Community Magazine June 2014

Oldest Parrot The oldest living parrot is Poncho, an 87-year-old macaw who is also a retired movie star. She has appeared in several films, including Doctor Dolittle and 102 Dalmatians. INCREDIBLE World's Fastest Coffee-Powered Vehicle Martin Bacon holds the record for manufacturing the speediest coffee-powered automobile. On Feb. 19, 2013 he drove his bean-fired car at an average speed of 65.53 mph. Biggest Deck Chair The record for the largest deck chair belongs to Pimm’s of the United Kingdom. On March 22, 2012 they put on display a specially designed deck chair measuring 31 ft. 4 in. long, 18 ft. 11 in. wide, and 27 ft. 5 in. tall. Largest Hornet The Asian giant hornet, native to the mountains of Japan, has a body length of 2.2 inches with a wingspan of about 3 inches. Its stinger injects venom so powerful that it can dissolve human tissue. World's Longest Ice Cream Dessert A chocolate sundae measuring 670 feet 1 inch was created by The LiGht Youth Group in Cavalier, North Dakota. It consisted of 747 pounds of vanilla ice-cream and 75 pounds of chocolate syrup. 112 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE