Monsters, Real and Fabricated
Some monsters aren't imaginary; they've got antecedents in the real world. Fragmentary remains found on Crete recently have been attributed to Deinotherium giganteum, which, roughly translated, means "huge terrible beast." An early ancestor of the elephant, Deinotherium stood 15 feet tall at the shoulder and had tusks over 4.5 feet long. Big-assed elephant. National Geographic has an educational article about the giant creature.
Speaking of large objects, one of the floats in the Rose Monday carnival parade held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on March 3rd, spoke of some parade official having a sense of humor. A picture of the float may be found here.
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