Lobster

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Lobster was initially considered a mark of poverty. It was served to lower members of society and in prison, much to the displeasure of inmates. Lobster was also used as fertilizer and fish bait. It was not until well into the 20th century that lobster was viewed as more than just a low priced canned food. 

Mexico's Hidden Beach

There's a hidden beach located off the coast of Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. It is officially called Playa De Amor, or the 'Beach of Love'. It is believed that the beach was formed prior to the First World War since the Mexican government had been using the islands surrounding the beach as target practice. These controlled bombings have been said to have formed numerous caves and other unique rock formations on the Marietas Islands.

Mount Etna

Mount Etna is Europe's tallest active volcano and is located in Sicily, Italy. Etna is a composite volcano and has been created by earth's active tectonic plate system (the African plate is moving below the Eurasian plate). It covers an area of 1,190 km2 with a basal circumference of 140 km. It is also known as Mungibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello or Montebello in Italian.

Uluru Stone

Uluru (also known as Ayres Rock) is a large sandstone rock formation in central Australia. It stands 348m high, rising 863m above sea level, with most of its bulk lying underground and has a total circumference of 9.4km. The local people call it Uluru, however, on July 1873 when the surveyor William Gosse sighted the stone he also named it Ayres Rock in honour of Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayres. Uluru is notable for appearing to change colour at different times of the day and year, most notably glowing red at sunrise and sunset. This happens because it is infused with minerals that reflect the red light.

Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek Titan Helios, built on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos. It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus Antigonus I Monophthalmus in 305 BC. Much of the iron and bronze used in its structure was reforged from the various weapons Antigonus's army left behind. The Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters high but it only stood for 56 years until it was destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BC. It is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.