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Length of the Siberian Yenisei River (5,540 km)...

: Length of the Fastnet yacht race (1,126 km) ...

Length of USA dollar bill (156 mm)...

: Length of a standard 4 x 2 Lego brick (31.8 mm) ...

Direct distance from Land's End to John o' Groats (970 km)...

: Length of the Suez Canal (193.3 km) ...

Diameter of a regulation dartboard (451 mm)...

: Length of a standard playing card (88.9 mm) ...

Length of an iPhone 6 (158.1 mm)...

: Length of a standard 4 x 2 Lego brick (31.8 mm) ...

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.

Click here to learn more about it.

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