In the Caribbean, Vervet Monkeys have developed a taste for alcohol and can regularly be spotted stealing cocktails from humans on the beach. Brilliant wildlife video from BBC animal show ‘Weird Nature’.
Red Sea Star Bar: world’s first underwater bar, restaurant and observatory
Submerged six meters below the Red Sea is the world’s very first underwater bar and restaurant, the Red Sea Star Restaurant, Bar and Observatory. Each table has two windows on the side and one above giving diners an octopus eye-view of the kaleidoscope beauty of the undersea kingdom. Ironically, the guest’s attention tends to get torn between the magnificent sea creatures in the colorful coral garden outside and the marine looking creatures and shapes inside such as the jellyfish stools and anemone lighting fixtures. The restaurant offers continental cuisine with the main course priced between USD$10-20. It seats 105 guests and is open daily including weekends and holidays from 10 am to 1 am.
Skeleton Bar: decorated with skeletons
I bet you feel like you’re having a drink in a bar built by the Alien. And in a way, you kind of are, because this odd-looking establishment was designed by Hans Rudi Giger (HR Giger), who worked as a designer on the Alien movies, receiving multiple awards, including an OSCAR for best special effects. Giger did great work on this museum-bar, you must feel like you’re somewhere in the Alien universe or inside the skeleton of a monster. In any case it’s very original and refreshing.
Hobbit House Bar: a bar served only by dwarves
Hobbit House is a world famous bar and folk house in Manila, Philippines. Based on that J.R. Tolkien Trilogy, all the waiters at this bar are dwarfs. From the front door up to the cashier, you will be taken care of by friendly, charming and always smiling little people. Every night aside from their jobs as waiters, they can also be seen happily posing for pictures with tourists and travelers alike. The bar has a dark, smoke-filled ambience where 100 different kinds of beer from around the world are offered.
Chillout: made entirely out of ice
Chillout’ is the Middle East’s first ice lounge. Almost everything at the restaurant is sculpted out of ice. Diners will sit on ice benches or chairs, eat at ice tables, out of ice plates, drink from ice glasses served from a bar made of ice. The $17 cover charge gets you one drink and the rental of a hooded parka, woolen gloves and insulated shoes.
Casa Pocho: a bar where you need to insult the bartenders to get a drink
A bar in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam. Casa Pocho in the beach resort town of Cullera near Valencia has a promotional gimmick that works like a charm. Bernard Mariusz, the bar’s Polish-born co-owner, said the free alcohol and snacks go only to those who come up with truly original insults. “They can’t call me S.O.B., but they can call me jerk, idiot, clown, that kind of thing,” Mr Mariusz said. “This works, because even people in their 70s come to insult me.” Mr Mariusz said he and Michal Lotocki, his business partner, came up with the idea to help people relax during the hard economic times. Rather than argue about money at home with their spouses, he suggested they stop by and take it out on him.
Clinic Bar: a bar themed as a hospital
Inside the extravagant indoor shopping and entertainment area of Clarke Quay, you will find Singapore’s hospital themed bar, The Clinic. It has over 15,000 square feet and is designed with labyrinthine style pill shaped rooms that help give it a “drug” trip effect. The decor and the ambiance of the nightclub was designed by architect Damien Hirst (15 of Hirst’s original artwork are displayed throughout the bar) to resemble a medical clinic by introducing syringes, drips, test tubes and other medical paraphernalia. (You drink out of IV bags!)
The Clinic is located in Clarke Quay in downtown Singapore. It’s a pricey establishment but for those looking for something a little different, a little weird, a little off-beat, head to The Clinic Bar next time you are in Singapore.
Zetors Bar: decorated with tractors
Located at Helsinki’s, Finland tractor pub Zetor, named after the Czech tractor brand popular during the Cold War, is really something. The pub, owned by Aki Kaurismaki, was decorated with Zetors fitted with a bar counter so you could sit on or around the tractors enjoying your beer. Almost like home.
Eternity Bar: a bar in the shape of a coffin
Feeling down? Why not drown your sorrows in a gigantic coffin-shaped bar at Truskavts, Ukraine, called the “Eternity Bar”.
