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A pair of Idaho men claimed a Guinness World Records title for catching dice blindfolded for the third time after a pair of Australian radio hosts twice took the record. David Rush, who has broken more than 200 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, and his neighbor, Jonathan “Hollywood” Hannon, took on the record for most […]
Guinness World Records said a woman in Spain is now the oldest person living at age 115. The record-keeping organization said María Branyas Morera, who lives in Catalonia, Spain, was verified Thursday as being 115 years and 321 days old. Morera became the oldest person living and oldest woman living following the death of French nun Lucile Randon, aka […]
A young woman in India broke a Guinness World Record by using one hand to set up a chess board in 29.85 seconds. The record-keeping organization posted a video to Instagram showing S. Odelia Jasmine using a single hand to place all of the pieces in the correct spots on a chess board in 29.85 seconds during […]
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, one of the most loved pairs of Bollywood, had a wonderful and memorable 2022. They got hitched on April 14 last year and soon came the announcement that Alia is pregnant. On September 9, their much-awaited film Brahmastra was released on September 9. Their pairing was one of the major factors why […]
An Australian contortionist stood on her hands and used her feet to shoot an arrow 59 feet and 11 inches into a target for a Guinness World Record. Shannen Jones said she practiced foot archery for six years before deciding to take on the Guinness World Record for farthest arrow shot using feet. Jones announced in […]
The oldest person in the world, French nun Lucile Randon, has died at the age of 118. Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre when she became a nun in 1944, died in her sleep on Tuesday at the nursing home where she lived. “There is great sadness but … it was her desire […]
A 13-year-old Maine boy broke a Guinness World Record by assembling the 11,695-piece Lego World Map in 9 hours, 14 minutes and 49 seconds. Cooper Wright of Cumberland Center said he has been building with Lego bricks since he was 3 or 4 years old and received the Lego Death Star as a Christmas gift. […]
Never underestimate the power and importance of creativity in your life, or in business for that matter. While sometimes doing what’s familiar works best, it’s important to remember that thinking outside the box is just as important (if not more important) than simply following established procedures. After all, new problems require new solutions, and in […]
An 82-year-old British Columbia man who has been doing gymnastics since he was 15 years old earned a Guinness World Record as the oldest man to perform a headstand. Bruce Ives of Daajing Giids said he started a tradition of doing a headstand every year to celebrate his birthday about 20 years ago. In my […]
The Hollywood film industry is the oldest film industry in the world. Last year, the Chinese film industry overtook the North American film industry and became the largest box office market in the world, with 1,813 feature films produced on a yearly basis. In terms of production numbers, the Indian film industry is the largest […]
