Weird
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A skydiving business in Chicago said it is seeking to have a 104-year-old jumper recognized as the oldest person to go tandem skydiving. Skydive Chicago said Dorothy Hoffner, 104, took a tandem jump Sunday in Ottawa, Ill., unofficially breaking the record set by 103-year-old Swedish skydiver Ruth Larsson in 2022. Skydive Chicago shared a […]
The fastest 100 m slackline walk is 1 min 14.198 secs and was achieved by Shi Hailin (China), at an event organized by the SLK Slackline team (China), in Wugong Mountain Scenery District, Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China, on 16 September 2023. The weather was foggy on the attempt day, so he only attempted one time as […]
Impressively tressed teen Sidakdeep Singh Chahal has never had his hair cut in his entire life. The 15-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, India, has grown it to a length of 146 cm (4 ft 9.5 in), setting a world record for the longest hair on a male teenager. Sidak washes his hair twice a week, dedicating at […]
Leslie Harris (New Zealand) is living fast, but he’s not dying young. Earlier this year, at the age of 97 – three weeks before his 98th birthday – Les raced at the Pukekohe 43rd Classic Motorcycle Festival in Auckland, making him the world’s oldest competitive motorcycle racer. Les competed alongside his eldest son, Rod, aged 64, […]
Most people spend a few days or hours in jail waiting to get bailed out. Jail often serves as a holding cell that people get in and out of fairly quickly. Most people are able to post bail and await trial from home and continue on with their daily lives, but some aren’t able to […]
The Ayam Cemani chicken is steeped in mysticism and prized in its native land of Java for its magic blood. It is rather unusual, having entirely black feathers, black comb, black skin, black meat, black internal organs, and even black bones. The Ayam Cemani is a rare chicken breed from Java in Indonesia. The word […]
Chamoy Thipyaso, born 27 November 1940 is a former employee of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand. She is known for receiving the world’s longest prison sentence, not of lifetime imprisonment at 141,078 years for her involvement in a pyramid scheme that defrauded more than 16,000 Thais and is estimated to have been worth between $200 […]
In nature, there are many ways to protect yourself from potential predators: armour, poison, noxious smell, size or speed, etc. But perhaps no form of protection is as cunning as a disguise. Insects, whose body form has allowed for an impressive array of biological mimicry and deception, make particularly good use of camouflage. Some of […]
You could travel the entire world for the rest of your life and you are unlikely to find anywhere as fascinating as the Amazon Rainforest, home to the Victoria Water Lily. Shrouded in mystery and steeped in history, the Amazon is a never-ending source of fascination for scientists and adventurers alike. The Amazon Rainforest is most famed […]
These record-breaking beards are so strong they can pull cars, trains and have people dangled from them. The incredible feats of strength prove that facial hair is much more than just a fashion statement for these men. Kapil Gehlot (India) set the record for heaviest vehicle pulled by beard when he shifted a car weighing 2,205 kg […]
