STONE HANDS HOLDING UP A BRIDGE & OTHER ODDITIES

The Cau Vang, outside the city of Da Nang in Vietnam is held up
by two giant stone hands.

Nicknamed ‘Methuselah’ this Californian bristlecone pine tree was
seeded in the year 2833 BC, which makes this tree 4,850 years old.

This small ornate ax was made in Germany during the late 1500s.

90-year-old Grandma in the Czech Republic passes time by artistically
painting houses.

Designed and built in the late 1800’s, this steamer trunk coverts
into a stand-up dresser so the traveler doesn’t have to unpack.

18th century carved door in Germany with incredible workmanship.

Mildred Burke, a pioneer of women’s pro-wrestling who began wrestling men
at carnivals in 1935. She would go on to wrestle over 200 men, losing to only 1.

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