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(World Records)

Largest pocket knife The world’s largest pocket knife measures 3.9 m when

open, and weighs a total of 122 kg. It was designed by

Telmo Cadavez of Portugal, and made by Virgilio, Raul and Manuel Pires of Portugal in 2003

Most live rattlesnakes held in the mouth

(Don’t Try This At Home!) Jackie Bibby, aka The Texas snake Man,

held 10 rattlesnakes by their tails in his

mouth in New York in 2006. Bibby also

holds several other snake-related records:

most snakes sat with in a bathtub, most

snakes shared a sleeping bag with, and

fastest person to put 10 snakes in a sack.

The Wackiest

World RecordsWho doesn’t love reading about the crazy but amazing things

people will do to be included in the book of Guinness world

records. Let’s read a few of our favourite crazy records.

Most cockroaches eaten

Ken Edwards of Derbyshire,

England ate 36 cockroaches

in one minute in March, 2001.

Swallowing cockroaches is

“like having an anaesthetic

at the back of the throat,”

because of the scent they

emit to ward off predators,

he says.

Largest disco ball The largest mirrored disco ball measures 7.5 m in

diameter and was made by Michel de Broin. The ball

features 1000 mirrors and was suspended from a

crane 50m above the ground. It was displayed for only

one night in 2009, at an All-Night Arts Festival in France.

Heaviest lemon The world’s heaviest lemon was grown by Aharon Shemoel on his farm in Israel. The lemon weighed 5.265 kilograms.

Heaviest car balanced on the head

John Evans balanced a 159.6 kg Mini on his

head for 33 seconds in London in May 1999.

Evans is a professional ‘head balancer’, and

has broken 25 records in 11 categories.

Loudest burp Paul Hunn of from Enfield, north London, recorded

a burp of 107.1 decibels - Louder than a chainsaw

that is 1m away - to claim the record in 2008. Mr

Hunn said he trained by eating curries and kebabs

and drinking fizzy drinks.

Most fingers and toes on a living person

Two Indians share the records with 25

digits each. Both Pranamya Menaria and

Devendra Harne have 12 fingers and 13 toes,

as a result of rare congenital abnormality.

Most people dressed as Smurfs The most people dressed as Smurfs was 2,510 in Swansea, Wales, in June, 2009; doubling the previous record of 1253, set in 2008.

Longest leg hair United States medical student Wesley Pemberton has the

world’s longest leg hair which measured 16.5 cm. He now

conditions the hair to make sure it stays in good condition.

22 Fun Stuff

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Sif was a goddess well known for her lovely hair made from gold. Loki had cut off Sif’s hair as a prank when she was asleep. When Thor discovered what had happened, he was furious and he made Loki promise to get the dwarfs to make new hair for his wife. Loki kept his promise and went to the dwarfs who created gorgeous new hair made from gold. When the golden hair was fastened to Sif’s head, it grew naturally like real hair.

Thor has lived on in our weekly calendar. Thursday (Thor’s Day) was derived

from the Norse god’s name.

Fast Facts

I am the God Thor I am the War God, I am the Thunderer! Here in my Northland,

My fastness and fortress,

Reign I forever!Here amid icebergs

Rule I the nations; This is my hammer, Mjöllnir the mighty; Giants and sorcerers

Cannot withstand it!

These are the gauntlets

Wherewith I wield it,

And hurl it afar off; This is my girdle; Whenever I brace it,

Strength is redoubled!

The light thou beholdest

Stream through the heavens,

In flashes of crimson,

Is but my red beard Blown by the night-wind,

Affrighting the nations!

Jove is my brother; Mine eyes are the lightning;

The wheels of my chariot

Roll in the thunder, The blows of my hammer

Ring in the earthquake!

Force rules the world still,

Has ruled it, shall rule it;

Meekness is weakness,

Strength is triumphant,

Over the whole earth

Still is it Thor’s Day!

Thou art a God too, O Galilean! And thus singled-handed

Unto the combat, Gauntlet or Gospel, Here I defy thee!

Norse Mythology Thor's Father OdinOdin was the chief god. He was the most powerful god in Asgard. Odin was the grandson of the very first god, Buri. Odin had several children including Thor, the strongest god in Asgard. It is easy to recognize Odin, he is the god with only one eye.

Odin was willing to go to any length to drink water from Mimir’s Well as it was believed anyone who drank from the well would gain the wisdom of Mimir, the wisest of them all. Nothing could stop his desire for this wisdom so when he was offered a drink of water in return for an eye, he didn’t hesitate. Odin sacrificed an eye and rejoiced as he drank the water of wisdom. That is how he ended up not only being the wisest god in Asgard, but also the one-eyed god.

Thor had many adventures and one of them involved a fishing trip with the giant Hymir. Thor had disguised himself as a young man and asked Hymir if he could accompany him on a fishing trip. Hymir agreed but warned Thor that he could get scared at sea. Thor insisted on coming.

When Thor asked about bait, Hymir told Thor to get his own. Thor went out Hymir’s pasture and grabbed a huge black ox, killing it to use the head as bait.

As Hymir and Thor rowed out to sea, Hymir wanted to stop, Thor insisted they row even further from land. Finally Thor found a spot and started fishing using the ox head as bait. Almost immediately Thor felt a mighty force pulling fiercely on his fishing line. Thor used all his strength and started to haul in the line.

The catch was enormous, none other than the Midgard Serpent. By this time Hymir was terrified. The Midgard Serpent was the most dreaded creature to any fisherman. Thor kept pulling, the serpent roared and waters of the ocean foamed. Thor was now back to being the thunder god and had grown in size and strength. Hymir, now scared out of his wits, grabbed his knife and cut Thor’s fishing line. The Midgard Serpent sank back into the ocean, very much alive.

Thor Goes Fishing

Thor's Wife Sif

The Nine WorldsIn Norse mythology there are ‘nine worlds’, they are Midgard, world of human experience (earth); Asgard and Vanaheimr, the worlds of the gods; Jötunheimr, the world of the giants; Álfheimr and Svartálfaheim, the worlds of the elves; Muspellheim, the world of fire; Niflheim, the world of those who die from old age or sickness; and the netherworld. All of these worlds sit on the branches of the Yggdrasil, the world tree, a giant tree with Midgard in the centre and Asgard at its top.

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