The world's largest lake is the Caspian Sea which is completely enclosed by Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.   The world's deepest lake is Lake â¦ Baikal in Siberia, Russia, at 1,638 metres deep.
Richard Griffiths, Harry Potter's Grumpy Uncle Vernon, Dead at 65. Richard Griffiths, the veteran British character actor best known for playing the heartless Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter movies, has died. He was 65. According to Sky News, Griffiths passed away on Thursday from complications following heart surgery.
C18: from Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon (1684â1757), British admiral, who in 1740 issued naval rum diluted with water; his nickname arose from his grogram cloak