Fun, Interesting & Unusual Findings

FUN, INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL FINDINGS

Guinness Book of World Records Engineering Feats
Did You Know . . .
Wacky Road Signs

Guinness Book of World Engineering Feats
I received an email recently and it caused me to do some more research to find out exactly where the information was obtained. I learned it came from the Guinness Book of World Records Engineering Feats. Below are some of these amazing pictures.

WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL
South China Mall, Dongguan, China.... Shops on 6 floors

WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE ... Donghai Bridge, China...20 miles

WORLD'S BIGGEST INDOOR SWIMMING POOL
World Water Park...Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...SIZE...5 Acres

WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX ... Chicago Merchandise Mart...Chicago, Illinois, USA

WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER SHIP... Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas...4300 passenger Capacity

WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE . . . Airbus A380...555 Passengers

WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE
Christ The Redeemer Statue...Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . . . 130 ft tall

WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE ... Palace of the Parliament...Bucharest, Romania...more than 500 bedrooms, 55 kitchens, 120 sitting rooms

WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM... Maracana Stadium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil...Capacity...199,000

WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL
Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai...only 7 Star Hotel in the World and the tallest
Cheapest room...$1000 per night. Royal suit...$28,000 per night

WORLD'S BIGGEST CHURCH BUILDING
Winners Chapel, Canaan land, Ota, Nigeria ... Inside Sitting Capacity...50,000 Outside Overflow Capacity...250,000

DID YOU KNOW . . .

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class
The average cruise ship burns approximately 1 gallon of fuel to move just 6 inches
The abbreviation ORD for Chicago's O'Hare airport comes from the old name "Orchard Field." ( ORcharD)
In Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, it is customary for the streets to be blocked off on Christmas eve so that people can roller skate to church
Every state in the USA has a town named Springfield
While Warsaw, Poland has the largest Polish population, Chicago, Illinois boasts of having the world's second largest number of Polish residents. One out of every ten Chicagoans can claim Polish Ancestry.
In which country does the McDonald's restaurant chain serve apricot pies instead of cherry? New Zealand
The zoo in Tokyo closes for two months of the year so the animals can have a holiday from visitors
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 180 feet tall and now tipped over 16 feet to one side. Scientists estimate that it has approximately 100 years left before it collapses
In Iceland people are listed alphabetically by their first name in the phone book. Icelanders regard the first name as the "real" name. The last name of a person is rarely used to identify a person.
Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult
The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts three naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders
The city of Chicago has the only post office in the world where you can drive your car through
The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
Every guest at the Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki, Kenya, crosses the Equator to get from the entrance of the main building to the restaurants. To prove that this is truly the Equator, the Club invites guests to a demonstration. On one side of the line (the north), they watch water flow clockwise through a hole, while on the south side they watch water flow counter-clockwise.
During World War One, the future Pope John XXIII was a sergeant in the Italian Army
It is a criminal offense to drive around in a dirty car in Russia
Dublin is home of the Fairy Investigation Society.
People in Siberia often buy milk frozen on a stick
The Imperial Throne of Japan has been occupied by the same family for the last 1300 years
Earth is the only planet not named after a God
In the north of Norway, the sun shines constantly for about 14 weeks each summer.

Driving can be stressful and at other times downright comical, especially when you see road signs that make you do a double take like the ones shown here. Mitsubishi Motor Company had a contest in 2006 for the craziest road signs that people could find. The top ten list consisted of the following. All the street names were checked to ensure they were registered and not made up.

10.Tater Peeler Road in Lebanon, Texas
9. The intersection of Count and Basie in Richmond, Va.
8. Shades of Death Road in Warren County, N.J.
7. Unexpected Road in Buena, N.J.
6. Bucket of Blood Street in Holbrook, Ariz.
5. The intersection of Clinton and Fidelity in Houston
4. The intersection of Lonesome and Hardup in Albany, Ga.
3. Farfrompoopen Road in Tennessee (this is the only way to get to Story, Arkansas 's Constipation Ridge)
2. Divorce Court in Heather Highlands, Pa. (off Easy Lane)
1. Psycho Path in Traverse City, Mich.

Following are street and road signs that I found on an internet search for wacky road signs.

Way Too Scary	At Least They Warn You	Found in Denmark	If Only It Was True
Been There	Confused and Dazed	Only Way To Story, Arkansas 's Constipation Ridge	Why I Have A GPS
Tell Me Something I Don't Know	Where Superman Parks?	Intersection Of Nixon Bluett MI	Huh?
Are You Sure ?	Wonder Who Lives Here - Or Who Would Like To Live Here	When Undecided Go This Way	Don't Want To Live Here - Ever