Austrian base jumper Felix Baumgartner is aiming to break the world record for the longest freefall ever recorded by becoming the first person to jump from 120,000ft above the earth's surface.
On his way to achieving the world record he successfully completed a test flight from 71,581 ft. (21,818 meters). Google+ (G+) users are impressed by his death defying three minutes and 43 seconds space jump and are eager to see him break the world record (and, in the process, the speed of sound).
Space-related posts on G+ also include videos of LEGO toys in space and a YouTube preview for Angry Birds in Space.
Longtime LA Lakers basketball player Derek Fisher was traded to the Houston Rockets but Google+ users say "he will always be a Laker in my eyes."
North Korea has announced that it has plans to launch a satellite into orbit in April to mark the centenary of its founder Kim Il Sung's birth.
Plussers are calling for changes to Morocco's "rape-marriage" laws after a teenage rape victim committed suicide when she was reportedly forced to marry her perpetrator.
Viral videos and images of goats standing on tree branches in Morocco have also resulted in "Morocco" rising into fourth place. "Israel" is in second place as people link to various Israel-related articles on the web.
The top 5 most talked about topics on Google+ on March 16 at 5:30 AM GMT are:
- North Korea (new)
- Israel (new)
- Space (new)
- Morocco (new)
- Derek Fisher (new)
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