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INTERNATIONAL HOT AND SPICY FOOD DAYEach year on January 16th, International Hot and Spicy Food Day celebrate all the delicious hot and spicy foods around the world. Most people know that chilli peppers are one of the hottest foods on the planet. But did you know that the hottest chilli pepper in the world is […]
A resident at an assisted living facility in Britain is getting help from members of the community and as far away as New Zealand in her project to set a Guinness World Record for the longest knitted chain. Ena Rackley, 87, who resides at the Elmstead Bupa Care Home in Chislehurst, London, is nearly completely […]
A Czech Republic man showed off his powerful jaws by biting 36 drink cans in half in 1 minute, earning a Guinness World Record. René Richter, appearing on Italy’s Lo Show Dei Record, took on the Guinness World Record for most drinks cans ripped in half with the teeth in 1 minute. The aluminum cans were filled with […]
An Indian artist specializing in miniaturized versions of everyday objects celebrated the upcoming Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 by creating what he believes to be the world’s smallest hockey stick. Satya Narayan Maharana carved a pair of minute wooden hockey sticks: one measuring 1 centimeter (.39 inches) tall and 1 millimeter (.039 inches) wide, and the other […]
No matter their skin colour, race, the nation of origin, religion, or gender, it is only right and reasonable for people to be paid fairly equally for performing the same jobs for their employers. Sadly, despite many decades of activism toward workplace equality, workers continue to experience pay inequality in workplaces all over the globe. […]
An Idaho man launched a sausage roll in the air and a second man caught it in his mouth to break a Guinness World Record. David Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, enlisted the help of frequent collaborator Jonathan “Hollywood” Hannon to take on the record for farthest throw […]
A university in Mexico broke a Guinness World Record by arranging 14,360 fresh-baked loaves of bread into a line measuring 2.8 miles long. Students and faculty members at Universidad Vizcaya Mexicali in Baja California arranged the loaves of rosca de reyes bread, a traditional bread made in celebration of the Jan. 6 Three Kings’ Day […]
A visitor to Florida’s Everglades National Park recorded video when she came across a 15-foot Burmese python slithering across a road. Kymberly Clark posted a video to Instagram showing the massive snake crossing a road inside the park. Clark said she pinned the location of the python and reported it to authorities. Burmese pythons are considered an invasive […]
AR Rahman turned 56 years old today (January 6, 2023). The living legend, who is also referred to as ‘The Mozart of Madras’ is known not just in India, but around the world for his soulful music. The composer has received numerous international and national accolades in recognition of his unique talent. On his birthday, […]
A North Carolina man discovered that the third time’s the charm when he won a $200,000 prize from the third lottery ticket he ever purchased. Cody Plemmons, 18, of Arden, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he stopped at the Stanley’s BP on U.S. 25/70 in Marshall as a pit stop on his way to Tennessee. We mainly […]
