metres.
- world's highest restaurant - At.Mosphere located on the 122nd floor at the height of 442 m (1,450 ft) of the world's tallest skycraper Burj Khalifa.
- WORLD'S HIGHEST WINE CELLAR - at 360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower (Toronto, Canada).
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- JAMES LIST: THE RICH LIST - The most Expensive listings from around the world.
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 - WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPLANE - Antonov AN-225.
- WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPORT - King Fahd International Airport. IATA: DMM (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).
- WORLD'S LARGEST BANKNOTE - in terms of real value: Singapore $10,000.
- WORLD'S LARGEST CASINO - Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel (Macao, China).
- WORLD'S LARGEST COMMERCIAL AIRLINER - Airbus A380.
 - WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP - MS Oasis of the Seas (with her sister ship: MS Allure of the Seas).
- WORLD'S LARGEST DENOMINATION BANKNOTE - 500 Billion Dinara.
- WORLD'S LARGEST EMERALD - called "Fura". Estimated to have 15,000 carats - a one carat emerald can fetch up £60,000.
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- WORLD'S LARGEST FULL HD 3D PLASMA TV - Panasonic 4K2K HD 3D, 152-inch display.
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOME - Antilia: 400,000 square feet (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India).
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOSTEL - Danhostel (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL - First World Hotel Genting Highlands (6118 rooms).
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL MADE OF ICE - Icehotel (Jukkasjärvi, Sweden): about 5500 square meters.
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL SUITE - Royal Residence (Grand Hills Hotel & Spa, Broumana, Lebanon): 4,131 sqm.
 - WORLD'S LARGEST MARATHON - New York Marathon.
- WORLD'S LARGEST MUSEUM ATTRACTION - Titanic-Branson Museum (Branson, MO, U.S.A.).
- WORLD'S LARGEST FOUNDATION - Folketrygdfondet (Government Pension Fund Norway). Manages Norway's oil wealth.
- WORLD'S LARGEST NOTE - Singapore $10,000 note - world's largest single banknote in terms of real value.
- WORLD'S LARGEST PASSENGER SHIP - MS Oasis of the Seas (with her sister ship: MS Allure of the Seas).
- WORLD'S LARGEST PRIVATE FOUNDATION - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALL - South China Mall (Dongguan, Hong Kong).
- WORLD'S LARGEST SWIMMING POOL - San Alfonso del Mar Resort (Algarrobo, Chile).
- WORLD'S LARGEST WEALTH MANAGER - Bank of America.
- WORLD'S LARGEST YACHTS - world's 100 largest yachts 2011.
- WORLD'S LONGEST BEACH - Praia do Cassino (Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). 245 km / 152 miles.
- WORLD'S LONGEST BUILDING - hostel / hotel Jugendherberge Prora: 4.5 km. Binz (Rügen), Germany.
 - WORLD'S LONGEST RUNNING SHOW - as of 13 October 2011 it has clocked up a record-breaking 24,537 performances, with the play still running at St. Martin's Theatre (London, U.K.).
- WORLD'S LONGEST TRAIN - Amtrak Auto Train (Florida, U.S.A.).
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 - WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED HIGH TECH SAILING YACHT - The Maltese Falcon (289 ft / 88 m).
- WORLD'S MOST EXCLUSIVE CREDIT CARD - The Centurion Card (The Black American Express Card).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE ANTIQUE CAR - Ferrari 250 GTO - Gran Turismo Omologato (£15,7 mio.).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE ANTIQUE WATCH - Patek Philippe Trossi Leggenda (£1,14 mio.).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE APARTMENT - €240 million: La Belle Epoque penthouse, Monaco.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE APARTMENTS - One Hyde Park, London SW1, U.K.: £20-£100 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BABY PHOTO - Brad Pitt's & Angelina Jolie's twins: US$14 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BATH - retail price start at US$50,000.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BED - Baldacchino Supreme by Stuart Hughes: £4,000,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BEER - Jacobsen Vintage No. 1.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BIKE - Aurumania Gold Bike Crystal Edition: £80,000.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BOOK - The Birds of America by John John Audubon: GBP 7,321,250.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BOTTLED WATER - Acqua di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani: $60,000 for a 1.25 ml bottle.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BUILDING - Yongsan Landmark Tower (2016), Seoul, South Korea: US$3.45 billion.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CAT BREED - the Ashera: US$42,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CELL PHONE - Apple iPhone Princess Plus: £120,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CELL PHONE BRAND - Vertu. "Pioneering Luxury Mobile Phones."
