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- EntertainmentAOL
The world's largest book takes six people to turn a page
Szinpetri is a small village in northern Hungary, with less than 300 residents, but it is also home to the largest handmade book in the world. The giant volume was crafted using traditional book-binding techniques, adjusted to a much larger
- LifestyleAOL
Top five wine festivals in Europe for 2017
What better way to tingle your tastebuds on holiday than visit a wine festival? We asked SmoothRed, a leading company specialising in wine holidays and tours, to recommend the pick of the bunch for this year. From a riot in Rioja to a knees-up in
4-min read - SportAOL
Mercedes' F1 team reckons its 1.73-sec pit stop was fastest ever
In Formula 1, every fraction of a second matters. That's why pit crews spend hours training to make sure they can change tyres as quickly as possible during a pit stop. After every race, the fastest pit stop is celebrated and broadcast
- NewsAOL
Abolishing taxes saved a dying Hungarian village
A world away from Panama, the sleepy eastern Hungarian village of Komlóska has become a kind of tax haven – to survive. The village of 300 inhabitants is in one of Hungary's poorest regions with high unemployment and a
2-min read - NewsAOL
Entire Hungarian village available to rent for £500 a day
A Hungarian village has been put up for rent by its mayor in a bid to raise cash. Megyer, in the west of Hungary, can be hired for just 210,000 forints or £500 a day, and you'll even be granted temporary deputy mayorship for the duration of
2-min read - NewsAOL
Cheapest (and most expensive) European cities for five-star hotel breaks
If you're looking for affordable luxury on a European city break you may want to look towards Greece, Portugal and Poland, where budget-conscious travellers can enjoy a night at a five-star hotel for as little as £84. Five-star hotels
1-min read - ScienceAOL
Wood you believe it? Man creates car from timber
Istvan Puskas from Hungary has spent the last four months creating something truly unique, a car crafted almost entirely from wood. Mr Puskas, a 51-year-old agricultural worker has been busy in his workshop in Tiszaors carving his creation out
