Travis Gienger hauled the nearly two-and-a-half-ton gourd on a custom-made trailer from Minnesota to California for the competition.FacebookGienger had to build a custom palette for his truck in order to properly transport the gargantuan pumpkin.
Every year, the supermarket chain Safeway holds a World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California, and the winner of this year’s 47th annual contest was a 2,350-pound pumpkin named “Tiger King.”
Travis Gienger of Minnesota stunned judges and onlookers alike with his prized contender, which he named after the Netflix series of the same title, Tiger King. Read More...
These thirty-two interesting facts about New York highlight the hidden gems and weird trivia behind the biggest city in the United States. George Washington's last remaining tooth is on display at Fraunces Tavern in New York City's Financial District, where he gave his storied farewell speech at the end of his term as president.Bettmann/Getty Images Remnants of a 76th street subway station exist underground in Queens and is said to have only been open for a month in 1948. Read More...
Mythological Gods: Zeus Wikimedia Commons“Zeus and Hera,” Annibale Carracci, 1597
Greek: King of the Gods, God of Thunder and the Sky
Parents: Cronus and Rhea
Consort: Hera (and pretty much everyone else)
This list simply cannot leave out Zeus.
The god of Greek mythology, he rules his subjects from Mount Olympus as “the father of gods and men.”
Though he’s famous for throwing lightning bolts, it took more than that for the king to keep his crown. Read More...
