World

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 […]

A Georgian athlete performed 61 handstand push-ups in a row to break a Guinness World Record. Sandro Parulava, a strength and conditioning coach, broke the record of 52 consecutive handstand push-ups set by Ukrainian Viktor Nabok in 2019. For me, the handstand is the epitome of athleticism and high neuromuscular control,” Parulava told Guinness World Records. “I […]

A Utah woman who has been water skiing since 1961 was officially dubbed the world’s oldest female water skier at age 92. Dwan Jacobsen Young of Fish Haven said she started water skiing on Lake Bear when she was 29 years old, and now she is joined on her outings by her children, grandchildren and […]

The Harbin Ice-Snow World attraction in China earned a Guinness World Record for the largest temporary ice and snow theme park. The park has been an annual attraction in Harbin, Heilongjiang, since 1999, and this year’s version was verified by Guinness World Records as covering an area of 8,790,697.3 square feet, making it the largest theme park of […]