12 Surprising Superlatives (Through History)
What's the most expensive document? The smallest language?
Move aside, high school yearbooks, we at Cracked collected some more accurate superlative categories. Although it's hard to say objectively who has the best smile, there are people keeping records of less subjective categories. Here are 12 superlatives to quiz friends over…
The Shortest Scheduled Flight
Source: BBC
Most Profitable Movie
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Most Expensive Document or Book Sold
Source: AP News
Largest Animal to Live
Source: BBC Earth
Largest University Endowment
Source: The Harvard Crimson
Fewest Words in a Language
Source: The Atlantic
Largest Empire by Population Share
Source: Guinness World Records
Fastest Time to Solve a Rubik's Cube
Source: Guinness World Records
Coldest Conceivable Temperature
Source: Smithsonian Lab
Most Expensive Aircraft Crash
Source: Military Watch Magazine
The Oldest Love Poem
Source: Atlas Obscura
Oldest Active Missing Person
Source: NBC News
