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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 […]
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. […]