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CHAMPAGNE - Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 1995.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CHOCOLATE - "La Madeline Au Truffle" for 1,000 dirhams (US$272) served at Chocopologie Dubai.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CLASSIC CAR - Bugatti 57SC Atlantic: US$30-40 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE COGNAC - Henri IV Dudognon Heritage. "The DNA of Cognac..." World most expensive cognac: 3,4 million dollars.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE - Kopi Luwak Coffee: costing up to US$600 per pound.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CUFFLINKS - US$32,700.
- World's Most Expensive Custom Desk - by Parnian: US$200,000+. "Live Like You Mean It."
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE DRINK - Martini on the Rock: US$10,000 in the Blue Bar at The Algonquin Hotel (New York City, U.S.A.).
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE FERRARI - 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype sold for US$16,390,000 on August 20, 2011 at the Gooding & Company / Pebble Beach Auctions.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE FLAT - At St James's Square (London, England): £115 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE FUTURE HOME - Residence Antilla: two billion dollar home being built in Mumbai, India.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOME - Villa Leopolda (Villefranche-sur-Mer): €390 mio. (present owner - still: Lily Safra).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL SUITE - the Royal Penthouse Suite at Hôtel Président Wilson (Geneva, Switzerland): US$85,000 per night.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE JEANS - US$10,000.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE JEWEL - the Graff Pink: 24.78 carats, Fancy Intense Pink, Natural Colour, VVS2 Clarity, CHF45,442,500 / US$46,158,674.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTING (PRIVATE SALE) - The Card Players (1892) by Paul Cézanne sold for £160 million (over $250 million) to the ruling family of Qatar in 2011, making it the most expensive piece of artwork ever sold.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTING SOLD AT AUCTION - The Scream (4th version) (1895) by Edvard Munch sold for US$119,922,500 at Sotheby's on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
 - world's most expensive perfume - Clive Christian No. 1 Imperial Majesty: US$215,000.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE PHOTOGRAPH - Rhein II by Andreas Gursky: US$4,338,500 at Christie's New York on November 8, 2011.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE POCKETWATCH - Patek Philippe Supercomplication (The Henry Graves Supercomplication): sold for US$11,002,500 by Sotheby's (New York) on December 2, 1999.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT - Restaurant Aragawa (Tokyo, Japan).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SCULPTURE - L'Homme qui Marche 1 by Alberto Giacometti sold at Sotherby's on February 3, 2010 for US104,327,006.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SHIRT - by Eton: £23,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SHOPPING LOCATION - Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY, U.S.A. Rent: €11,983 per square meter per year (US$1,500 US$/sq.ft/year).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE STREET - avenue Pricesse Grace, Monte-Carlo, Monaco: US$17,750 per square foot. Survey by Wealth Bulletin.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE STREET CAR - Bugatti Veyron 16.4: US$2 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SUIT - by Alexander Amosu: £70,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SUPERCAR - Bertone Mantide: US$2 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE TV - Schaub Lorenz 40-inch LCD TV: US$130,000.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE VODKA - Russo-Baltique Vodka: US$1.3 mio. per bottle.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE WHISKY - the Macallan Fine & Rare 1926: US$38,000.
 - WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE WRISTWATCH - Patek Philippe, ref. 1527: sold for CHF6,259,000 / US$5,708,885 by Christie's (Geneva) on May 10, 2010.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE YACHT - Eclipse: £300 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL SOUNDS - the buyology of sound by Martin Lindstrom.
 - WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE HANDBAG - "The Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond Purse" with a value of US$3.8 million from the House of Mouawad.
- WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING - Antilia: between US$1 billion and $2 billion, 400,000 square feet (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India).
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 - WORLD'S OLDEST ACTIVE TROPHY IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT - America's Cup.
- WORLD'S ONLY 7-STAR HOTEL - Burj Al Arab (Dubai, U.A.E.).
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 - WORLD'S RAREST AND MOST EXOTIC DOMESTIC CAT - the Ashera: up to US$125,000.
- WORLD'S RICHEST MAN - Carlos Slim: US$74 billion.
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 - WORLD'S STRONGEST ANIMAL - Acartia tonsa.
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 - WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING - Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai): 2,717 ft / 828 m, 163 habitable floors, plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement.
- WORLD'S TALLEST HOTEL - The Ritz Carlton (Kowloon, Hong Kong): soaring from the 102nd floor to the 118th floor at International Commerce Centre.
- WORLD'S TALLEST SCYCRAPERS - top 200.
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