Consumer ProductsFact 3 of 10
The largest swinging bell ever is the 12-foot-high, 66,000-pound "World Peace Bell" in Newport, Kentucky. Cast in "bell bronze" in 1999 by the Verdin Company, its multimillion-dollar cost was borne by a wealthy contractor. When rung at noon each day, the bell can be heard from up to three miles away. The only larger bell is in Russia. It sits on the ground and can't be rung.
