(Worldkings.org) A drenaline junkies looking for a thrill might want to book a trip to China. Rising up 1,070 feet (326 meters), the Bailong elevator is located in China’s picturesque Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator, this feat of engineering holds the record as the World’s Tallest Outdoor Elevator.
(Worldkings.org) The Aokigahara forest in Japan has the unfortunate distinction of being a destination for people who are contemplating suicide. Since the 1950s, recorded suicides in the forest have been rising at an increasing rate of between 10 and 30 per year. In 2003, a record number of 105 suicide victims were discovered here.
(Worldkings.org) A bizarre new species of nematode has been discovered living in one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth. These microscopic worms were found in Mono Lake in California, which is three times saltier than the ocean, and are able to survive huge doses of arsenic. But strangest of all, the worms are divided into three sexes – female, male and hermaphrodites.
(Worldkings.org) The Hill of crosses is a pilgrimage site located 12km north of the small Siauliai city in northern Lithuania. On the Hill at present there are over 200,000 crosses that are a sign of Christian devotion and memorial to Lituanian national identity.
(Worldkings.org) The villagers of Kazakh village of Kalachi are suffering from a strange ailment. At any time of the day they just fall asleep and remain unconscious for many days.
(Worldkings.org) Giethoorn is a charming village in the Netherlands where everyone who wants to live a peaceful life will dream to stay. This village is rightly called the ‘Venice of the Netherlands’ or the ‘Venice of the North’.
(Worldkings.org) Marine biologist Sara Lourie, a member of the University of British Columbia-based Project Seahorse marine conservation team, has identified the world's smallest known species of seahorse.
(Worldkings.org) The Parliament Palace from Bucharest is one of the most important communist-built monuments in the entire world. The gigantic and controversial concrete dream of one of the most dreaded communist dictators – Nicolae Ceausescu – the Parliament Palace is a World Record construction with over 1,000 rooms and a must-see for all those interested in the history of communism, the regime that changed the history of the world.
(Worldkings.org) Thanks to 2019’s record drought in Europe, a 7,000-year-old circle of 150 upright stones is back on dry land in western Spain, after 50 years underwater.
(Worldkings.org) Louisiana pine snakes are one of the rarest snakes in North America. These reptiles are non-venomous and have tan bodies with a pattern of brownish-black splotches running down their bodies. Their snouts are pointed, which helps them burrow into pocket gopher tunnels. Adults can reach four to five feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) in length, though the largest recorded Louisiana pine snake was 5.8 feet (1.7 meters) long.
(Worldkings.org) In the city of Najaf, Iraq lies Wadi Al-Salam, the world’s largest and oldest graveyard. The name means “Valley of Peace” in Arabic. It is said that five million souls are buried in Najaf, which has been a cemetery for at least 1,400 years
- FULL NAME : CHU BAO QUE
- DATE OF BIRTH : October 11, 1967
- NATIVE COUNTRY : Bac Giang Province, Vietnam
- POSITION : Deputy Secretary-General and Chairman of the Policy...
Wawona Frozen Foods is the oldest, largest and most prestigious family-owned company in the frozen peach industry. From orchards throughout California, including 600 acres...
The Morrow Plots is an experimental agricultural field at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Named for Professor George E. Morrow, it is the oldest...
