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Guinness World Records announced a juvenile bar-tailed godwit broke the record for the longest non-stop migration by a bird when it flew 8,435 miles from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia. The record-keeping organization said the bird, known by tag number 234684, was wearing a 5G satellite tag when it departed Alaska on Oct. 11, 2022, and landed in Tasmania […]
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens its doors to the world on the 4th of January, 2010. Today marks the 13th Anniversary so we at Radio Sargam thought to share some interesting facts about the tallest structure in the world. Not only is the Burj Khalifa the […]
An Idaho man with more 250 Guinness World Records titles unofficially broke another record when he used his feet to pop 100 balloons in 22.38 seconds. David Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, set up 100 balloons in a line and stomped on them to break the record for […]
A Pennsylvania couple who both are 102 years old celebrated an even more rare milestone — their 80th wedding anniversary. Robert and Edith Mae Schaum, who met in high school in 1936 and married in 1942, celebrated that anniversary Dec. 26. We hold each other up,” Edith Mae told WGAL-TV. “I guess the secret would be […]
A diamond engagement ring accidentally flushed down the toilet of a Florida home was returned to its owners after being found lodged inside the commode 21 years later. Nick and Shaina Day said they weren’t yet married when the ring went down the toilet 21 years ago at Nick’s parents’ house. She came to me […]
A server at Florida restaurant was pleasantly surprised with a $1,000 tip just days before Christmas. Stacey White, a server at Reececliff Family Diner in Lakeland, said she was shocked when she discovered a customer had left her a $1,000 tip. “I paused because I was in shock,” she told WTVT-TV. “Then the overwhelming feeling of […]
Serial world record-breaker David Rush teamed up with a neighbor to earn the title for the most toots of a party blower in 1 minute (team of 2). Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, previously attempted to break the record on two separate occasions with collaborators Andre Ortolf and Jonathan “Hollywood” […]
Argentina captain Lionel Messi was seen wearing an Arabic black robe or ‘bisht’ as a mark of honour when he lifted the World Cup trophy in Qatar. It was given to him by Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, just before lifting the trophy. Now, the footballer has been offered $1 million (Rs 8.2 […]
A group of more than a dozen local residents came to the rescue of a horse that fell through the ice covering a Wisconsin lake. D.J. Ryan said he first received word Saturday that a horse was on the loose in the Grantsburg area after a fallen tree damaged a fence on its owner’s property. […]
A cat who disappeared on New York’s Long Island is on her way to a reunion after she was found 10 years later. Richard Price said his family’s cat, Mimi, was being cared for at his sister-in-law’s home in Miller Place in 2012 when the feline fled. The family searched the area, thee was no sign of […]
