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A Thread of photos and videos featuring humans next to enormous things to illustrate their size

1. Old salt mine in Romania
2. Dendrocalamus Giganteus also known as Dragon Bamboo, is a species of giant bamboo that is indigenous to Southeast Asia Image
3. The Great Pyramid of Giza Image
4. The size of this flag flown on a spanish ship at the battle of Trafalgar (1805) Image
5. Queen Mary 2 with its Captain Image
6. Jadayupara, one of the world's largest avian sculpture Image
7. Huge Sequoia Trees
8. World's tallest statue, stands on a 58 m (190 ft) base. 240 m (787 ft) total monument height Image
9. Botanical Park of Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Founded in 1808, it is considered one of the most important in the world Image
10. Giant Water Lily - Victoria Boliviana

11. Whale skull Image
12. Underground Flood Tunnel - Tokyo, Japan Image
13. Giant ornamental rhubarb (Gunnera manicata) has some of the largest leaves you are ever likely to see. Image
14. Petra in south Jordan Image
15. Frozen Waterfall Image

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