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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews 8 Jan 2015

    World's largest container ship CSCL Globe can take a staggeringly huge cargo http://bbc.in/1BCZew1  #BBCGoFigurepic.twitter.com/p6UFT7TN9g

    4:42 AM - 8 Jan 2015
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    • Vivid Ricky Tallboys Apparel Bigfootshoes Myrna Weil Jade 🌸☁️ cricket fan Nick Riley The Leys Geography Chris Hughes
    27 replies 108 retweets 52 likes
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      2. Matthew Howett‏Verified account @howett 8 Jan 2015
        Replying to @BBCNews

        I LOVE how we now measure in baked beans and no longer in double decker buses or football pitches pic.twitter.com/Vm09ALzHL4 via @BBCNews

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Dan Worth‏ @danworthold 8 Jan 2015
        Replying to @howett

        @howett Small part of me finds 900 million tins disappointing. I want at least a billion!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Matthew Howett‏Verified account @howett 8 Jan 2015
        Replying to @danworthunikent

        @danworthV3 so many beans and yet so many places selling a full English breakfast without them :(

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      2. Charlie Bexon‏ @CharlieBexon 8 Jan 2015
        Replying to @BBCNews

        “@BBCNews pic.twitter.com/Tepv3G7EqM” Thanks this is great

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      3. Joe Dennis‏ @JoeDennis_ 8 Jan 2015
        Replying to @CharlieBexon

        @CharlieBexon @BBCNews very impressive. Could probably only just fit your head on that though #block #cuboid

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      1. DoubleUSee‏ @DoubleUSee 8 Jan 2015
        Replying to @BBCNews

        @BBCNews How things have moved on from measuring sizes with buses, football pitches, landmarks and moon... Beans. I demand a recount.

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      1. Michael Taylor‏ @mike_fcc 8 Jan 2015
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        “@BBCNews: World's largest container ship CSCL Globe can take a staggeringly huge cargo http://bbc.in/1BCZew ." Where are mine??

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      1. Bigfootshoes‏ @bigfootshoes 8 Jan 2015
        Replying to @BBCNews

        @BBCNews Enough space for 156 MILLION pairs of shoes! Almost as much as we have in stock! #bigshoes #bbcnews

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      1. badgurljewelry‏ @MCanuelleAdams 8 Jan 2015
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        @BBCNews let's feed the world with #TheGlobe

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      1. Nicola Collins‏ @njcollins72 8 Jan 2015
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        @BBCNews not if my husband gets there 1st

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      1. 23-8-17‏ @deffmick 8 Jan 2015
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        @BBCNews That's a lot of methane.

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      1. Rossall Point NCI‏ @rossallpoint 8 Jan 2015
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        @BBCNews #worlds #largest #container #ship #heinz #beans 👍pic.twitter.com/ZEol0QJsAe

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      1. Steph Drinkwater‏ @StephDrinkwater 8 Jan 2015
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        @BBCNews don't fancy insuring that. Imagine the mess if that ship went down #insurance

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      1. keith michael murray‏ @keithmpm 8 Jan 2015
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        @BBCNews Blimey....sounds like a weekly delivery to @EricPickles ' house

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      2. Andy Pope‏ @PopeyBlade91 8 Jan 2015
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        @BBCNews @CHLOExACKROYD

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      4. Andy Pope‏ @PopeyBlade91 8 Jan 2015
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        @CHLOExACKROYD @BBCNews 😷😷😷😷 finishing material that

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