Community Magazine July 2014

Most Expensive LEGO Brick A 0.9 ounce 4 x 2 LEGO brick crafted from 14-carat gold was sold for $12,500 on December 12, 2012 to an anonymous buyer by Brick Envy, inc., a specialty LEGO collectors Website. INCREDIBLE Most Successful Chimp on Wall Street In 1999, a chimpanzee named Raven became the 22nd best money manager in the USA by choosing stocks based on throwing darts at a list of 133 internet companies. First Sand Hotel In the summer of 2008, vacationers on Weymouth beach in Dorset, UK were able to spend the night in a hotel entirely made of sand! The sandcastle hotel measured 161 square feet. A family room with a full and single bed was available for only $21 a night. Heaviest Salad In September 2012, the Kaufland and Salve Club put together a salad weighing a whopping 41,998 pounds at the Exporom exhibition center in Romania. Most Hats Balanced on Head Melanie Devoy of the United Kingdom holds the record for the most hats balanced on a head for one minute. She balanced 53 hats on her head at the Hotel Orquidea in Spain. 112 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE