Longest bus ride in history!
What about it?
This bus service from London, England to Calcutta, India (now Kolkata) is considered to be the longest bus route in the world, also known as the Hippie route. The service, which was started in 1957, was routed to India via Belgium, Yugoslavia and North Western India. It took about 50 days for the bus to reach Calcutta from London. The voyage was over 10,000 miles (16,100 km) one way and 20,300 miles (32,669Â km) for the round trip. It was in service until 1976.
Last visual record of a wild Barbary Lion in North Africa (1925)
What about it?
A lion was seen in the Atlas Mountains during a flight on the Casablanca-Dakar air route. The photograph, taken by Marcelin Flandrin in 1925, is the last visual record of a wild "Barbary" lion of North Africa. The photograph was taken on a flight between Casablanca and Dakar. There are currently fewer than 90 of them in captivity worldwide. They are part of a global breeding program aimed at helping to revive the population.