The largest line dance in multiple locations took place in 2016 in China. 50,085 people took part in the synchronised line dance which took place simultaneously in twelve cities across the country. Sports stadiums and public squares were filled with dancers all wearing the same red costume. The dancers were mostly from local line dancing …
When staff at Kansas Zoo noticed that their Peruvian penguins seemed to be a bit bored and perhaps missed having visitors, they decided to take them to the museum. The three penguins, called Bubble (5), Maggie (7) and Berkley (8) had the Nelson Atkins Museum all to themselves due to the Corona lockdown and were …
Pop singer K$sha collected her fans’ teeth. After a difficult spell in rehab she thanked her fans for their support and asked them to send her their teeth. The response was overwhelming and she ended up with over a thousand teeth, enough to make a rather fetching bra top with accompanying earrings, and necklaces. “I …
Elephant art is becoming increasingly common in zoos. There is even the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project, an “elephant art academy” in New York, which teaches retired elephants to paint.
During its lifetime the 1492 Flemish masterpiece, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, was stolen 5 times. The enormous two ton painting features 12 panels that depict characters and stories from the bible. 1566 – Calvinists (Protestants) plotted to steal and burn it but were foiled at the last moment. 1794 – Napoleon’s invading troops stole …
When world-reknowned street artist Banksy graffitied on an old silo ‘This looks a bit like an elephant’ he didn’t realise that someone was living inside. Soon after profiteers removed the tanker with a crane and the homeless man was made even more homeless. Tachowa Covington’s story has since been made into a play: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/apr/04/banksy-room-in-the-elephant-play-interview
