Category: Oddities

Germany builds world’s largest model airport

| May 12, 2011 | 0 Comments
Germany builds world’s largest model airport

The world’s largest miniature airport is now open to the public in Hamburg, Germany. On display at Miniatur Wunderland, the model features 40 planes and 90 vehicles that move about autonomously. The $4.8 million project is a reproduction based on Fuhlsbüttel International Airport, which opened in 1911. Check out the video below to see this [...]

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Croatia sets world record for biggest human smiley face

| May 6, 2011 | 0 Comments
Croatia sets world record for biggest human smiley face

As many as 768 people grouped together today to dress in black and yellow to create the biggest human smiley face in the world on Zagreb’s main square. Their efforts were said to have broken the Guinness World Record, smashing the previous record, which involved 551 participants and was reached in Riga. You can watch a [...]

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Mark Zuckerberg gets a Hungarian puppy

| March 7, 2011 | 0 Comments
Mark Zuckerberg gets a Hungarian puppy

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a new furry friend, and he is not afraid to tell the world! According to various news reports Zuckerberg has recently adopted a Puli, a Hungarian sheepdog (I guess you know why I wrote this post). The eight week old puppy answers to “Beast,” and has a Facebook page [...]

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Elvis Presley to be declared honorary citizen of Budapest

| March 4, 2011 | 0 Comments
Elvis Presley to be declared honorary citizen of Budapest

Budapest’s mayor Istvan Tarlos says Elvis Presley will be declared a posthumous honorary citizen of Budapest. A city landmark will be named after “The King,” as well. Presley is being celebrated for his support of Hungary during the Anti-Soviet revolution that occurred in October of 1956. The legendary singer and actor appeared on the U.S. [...]

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Kiiking: Estonia’s most unique sport

| January 22, 2011 | 0 Comments
Kiiking: Estonia’s most unique sport

You’ve probably never heard of “Kiiking” before but this unique sport was invented in Estonia by sportsman Ado Kosk in the mid 1990′s. Kiik means “swing” in Estonian. The sport is based on simple swinging where a person must stand on a swing and attempt to complete 360 degree loop around the spindle. To swing the person needs to pump by [...]

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