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A Jewish congregation in New York teamed up with a Brooklyn bakery to attempt to break a Guinness World Record with a 35-foot, 2-inch challah bread. Congregation Rodeph Sholom on the Upper West Side teamed up with the Jewish Federations of North America, the Orthodox Union and Strauss Bakery in Brooklyn to create the massive braided bread. […]
A Guinness World Record was broken in Baishan, China, when 1,946 people gathered to play whipping tops at the same time. A GWR adjudicator was present at the Songhua River Eco-tourism Scenic Area to oversee the game, which involves a player using a small whip to keep a spinning top in motion. The people kept their tops spinning for […]
Taking inspiration from the unsung heroes of Ramayana to convey the message of commitment and devotion, the Lucknow division of Northern Railway will soon be unveiling a 15-foot tall Corten steel squirrel at the atrium centre space of Ayodhya Dham junction. Lord Rama needed to build a bridge across the sea to Lanka to rescue […]
An Australian woman’s bandicoot-ravaged yard was dubbed the winner of the first-ever World’s Ugliest Lawn competition. Kathleen Murray of Sandford, Tasmania, was named the winner of the contest, which was organized by the town of Gotland, Sweden. Gotland started the contest two years ago to encourage locals to conserve water amid a near-disastrous drought in the town, […]
A pair of New York twin brothers are ending their high school careers as valedictorian and salutatorian of their graduating class. Devon Lee, 17, was named valedictorian of his class at Herrick Public High School in New Hyde Park, Long Island, and his twin brother, Dylan, was named salutatorian. “Our parents value education, and they’ve […]
A Michigan man won $200,000 with a Powerball ticket featuring his kids’ birthdays. James Allen of Commerce Township initially thought he won $50,000, when his ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball in the Dec. 30 drawing. Later he realized that the Power Play multiplied his winnings to $200,000. I checked my ticket and went to bed […]
Animal rescuers in Britain are trying to find the owner of a talkative parrot found wandering down a street. The RSPCA said the male cockatiel was found to have an extensive vocabulary and an impressive repertoire of songs after being rescued near a bench in the Kearsley area of Bolton, England. He sings ‘If you’re […]
A German man broke a Guinness World Record when he downed a cup of coffee in 3.12 seconds. The record-keeping organization announced Felix von Meibom earned the title for fastest time to drink a cup of coffee in Frankfort. Von Meibom’s time of 3.12 seconds shaved .05 seconds off the previous record, which was set by fellow […]
An Ohio man is more than 14 hours into his attempt to play pinball for 63 consecutive hours and break a Guinness World Record. Jim Foliano, executive director of the nonprofit Ticket to Hope, started playing the Avengers: Infinity Quest pinball machine at Pinball Garage in Hamilton at 9 p.m. Thursday, and he is planning to continue playing until […]
A Tennessee man became the oldest person to paddle the length of the Mississippi River when he completed the 87-day journey at the age of 87. Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders departed from Lake Itasca, Minn., on his 87th birthday and arrived in Luling, La., 87 days later, earning the Guinness World Record at the age of […]
