Kizhi Pogost Church, on Kizhi Island, west Russia, is not only the world’s tallest entirely wooden building, but it is also more than 150 years old, standing at 123 feet tall (37.5m), it is believed to still be the world’s tallest entirely wooden building – a record it has kept … Continue reading →

The world’s first wooden supercar has been unveiled – and it’s faster than a Porsche or a Lamborghini, designed by Joe Harmon the “Splinter” car is entirely made from a combination of maple, plywood and MDF, it weighs just 1,134kg – some 240kg less than the super lightweight Porsche. There’s … Continue reading →

November 14, 2013 marked the ninth annual Guinness World Records Day, where people around the globe attempt to break world records, unveiled that day at the Palace Museum in Beijing was an astonishing wooden sculpture by Chinese artist Zheng Chunhui. The wooden carving took four years to complete, the sculpture, carved from a single … Continue reading →

The first possible origin of knocking on wood for luck is a much more laid-back version of the ruckus that pagan Europeans raised to chase away evil Spirits from their homes and trees or to prevent them from hearing about, and ruining a person’s good luck, In a slight different version … Continue reading →