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A family of Welsh farmers broke their own Guinness World Record when they harvested a sunflower head that weighed 14.21 pounds. Cwbran farmer Kevin Fortey, 44, grew the massive sunflower with help from his brother, Gareth; son, Jamie; and mother, Marjorie. The sunflower weighed 2.71 pounds more than the Fortey family’s previous record-breaking sunflower head, which was […]
A British radio host broke a Guinness World Record live on the air by topping 10 pancakes with sugar and lemon. Amanda Holden, co-host of the Heart Breakfast radio show, took on the record Tuesday for Pancake Day, a celebration of the breakfast food that coincides with Shrove Tuesday, which precedes Ash Wednesday and Lent in Christianity. […]
A record-breaking long-distance runner added a new title to her name when she ran a distance of 100 miles in 12 hours, 41 minutes and 11 seconds. Camille Herron of Oklahoma broke the World and American Masters 100-mile track records, as well as the Guinness World Record for fastest 100 miles ultra distance (women) Herron achieved her record-breaking […]
Announced by UNESCO in 1999, International Mother Language Day celebrates cultural diversity and commemorates the “language martyr” students of 1952 Bangladesh. These students are honored by the encouragement of multiculturalism and the promotion of protective measures for endangered languages. It’s hard to imagine the challenges faced by students who have been ordered to learn in a foreign […]
The University of Florida broke a Guinness World Record when its mascot, Albert Gator, fist-bumped students 340 times in three minutes. The “Gator Record Breaker” event at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville saw a team of 30 UF students running in a circle and fist-bumping Albert as many times as they could in the three minute […]
An Idaho man scored a $100,000 Powerball prize about 10 years after collecting $10,000 from the lottery drawing. Arthur Ingle of Coeur d’Alene told Idaho Lottery officials he and his partner, Becky Patterson, both like to play the lottery, but he prefers Powerball drawings while Patterson gravitates more toward scratch-off games. Ingle purchased a Powerball ticket this month from the […]
Does anybody really need an excuse to open a bottle of their favorite red (or white) at the end of a long and stressful day? Absolutely not! Still, that shouldn’t stand in the way of celebrating National Drink Wine Day. The annual event is a time to reflect on the many benefits of wine, as […]
A pair of British brothers-in-law each pulled a 1.65-ton van a distance of 32 miles to become co-holders of a Guinness World Records title. James Baker, 36, and John Darwen, 32, completed their feats side-by-side at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire and both stopped at exactly 32 miles to become co-holders of the Guinness World Record for farthest distance […]
Almonds, a bite-sized little nut common in trail mix and other breakfast and snack recipes. More likely than not, you’ve tried an almond before. But, did you know there is an entire day devoted to the celebration of almonds?! National Almond Day is a reason for foodies to celebrate! Health Benefits of Almonds If you […]
An Austrian woman traveled to Antarctica with an expedition ended up earning 10 Guinness World Records, including becoming first woman to row on the Southern Ocean. Lisa Farthofer, 31, rowed 407 nautical miles in the open waters of Antarctica from Jan. 11-17, and in the process became the first woman to row on the Southern Ocean […]
