10. Largest swimming pool in the world
There's a resort outside of Santiago in Chile called San Alfonso del Mar that is home to the Guinness World Record Holder for the biggest swimming pool in the world! It took five years and nearly 1 billion US dollars to build the pool, which opened in 2006. It's 1,000 yards long, covers an area of 20 acres (that's about the size of 16 football fields!) and reaches a maximum depth of 115 feet.
The massive structure is filled with more than 66 million gallons of seawater, and features views over the San Jeronimo beach. It took five years to build and apparently costs about 2 million dollars a year to maintain!
3. Poland’s Prince Polo chocolate bars are ‘king of the snacks’ in Iceland
The snack from the city of Cieszyn has been such a hit on the island since it was first introduced over 60 years ago that it is estimated that Icelanders now consume around 160 tonnes of the stuff every year. Local singer-songwriter Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson renamed himself Prins Póló and another songwriter even wrote a song about the chocolate bar. The reason for its popularity goes back to the fifties when there were strict rules in place about what sweets could be imported to Iceland. The first bars were introduced to the island in 1955 in a trade deal in which in return for the chocolate snacks, Poland received fresh fish. Sixty-three years on, it is now a national icon.
(I agree with Icelanders, Prince Polo is my favourite Polish snack)
ZhouYanRan:
3. Poland’s Prince Polo chocolate bars are ‘king of the snacks’ in Iceland
The snack from the city of Cieszyn has been such a hit on the island since it was first introduced over 60 years ago that it is estimated that Icelanders now consume around 160 tonnes of the stuff every year. Local singer-songwriter Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson renamed himself Prins Póló and another songwriter even wrote a song about the chocolate bar. The reason for its popularity goes back to the fifties when there were strict rules in place about what sweets could be imported to Iceland. The first bars were introduced to the island in 1955 in a trade deal in which in return for the chocolate snacks, Poland received fresh fish. Sixty-three years on, it is now a national icon.
(I agree with Icelanders, Prince Polo is my favourite Polish snack)
I will definitely try. it is not available in my country:(
8. Icelandic horses
The Icelandic horse is most famous for its convenient size, strong build, and, of course, its fifth gait/tölt (way of walking). The fifth gait is a way of riding where three of the horse's legs touch the ground at the same time to create a more stable and even pace. The Icelandic horse is the only breed in the world that can perform five gaits, whereas other breeds can only perform three or four.
