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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 4:07 p.m.

China and the Curse of the Skyscraper Index.

Knitting up what will be China's tallest building, in Shanghai. Scheduled to open in 2014 the Shanghai Tower will hover over China's current champion -- the Shanghai World Financial Center. But the building boom isn't necessarily good news for China's economy. According to the Skyscraper Index, the rise of ego-boosting monuments often precedes a market crash.
 
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Breaking the 'World's Largest Swimming Lesson' record

On Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, tens of thousands of kids and adults at aquatic facilities around the world united for the fourth year in a row to set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘World's Largest Swimming Lesson’.