Guinness Record for Christmas Lights
In Australia, they enjoy going to extremes, as evidenced by the fact that an Australian family held the Guinness World Record for the most Christmas lights on a house in 2013. The Canberra-based Richards family used over 500,000 lights in their display.
While a New York family has since reclaimed the record for the largest LED light display, Mr. Richards was also instrumental in setting the largest LED light display record in 2014. In addition, the dude is a huge fan of the holiday season!
The Widowmaker Pinecone
This is an intriguing one. They have a giant pinecone there, in the vein of everything in Australia trying to kill you. These things weigh about 22 pounds and come from a 120-year-old Bunya Pine. The pinecones would do a lot of damage because they’re so high up.
It’s unclear whether this is a common occurrence, but the town where the pine is located has issued an official warning to stay away from the tree until the situation is resolved.