26Cave of Swallows
The Cave of Swallows in Mexico is the largest cave shaft in the world, being almost 1,000 feet wide at the bottom and 1,100 feet deep, and it's home of many birds, but despite its name, almost no swallows.
27. A Mexican woman named Julia Pastrana was toured around the world as "the bear woman". When she died in childbirth in 1860 her husband had her embalmed and continued touring. Her remains ended up in the basement of the University of Oslo. In 2013, she was finally laid to rest in Mexico.
28. In Mexico City, people were offered free wi-fi in exchange for picking up dog droppings and weighing them, thus measuring the amount of free wi-fi given, in an attempt to clean up the city from dog poo.
29. Scientists in Mexico turned tequila into diamonds by heating a cheap shot to 800 degrees Celsius. At that temperature, it vaporized and broke down into its atomic constituents, producing a fine layer of carbon crystal structures identical to diamonds on nearby metal trays.
30. In 1907, a Mexican railroad brakeman named Jesus Garcia saved the entire town of Nacozari, Sonora by singlehandedly driving a damaged and burning train containing dynamite six kilometers away from the town before it finally exploded, killing him.
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31Chiapas
In the Mexican state of Chiapas, Coca-Cola is easier to find than bottled water. This has led to a diabetes epidemic which increased by 30% between 2013 and 2016. Diabetes is now the second-leading cause of death after heart disease there.
32. The Green Angels is a group of Mexican government-funded roadside assistance professionals. In addition to fixing mechanical problems, they can perform life-sustaining treatments and help tourists seek shelter from crime, among other free services.
33. During the excavations for a subway line in Mexico City in 2010, construction workers found 500-year-old skeletons of roughly 50 Aztec children and 10 adults, as well as numerous artifacts dating back to as far as 2000 B.C.
34. Magdalena Solis was a Mexican prostitute who was paid to imitate an Incan goddess as part of a scam. She then began to genuinely believe she was a goddess, took over the cult, and started sacrificing her followers.
35. In 2000, a Mexican woman named Inés Ramírez was forced to resort to self-surgery, a Caesarean section because of a lack of medical assistance during difficult labor. She took 3 shots of hard liquor, then performed the surgery herself with a kitchen knife. Despite having no medical training, the operation was successful and both she and her baby survived.
