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Children's Ferrari Replica Sets A New Price Record At Paris Auction

  The world-record price for a children's car was paid at an RM-Sotheby's auction in Paris on Saturday Febuary 13, 2021, when a Ferrari 330 P2 Junior by French coach-builder De La Chapelle went for €120,000 (Rs.1,03,94,223.82/-). The highest price ever paid for a children's car at auction came quite unexpectedly as it was fetched against an official estimate of between €5,000 and €10,000, with a bidding war driving the hammer price 10 times high its estimate. The final price of €120,000 was reached by the addition of RM-Sotheby's 20 percent buyer's premium.

Bhavani Devi Becomes First Indian Fencer To Qualify For Olympics

  Tamil Nadu's Chadalavada Anandha Bhavani Devi made history on Sunday, March 14 as she became the first-ever fencer from India to qualify for Olympic Games. Bhavani secured a spot for the Tokyo Olympics at the World Cup in Hungary. Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian fencer. The 27-year-old Bhavani has been trained by SAI coach Sagar Lagu in SAI Training Centre, Thalassery.

Rare Yellow Penguin Photographed For The First Time

Have you ever seen a yellw penguin? Well, Yves Adams, a wildlife photographer revealed that h spotted a yellow penguin during an island trip in South Georgia. He took to his Instagram to share pictures of the rare creature and said that it was the first time ever that he spotted a yellow penguin. Sharing the story, Adams revealed he won nature's lottery after he spotted te beautiful creature. Adam's team initially attributed the colour mutation to being albino. Only later, in discussion with ecologists on the expedition ship, did they consider that  the condition could be more complex. His team contacted Hein van Grouw, curator at the UK Natural History Museum's Department of Life Sciences, who said the penguin could be an 'ino-bird' or a 'similar mutation'.  

Have You Ever Heard Of The Pig Island?

Pigs can't fly, but they can swim for sure. Also called the Big Major Cay, the Pig Island is a tiny, uninhabited island in Exuma that lies in a remote corner of the Bahamas. On this island, you will see something incredible! You will be witness to dozens of feral pigs that can swim. Can you believe it? Barely anyone had heard of the Pig Island before. No one is quite sure as to how the pigs got to this island. Some say the pigs were left by sailors who intended to cook them, while others assume the pig swam to safety after a nearby shipwreck. If you are lucky enough to visit this island, you will see pigs swimming in the ocean, right up to your boat, to greet you and pose for pictures. Millions of tourists visit this mysterious island every year. Those who found pigs hanging around the beach soon began feeding them. Some clever pigs learnt that by swimming up to the incoming boats, they got fed first. That has made these adorable creatures very popular. Some tourists also love to s...