DM Bar: devoted entirely to Depeche Mode
Devoting a bar to a favorite band might be a cracking idea for a really, really popular artist. Perhaps a U2-themed bar in Dublin, or a Red Hot Chili Peppers pub in California? Heck, even an Acca Dacca pub in Sydney would probably go down a treat. But a bar entirely devoted to Depeche Mode in the Baltics? Erm… Never let it be said that the owners haven’t gone the whole hog though. For the undoubted millions of Estonians who just love, um, whatever great songs Depeche Mode happened to do, there is a whole host of memorabilia strung up along the walls. This includes a picture of a distinctly non-plussed member of the band in the bar, looking probably more frightened than he’s ever been in his entire life. Oh yes, and you’ll not need two guesses to work out the music policy. Non-stop Mode hits until closing time…
June Barugh’s bar: a bar in a house garage
It is hardly the most glamorous location for a bar, but police have accused a middle-aged woman of running a pub from her dingy garage. June Barugh’s home was raided with police claiming they found a fully functional bar with a price list of alcoholic drinks and bar snacks, a jukebox and a fruit machine. But the 52-year-old denies ever selling alcohol and claims the bar was not functioning.
Monkey Terrorist Attack.
Zambian president Rupiah Banda was chatting with journalists at a recent news conference when, to his and everyone else’s surprise, a monkey perched in a tree branch overhead urinated on Banda’s head. Banda shouted jokingly at the monkey but continued the press conference. Sources did not confirm whether the monkey had been invited to attend the press conference or had merely crashed it.
Man’s Best Friend.
On April 12, 2000, Joseph Cameron Tiffany, 39, was hunting near Grant, Neb. when he set his rifle on the ground for a moment. Though the safety was on, his dog Samson stepped on the weapon and managed to shoot Tiffany, 39, in the foot. Tiffany was taken to a local hospital before being flown to Denver where he was scheduled to undergo surgery to save his foot. Authorities confirmed that the golden retriever did in fact pull the trigger on his owner, and Tiffany confirmed that he has no hard feelings toward Samson — he just needs to be more careful next time.
Angry Anglers.
Trouble is brewing miles offshore between fishermen and opportunistic dolphins. Boat captains say that dolphins are becoming increasingly aggressive in their quest for food, with some stealing anglers’ prizes right off the hook. Angry anglers are mystified as to the causes: some blame over-fishing, others, man’s propensity to feed dolphins, and yet others blame federal statutes aimed at protecting marine species like red snapper, that require fishermen to throw back undersized fish immediately, regardless of the presence of any hungry sea mammals.
Feline Felon.
Henry, a cat with a passion for socks, seems to have stolen so many socks from neighborhood clothes lines — 57 socks as of May 2009 — that his family is leafleting neighbors to find the owners of the purloined socks. Henry is often seen on a wall with socks in his mouth though he has never been caught in flagrante delicto. His embarrassed family has so far been unable to reunite most of Henry’s sock-loot with its proper owners — the victims seem to have simply bought replacements, more potential booty for this feline felon.
Foul Play.
A bizarre series of cases have greatly affected the pet life insurance industry. Companies now demand post-mortem examinations to rule out fraud. One such case involved a rare parrot that had been insured for £15,000. When it died unexpectedly, suspicious representatives of Golden Valley Insurance sent the pet’s remains to a vet for autopsy. The rare parrot’s remains turned out to be frozen chicken innards and the real parrot was found to be safe and in perfectly good health.
Shotgun-wielding snake shoots hunter.
Iranian hunter Ali-Asghar Ahani was shot to death on April 23, 1990, by the snake he was trying to catch. Ahani tried to pin the snake with the butt of his double-barreled shotgun behind its head, but the writhing reptile coiled itself into the trigger guard and fired the weapon, shooting Ahani in the head. According to the official Islamic Republic News Agency, another hunter then tried to grab the shotgun, causing the struggling snake to fire the other barrel and nearly shoot him as well.
Keep the plate.
In the Chiryai village of India, students have found they must keep an extra watchful eye on their lunch plates. On Aug. 18, 2007, a monkey stole not only one student’s food off the plate, but the plate itself. The monkey problem in the village has become so problematic that villagers say there has been a mass migration of 70 percent of the village’s families in recent years.
Gullible.
A U.K. convenience store found itself with a repeat shoplifter in 2007. Sam the seagull. Store owners said Sam walks into the store and grabs cheese Doritos, the same flavor every time. “He’s got it down to a fine art. He waits until there are no customers around and I’m standing behind the till, then he raids the place,” the assistant shopkeeper said.
Monkey see.
A South Korean tourist filed a complaint against a monkey, accusing it of stealing his glasses during a visit to the Hindu holy city of Varanasi, India. Kim Dang Hoon told police the monkey swiped his glasses from a table in his hotel room when he opened his window. Police in the area use langurs, above, to keep monkeys away.
Handy thief.
When gardening gloves go missing in Pelham, N.Y., everyone knows the culprit — the feline felon. Jennifer and Dan Pifer’s cat stole nine pairs of gloves and five singles over several weeks in July 2006. The Pifers finallly hung a clothes line in their yard with all of the stolen gloves attached. The sign reads, “Our cat is a glove snatcher. Please take these if yours.”
Indentured pest.
Bill Exner and his wife say there is one determined mouse living in their home: They’ve caught the rodent three times, but it always seems to escape. On March 23, 2007, the furry rodent finally got its revenge: It escaped, but took Bill Exner’s dentures with it. The Exners scoured the home and finally located the dentures after pulling out a section of wall.
SpongeBob strikes back.
In 2006, a man and his friends went to the London Zoo, then stuck around for some monkey business, according to police. Marlon Brown and his friends entered the cage that housed 12 monkeys and stole a rare Bolivian squirrel monkey named SpongeBob. Before they were able to get away, another monkey got his revenge: He bit Brown on the head. Police later discovered human blood in the cage, which matched Brown’s blood. Brown was charged with theft.
Monkeys in his pants.
The rare birds of paradise that flew out of Robert Cusack’s suitcase were only the beginning. Cusack also had two slow loris pygmy monkeys in his underwear, a fact he confessed to customs agents in 2002 at Los Angeles International Airport. Chris Edward Mulloy, Cusack’s traveling companion from Thailand, snuck two Asian leopard kittens past customs agents in a carry-on bag. Mulloy received probation, while Cusack served five and a half months in prison.
Puppynapper.
Security cameras at a pet store in Plantation, Fla., caught a man picking up a Maltese dog and stuffing it down his shorts before walking out of the store on July 23, 2006. Store employees noticed the dog was missing when they were counting the dogs. Then they checked securities cameras. “I can’t imagine how that puppy feels in a man’s shorts for several minutes,” the store owner said.
Don’t feed the monkeys.
Faced with gangs of long-tailed macaque monkeys stealing food and brawling on the streets, residents of Singapore looked to their legislature in February 2007 to step in. The monkeys, which attack in groups of nearly 20, grab at residents’ bags, chase them and steal their food. “It’s not that they want to attack. They just think, if you have the food, why don’t you share it? Why are you eating and not sharing? Can I have some? They cross the line,” a parks official said. The legislature responded with a ban on monkey feeding. Anyone caught doing so will face a stiff fine.
Stowaway.
Passengers on a flight from Florida to New York’s LaGuardia airport became confused when they noticed a monkey hanging on the ponytail of a male passenger. “Did you know you had a monkey on your head?” passengers reportedly asked the man. N.Y. police learned the man had smuggled the baby spider monkey on two different planes as he flew from Peru to Florida to New York on Aug 7, 2007.
Rainbow Frog
Hundreds of people are flocking to Reji Kumar’s home in India daily to pray and ask for miracles. The frog was a dazzling white colour when Reji, who is from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, in south India, first spotted it. Then it changed to yellow and had gone grey. A frog that constantly changes colour is being worshipped as a God.
Transparent Frog
Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum, also called as glass or crystal frog because you can see through its transparent flesh (right down to its guts). This guy’s not new, but he’s definitely endangered, so the find is heartening for environmentalists.
Atelopus Frog
The atelopus frog is known by many names such as the clown frog or the Costa Rican Variable Harlequin Toad. Whatever you call the frog, it is a neo-tropical toad that was once quite wide spread living throughout Costa Rica and Panama. The species is listed as critically endangered and is thought to be living primarily in Panama today. Photo: Paul Ouboter / Conservation International.
World’s Smallest Frog
Generally speaking, higher altitude means larger animals. But the world’s smallest known frog species lives high in the Andes Mountains of southern Peru, between 9,925 and 10,466 feet.
World’s Largest Frog
The goliath frog or Conraua goliath is the largest extant anuran on Earth. It can grow up to 13 inches (33 cm) in length from snout to vent, and weighs up to 8 lb (3 kg). This animal has a relatively small habitat range, mainly in West Africa (near Gabon). The goliath frog can live up to 15 years. Goliath frogs eat scorpions, insects and smaller frogs. These frogs have acute hearing but no vocal sac.
Red Mantella Frog
As suggested by the name, the Red Mantella has a orange/red dorsal surface. These frogs are small, reaching a size of 2.5 centimetres (1 in) in length. It is is a small, terrestrial frog native to Madagascar.
Poison Dart Frog
Poison dart frog, like this sapphire-blue species, is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to Central and South America. Unlike most frogs, species are active during the day, and often exhibit brightly-colored bodies. Although all dendrobatids are at least somewhat toxic in the wild, levels of toxicity vary considerably from one species to the next, and from one population to another. Many species are critically endangered. These amphibians are often called “dart frogs” due to indigenous Amerindians’ use of their toxic secretions to poison the tips of blowdarts.
Ornate Horned Frog
The ornate horned frog can grow up to six inches long and inhabits Uruguay, Brazil, and northern Argentina. While it may look like a lifeless pincushion, it’s quick to lunge when lizards, small rodents, birds, or other frogs blunder by.
Leopard Frog
The Northern Leopard Frog is considered an uncommon species, growing to the length of 9.0 cm. It has a dorsal coloration of brown to green with dark, circular spots outlined with a light margin.
Vietnamese Mossy Frog
Theloderma corticale, or the Vietnamese mossy frog, is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in Vietnam and possibly China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marches, and rocky areas. The common name of the mossy frog arises from the fact that its skin is a mottled green and black that resembles moss growing on rock, and forms an effective form of camouflage.
World’s Oldest Yoga Instructor (83-year-old)
Yoga instructor Bette Calman may be 83, but she’s still bending over backwards to spread the benefits of the ancient Indian discipline. The nimble grandmother can really pull some shapes and with her set hair and pearl earrings she looks as glamorous as Greta Garbo in a pink jumpsuit. With 40 years of teaching under her belt, the Australian wonder is living proof that a lifetime’s dedication to yoga will keep you flexible as a rubber band.
World’s Oldest Mother (70-year-old)
Meet Rajo Devi Lohan, the Indian woman who, in November 2008, gave birth to her first child – at the age of 70. She said she had waited for more than 40 years for this child and that she plans to breastfeed her for at least three years. And, who knows, maybe she will.
World’s Oldest Conjoined Twins (57-year-old)
When Maureen Galyon gave birth in 1951, she had no idea she was expecting two babies – let alone conjoined twins. The tots, joined at the torso, were not expected to survive the night as baffled doctors tried to work out if they could be separated. Now, at 57, Ronnie and Donnie are the world’s oldest conjoined twins and have amazed the medic world by hanging onto life for so long. And, as their health declines and they near their dying days, the pair have opened their doors to a documentary team to reveal the secrets of their extraordinary life together. Although every day is a struggle as the men have to coordinate the simplest of tasks, they have a close, loving relationship and are able to live together in their own home in Dayton, Ohio.
World’s Oldest Father (90-year-old)
The world’s oldest father has done it again recently, fathering a child for at least the 21st time, at the age of 90. Indian farmer Nanu Ram Jogi, who is married to his fourth wife, boasts he does not want to stop, and plans to continue producing children until he is 100. Mr Jogi admits he is not certain how many children his series of four wives have borne him – but counts at least 12 sons and nine daughters and 20 grandchildren.
World’s Oldest Cat (29-year-old)
Until he passed away at the ripe old age of 31 in July 2001, the world’s oldest cat was chasing spiders without the equivalent of a feline walking cane. Spike, a British ginger and white tom, had been certified as the world’s oldest living cat by the Guinness Book of Records in 1999, when the sprightly kitty was just 29.
Measured in human years, Spike was an amazing 140 years old, though many veterinarians dispute the validity of such human/cat comparisons. (Perhaps it’s just jealousy; Spike retained all his original teeth and hair!) Either way, Spike beat the odds – domestic longhairs have a life span of about 15 years. His owner, Mo Elkington, an aromatherapist from Dorset, England, purchased Spike in 1970. She fed him a steady diet of fish and cat food, with a little aloe vera mixed in to protect him against arthritis and rheumatism.
World’s Oldest Model (80-year-old)
In an age obsessed with youth and beauty, Daphne Selfe is a welcome reminder that the two are not inextricably linked. The grandmother is in the 60th year of an extraordinary modelling career thanks to her graceful posture, striking cheekbones and her long, lustrous – and unashamedly grey – hair. At the age of 80, she is Britain’s oldest catwalk model, gracing runways for Dolce & Gabbana, Tata-Naka and Michiko Koshino.
