The strangeness of the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen is not to be understated: items on the list are not for the shy or cold-hearted. We’re talking challenges like visiting an orphanage, a children’s hospital or a juvenile detention center dressed as Cookie Monster and handing out cookies. These oddball characteristics of are precisely the reason that Long Beach local Ele Thompson decided to partake in the massive hunt that spanned seven days, from August 2 through 9.