Fractured Universe From the page: Lahav contends that the Universe, though undeniably clumpy on the small scale, becomes smooth on the largest scales. “I like to think of it as an ocean, which looks choppy on the scale of individual waves but from far above, on scale of tens of kilometres, is perfectly smooth,” he says.

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Number/299112 Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest flower on the planet; its blossom attains a diameter of nearly a meter and can weigh up to 11 kg. The rest of the site contains interesting facts and marvels about the earth.