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It what will surely be heralded as the beginning of the end, Andrew Gallagher at Cornell University has crafted a computer algorithm that can solve a 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle in 24 hours. That's nearly 7,000 pieces above last year's record.

This is a picture of the world's largest jigsaw puzzle, created by hilariously-named toy company Ravensburger, which set the record with 32,256 individual pieces and a 17' x 6' size when those pieces are fit together. The puzzle, called Keith Haring: Retrospect, uses 32 artistic works by the titular pop artist, Keith Haring. Head on past the break to see the comically-oversized box that houses the 32,256 pieces.