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OK, on the serious side, is the most upvoted story ever? If not, what is the most upvoted story ever? How about a list of the Top 25 All Time?

Can I pay to see it?

Google's New approach to China article is #1 atm — http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1048800

That's recent, that's not ever. I'm talking all-time Hacker News stories.