Bizarre world records: The largest aquarium
Singapore opens the world's largest aquarium — and more in our collection of strangely compelling feats

Singapore's Marine Life Park officially earned the title of world's largest aquarium when it opened on November 25. The aquarium, with a record-setting viewing area that measures a whopping 108 feet long and 25 feet high, houses more than 100,000 marine animals of more than 800 different species.
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