Babson Globe
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Babson Globe
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The Babson Globe is a globe located in the campus of Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Weighing 25 tons and with a diameter of 28 feet, it was the world's largest rotating globe when it was built in 1955. Eartha, located in Maine as of 2016, later surpassed Babson's record. The globe was an idea of Roger Babson, the college's founder. He came up with the idea of building the globe in 1947 as a way of promoting interest in world affairs. In the first years, the globe attracted thousands
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babson_Globe
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2023-07-11T08:56:56Z
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