Freediver Holds Breath Underwater for 29 Minutes, Shatters World Record
Vitomir Maričić, a freediver from Croatia, managed to hold his breath for 29 minutes and three seconds at the bottom of a 3-meter-deep pool, shattering the previous world record by a whopping five minutes. Most of us can only hold our breath for a few seconds to a couple of minutes, but with the right […]
The World’s Smallest Town Has Only Two Streets and Three Rows of Houses
Hum is a picturesque hilltop settlement in Croatia’s Istria region whose main call to fame is being the smallest town in the world. Located in central Istria, approximately a 2.5 hours drive from Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb, the medieval hilltop town of Hum is home to between 20 and 30 people (21 according to […]
Hundreds of Sinkholes Appear Across Croatian Region After December Earthquake
Thousands of people are living fear of being swallowed up by the Earth after hundreds of sinkholes appear in an area that was shaken by strong earthquake just over two months ago. On December 29, 2020, Croatia recorded its strongest earthquake ever. Measured at 6.4 points on the Richter magnitude scale, the quake directly affected […]
Bull Escapes Slaughterhouse, Receives Overwhelming Support from an Entire Nation
A 650-kilogram bull that managed to escape from a Croatian slaughterhouse last Friday managed to get the attention and support of an entire nation as he continues to elude his owner, police and veterinarians. The elusive animal, nicknamed Jerry, after the famous mouse in the “Tom&Jerry” cartoon, has been evading his would-be captors and roaming […]
Male Stork Travels 14,000 Km Every Year to Be with His Handicapped Mate
The world’s most faithful male is a stork. Every year, for the past 16 years, he has flown 14,000 km from his winter home in South Africa to a small village in Croatia, Europe, to be with his handicapped mate, who cannot fly due to an old gunshot wound. The amazing love story between Klepetan […]
The Sea Organ of Zadar – A Musical Instrument Powered by Wave Movement
The Sea Organ is an incredible musical instrument made up of a system of pipes and whistles that plays actual music as the waves of the Adriatic Sea push air through it. At the end of World War 2, the shoreline of Zadar, a beautiful Croatian city with a history dating back to prehistoric times, had […]
Pensioner Has Been Drinking Nothing but Coca Cola for Over 40 Years
A promise made to his mother determined 75-year-old Pero Ajtman to drink only Coca Cola for the last four decades. The Croatian gave his word not to drink alcohol ever again, so he replaced wine and spirits with the popular fizzy drink. “My mum didn’t like me drinking when I was a young man as […]
Croatian Confectioners Create White-and-Blue Ice Cream, Name It Facebook, Make a Killing
Facebook, the world’s most popular social network, has just passed the 100 billion valuation mark, but thanks to a couple of business-savvy ice-cream makers from Croatia, anyone can have a slice of it for as little as 1 euro. Brothers Admir and Ibi Adili run the Valentino ice cream shop in Tisnom, on Croatia’s Murter […]
Croatian Woman Creates Popular Made-to-Measure Penis Warmers
If we can have warm clothing for our heads, hands and feet, why leave out male genitalia? That’s exactly the attitude of the Croats, who used hand-knitted woolen penis warmers in the past. The centuries-old tradition has now been revived by a 55-year-old Croatian woman, Radmilla Kus. An avid knitter, she started off by making […]
Croatian Boasts 1.2 Million Christmas Lights Display
Zlatko Salaj, a 67-year-old Croatian, has created a ‘Christmas Story’ for himself. Not a story to tell, but one to show the world. His Christmas Story is actually his home, which he decks up in lights and colors every year around the holidays. The former telecommunications engineer owns a country estate in Grabovinca, located in […]
Ivan Stoiljkovic – Croatia’s Young Magneto in the Making
Ivan Stoiljkovic, a six-year-old boy from a small town in norther Croatia, has been attracting media attention with his unusual gift of making large quantities of metal stick to his torso. Young Ivan may not look to be in the best possible shape for his age, but that’s never stopped him from taking off his […]