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An unidentified woman from Bateau Bay, Australia, has won $1.3 million from a lottery ticket she bought after stopping to get a birthday card for a friend. The woman had one of the four division one winning entries in Saturday’s lotto draw. Each winning entry is worth $1.3 million. The winning numbers were 20, 27, […]
Every year, May 17 is dedicated to World Hypertension Day (WHD). The purpose of the WHD: To motivate the common public to regular checkups of their blood pressure at least once a year. To encourage the people having hypertension on a global basis to go to their health practitioner for regular checkups and proper treatment. […]
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated annually on May 17 to raise awareness about the opportunities and possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) brings to nations, societies, and economies. It also aims to spread awareness about the ways to bridge the digital divide. History […]
A Florida man who was forced to take over the controls of a small airplane last week, after the pilot had a medical emergency mid-flight, says that he did what he did because he didn’t have a choice. Darren Harrison was flying with the pilot in a small Cessna when the pilot passed out. Harrison radioed the […]
A man from North Carolina has completed his 5-month trek along the 1,175-mile North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Carrying trekking poles and with his signature full beard, “Trail” Marshall finished the home stretch on May 6, arriving at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head, N.C. Marshall began using the moniker Trail rather than his given name when he started […]
Brianna Mary Shihadeh is a dreadlock artist living in California, who has a passion for body modification. She has surgically split her tongue and has now said that she can taste two separate things at the same time. Ms Shihadeh, who has over 228,000 followers on Instagram, recently posted a reel on the social media […]
A 72-year-old man in Thailand recently cremated his wife after living with her dead remains for more than two decades. According to Independent, Charn Janwatchakal finally bid farewell to his wife on April 30 – 21-years after she died. A distressing video shared on Facebook shows Janwatchakal assisting Bangkok Foundation staff in taking his wife’s coffin outside […]
A 75-year-old from Quebec has become the oldest man on record to successfully perform a headstand, Guinness World Records confirmed. Tanio Helou, who goes by Tony, achieved the world record on October 16, 2021 at the age of 75 years and 33 days, according to Guinness Wednesday, which has been measuring and compiling world records since 1955. Helou lives […]
International Nurses Day is marked on May 12, and also observes the birth of Florence Nightingale, usually recognised as the ‘founder of modern nursing. Every year, International Nurses Day is marked on May 12 to honour and recognise the efforts of nurses across the globe. The day is commemorated to acknowledge the sacrifices and invaluable contributions that […]
A Scottish man rode his scooter the entire length of the island of Great Britain in just 11 days, unofficially breaking a Guinness World Record. Stuart Jamieson took on the ride from Land’s End, England, to John O’Groats, Scotland, on his scooter to break a Guinness World Record and raise money for hospice charity Marie Curie in honor of […]
