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===World's largest rubber duck=== {{main|Rubber Duck (sculpture)}} The world's largest rubber duck was created by Dutch artist [[Florentijn Hofman]] in 2007, measuring {{convert|16.5|Γ|20|Γ|32|m|abbr=on}} and weighing about {{convert|600|kg}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/DMF20130502_00563759|title=Reuze gele badeend |date=2 May 2013 |publisher=De Standaard |access-date=3 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="hk.lifestyle.yahoo.com">{{cite web|author= Sophia Sun |url=http://hk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/6%E5%80%8B%E4%B8%8D%E5%8F%AF%E4%B8%8D%E7%9F%A5%E7%9A%84rubber-duck%E8%A7%A3%E7%A2%BC-112521565.html;_ylt=AnAH5UFScqvUJl6_3qby4m6W6mJH;_ylu=X3oDMTNob2FuNWRpBG1pdANkdWNrbmV3cwRwa2cDMmY0OWY3NjctOTk2Ni0zNGRiLWE5MmYtN2E2N2FjYzRlZDFmBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNtZWdhdHJvbgR2ZXIDYTExYTM3ZTAtYWUyMS0xMWUyLWJiYjYtNDRjNWExN2FkZjkz;_ylg=X3oDMTFqY2k4Y2lnBGludGwDaGsEbGFuZwN6aC1oYW50LWhrBHBzdGFpZAMEcHN0Y2F0AwRwdANzZWN0aW9ucw--;_ylv=3 |title=Rubber Duck | date=25 April 2013 |publisher=Hk.lifestyle.yahoo.com |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> Since 2007, several ducks of various sizes created by Hofman have been on display in countries and territories such as Amsterdam, Netherlands; Lommel, Belgium; Osaka, Japan; Sydney, Australia; SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil; Hong Kong, China; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Seoul, Korea; until 14 November 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nextstophongkong.com/2013/05/first-day-of-florentijn-hofmans-rubber-duck-exhibition-in-hong-kong/|title= First Day of Florentijn Hofman's Rubber Duck Exhibition in Hong Kong}}</ref> and went on display in the United States after 20 October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/giant-rubber-duck-makes-splash-hong-kong-harbor-19098462#.UYP2KSvwLuE |title=Giant Rubber Duck Makes Splash in Hong Kong Harbor |work=ABC News |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> In 2013, China's "[[Great Firewall]]" [[Internet censorship in China|blocked]] searches for "[[Rubber Duck (sculpture)#Censorship|big yellow duck]]" because Chinese activists were photo-shopping the ''Rubber Duck'' sculpture into the [[Tank Man]] photo of the [[Tiananmen Square Massacre]]. If the term "Big Yellow Duck" were searched, a message appeared stating that according to relevant laws, statutes, and policies, the results of the search could not be shown.<ref>{{cite news|title=Censored in China: 'Today,' 'Tonight' and 'Big Yellow Duck'|url=http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/censored-in-china-today-tonight-and-big-yellow-duck/|work= The New York Times|author = Didi Kirsten Tatlow|date=4 June 2013}}</ref>
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