World’s Oldest Bottle of Champagne (184-year-old)
One tasted white truffles, another gingerbread. But the esteemed wine critics that gathered to taste the world’s oldest Champagne were at least agreed on one thing: that they were enjoying the opportunity of a lifetime. 12 of the wine industry’s top tasters had been given the rare chance to give their verdict on the world’s oldest bottle of Champagne. Only two bottles now remain of the Perrier-Jouet 1825 Vintage, recognised by The Guinness Book of Records as the oldest remaining Champagne in the world.
World’s Oldest Brand (124-year-old)
Lyle’s Golden Syrup has been named as Britain’s oldest brand, with its green and gold packaging having remained almost unchanged since 1885. The Guinness Book of Records gave the breakfast and teatime sweetener, whose tins bear the image of a lion and a biblical quotation, the prized honor.
World’s Oldest Sculpture (35,000-year-old)
Scientists have discovered the oldest piece of sculpture ever created – and it depicts a voluptuous ‘pin-up’ woman. The 35,000-year-old carving shows a woman with enormous breasts and other sexual characteristics like an enlarged stomach and large thighs. The six-centimetre carved mammoth tusk, which is thought to have been a symbol of fertility for early man, is known as ‘Venus’ and was discovered in several fragments which were then pieced together. Radiocarbon dating showed that the figurine, which was found in a German cave, is at least 35,000 years old, predating later similar finds by 5,000 years or more. The fragments were recovered along with stone, bone and ivory tools used by the first Homosapien populations to settle in Europe.
World’s Oldest Working Microwave (40-year-old)
They are part and parcel of most kitchens now. But in the Swinging Sixties, microwave ovens were cutting-edge technology. Frederick Stephens was among the first in Britain to buy one and 150,000 meals later, it is still going strong. The 78-year-old believes it is the country’s oldest still in everyday use. He paid $300 – equivalent to more than $3,900 in today’s money – for the brown Panasonic NE-691 and has used it every day in the four decades since
World’s Oldest Joke (3900-year-old)
You might think your dad’s joke about what you call blood-sucking referrees (“vumpires” haha) is old, but that’s nothing. A team of academics from the University of Wolverhampton have discovered the world’s most ancient gag. Guess what it’s about? Yep. Farts.
“Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap,” goes the joke, which apparently dates back to ancient Sumeria circa 1900 BC.
World’s Oldest Flute (35,000-year-old)
Discovered, according to archaeologists, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture. A team led by University of Tuebingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard assembled the flute from 12 pieces of griffon vulture bone scattered in a small plot of the Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany. Together, the pieces comprise a 8.6-inch instrument with five holes and a notched end. Conard said the flute was 35,000 years old.
Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub – Clearfield, PA
If you are really hungry, you should drop by to the Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub, in Clearfield, Pennsylvania .
Here you can order the biggest burger in the whole United States. Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub, Inc. was founded by Denny and Jean Liegey in September 1977.They started making giant hamburgers to attract attention to their much larger menu.
The hamburgers are 12″ wide.yes.. 1 foot wide
Restaurant Waldgeist – Hofheim, Germany
Another XXL place is Restaurant Waldgeist, Hofheim, Germany. Not only do they do the Giant Schnitzel and the Giant Kransky, they also do a Giant Burger, Giant Beers, Giant Rump Steaks, Giant Bacardi and Cola’s (8 litres!), everything in this place is supersized!
Giant Kransky
Giant Schnitzel
Supersized Sausage and chips…
Giant Beers
sSs BBQ Barns – Sydney, Australia
Giant BBQ, Australia.. If you can eat an Entree and the “Big Shank”, they’ll give you a free Dessert. Finish that as well, and you get the honor of being put on the “Big Shank Honor Roll”
Moma Lena’s Pizza House – Pittsburgh, PA
The worlds largest available retail sale pizza. The 150-cut monster measured 55 inches by 37 inches. It took 10.03 pounds of cheese, 14.97 pounds of dough, 8.26 pounds of sauce to construct, and 20 minutes to bake. The “Big One” costs $99.99
Subway
6 foot party sub!.Giant Subs are prepared on custom-baked & braided bread, and require 24 hours advance notice to create.