Research shows that it has antimicrobial â as well as antiparasitic â effects. It also contains antioxidants, can aid wound healing, and may even lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Also like honey, thereâs little research to support taking it for weight loss.
The largest icebergs recorded have been calved, or broken off, from the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica. Iceberg B-15, photographed by satellite in 2000, measured 295 by 37 kilometres (183 by 23 mi), with a surface area of 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi).
White King, World's Largest Dead Polar Bear. White King, the world's largest polar bear, is on display in the coffee shop of Elko's Commercial Hotel and Casino. Standing 10 feet, 4 inches and weighing 2,200 pounds, White King's arrival here was the result of a 1957 challenge to find the largest Polar Bear in the Arctic Circle. Visitors are welcome to mail postcards of a bathing beauty standing between White King's angry outstretched arms.