The Viking Festival of Catoira
Held every year on the first Sunday of August, in Catoira, Spain, the Viking Festival is a fun celebration in which the locals celebrate the role played by Catoira in the defense against viking invaders. The highlight of the Viking Festival is the disembarking of viking-dressed locals from a 11th century viking ship and the […]
Canada’s longest suspension bridge
Canada’s longest suspension bridge spans 600 feet across the Eagle Canyon and is now open to tourists. It sits 150 feet above the canyon floor and it surpasses the previous record of 200 feet in length, held by the now second longest suspension bridge.
The fattest 15-year-old in the world
Georgia Davis weighs 210 kg at just 15 years of age, which makes her the world’s fattest teenager. Georgia began over-eating when she was five years old and her father had just died. She kept on stuffing her face and today she can’t take more than 2 steps without having to stop and catch her […]
Largest bottle-cap collection in the world
For some reason people love to collect bottle-caps, some even use them to make bottle-cap paintings, but I’ve never seen such a large collection before. The bottle-caps in the photos weigh over 850 kg. and as you can see take up an entire room. However the main advantage of a treasure of these proportions is […]