A Virginia woman bought a lottery ticket for the first time in her life and ended up winning a $50,000 prize. Katelynne Berland of Yorktown told Virginia Lottery officials her mother asked her to pick up some lottery tickets from the 7-Eleven on Ottis Street in Yorktown. She said the errand inspired her to buy her own first-ever […]
The pre-wedding celebrations for Anant Ambani, son of Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant reached new heights of grandeur. After a star-studded extravaganza in Jamnagar earlier this year, reports and viral images suggested that a second, equally lavish affair took place in London. Fan pages on social media went into overdrive, sharing glimpses […]
A miniature horse in South Carolina broke a world record for longest tail on a miniature horse with locks measuring 5 feet, 11.26 inches. The horse, named Sweetie, stands 3 feet, 1 inch tall and is 36 years old. Her owner, Risa Formisano, told Guinness World Records she wraps up Sweety’s tail to keep it […]
Mehmet Ozyurek, Man With World’s Longest Nose, Dies At 75. The record holder had told GWR in 2021 that his sniffing abilities were different from other people. Mehmet Ozyurek, the Guinness World Record (GWR) holder for the longest nose, died at the age of 75. GWR announced the news on its website, saying it’s […]
Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh (Iran, b. 13 July 2002) is the new world’s shortest man living, measuring 65.24 cm (2 ft 1.6 in). He is almost 7 cm (2.7 in) shorter than the previous record holder, 36-year-old Edward “Niño” Hernandez (Colombia). Afshin is the fourth-shortest man ever verified by Guinness World Records. He was flown […]
International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO. The event takes place every year on 29 April, which is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727–1810), who is considered to be the […]
The shortest woman living (mobile) is Jyoti Amge (India, born 16 Dec 1993), who measured 62.8 cm (24.7 in) in Nagpur, India, on 16 December 2011. Jyoti Amge was measured at the Wockhardt Superspeciality Hospital in Nagpur India on her 18th birthday making her eligible to take over this record from Bridgette Jordan. Jyoti […]
The longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female) belong to Diana Armstrong (USA) and measure 1,306.58 cm (42 ft 10.4 in), as verified in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, on 13 March 2022. Diana has not cut her nails since 1997 and has no plans to ever cut her nails again. She dedicates the nails […]
A TikToker has set the world record for the most blankets arm knitted in 24 hours, in a charity challenge watched by 1.2 million people. Dan Soar, known as the Tattooed Knitter, knitted the 19 blankets in memory of his grandmother Margaret Soar, who was a keen knitter herself. Mr Soar, from Shirland in […]
A man who lived for 82 years died without ever knowing what a woman looked like. According to UniLad, Mihailo Tolotos, from Halkidiki, Greece, only learned about the existence of women from peers, as well as through descriptions in books. He is thought to have been born in 1856, but shortly after giving birth to […]
