PlacesFunnyThere's an island in the Bahamas called Big Major Cay (or Pig Beach), which is only inhabited by swimming pigs.829k
AnimalsMind-BlowingSloths can swim three times faster than they can move on land. They can also hold their breath for up to 40 seconds underwater.203k
HistoryWeirdIn 1967, Australia's Prime Minister, Harold Holt, decided to go swimming one day and was never seen again.194k
HistoryMind-BlowingClint Eastwood was in a plane that crashed into the sea in 1951. He and the pilot escaped the sinking aircraft and swam nearly 3 miles through frigid waters to reach the California coast.182k
PlacesMind-BlowingThe first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.141k