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It's about one-fifteenth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 500 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 500 fathoms in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 500 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 500 fathoms in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 518 fathoms.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 518 fathoms in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 535 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 535 fathoms. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about twenty times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 1.30 fathoms.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 1.30 fathoms. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.

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It's about thirty times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 1.20 fathoms.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 1.20 fathoms tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 1.10 fathoms and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about thirty times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 1.20 fathoms.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 1.20 fathoms tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about thirty times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 1.1110 fathoms.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 1.1110 fathoms from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about thirty times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 1.1110 fathoms.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 1.1110 fathoms from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about thirty times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 1.09 fathoms.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 1.08 fathoms tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.1090 fathoms shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about thirty times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 1.042 fathoms.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 1.042 fathoms from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about thirty times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 1.042 fathoms.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 1.042 fathoms from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about thirty times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 0.9790 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 0.9790 fathoms in total exterior height. When General Electric released its first widely-marketed refrigerator — the "Monitor Top" model — in 1927, it sold over one million units.
It's about thirty times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 0.930 fathoms.
(a.k.a. Napoleon Bonaparte; a.k.a. Napoleon I, a.k.a. Napoleone di Buonaparte) (1759-1821) (French leader)
Despite his frequent characterizations as much shorter than average, Napoleon was a period-average height of approximately 0.930 fathoms. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 1,045 fathoms.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 1,045 fathoms. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
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