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A Pennsylvania high school student is facing a big decision after being accepted to 18 colleges and being offered more than $1 million in scholarships. Brianna Maddonni, a senior at Interboro High School in Prospect Park, amassed a total $1.08 million in scholarship offers, but she said she hasn’t yet decided where to go. Maddonni, […]
A pair of Idaho men broke a Guinness World Record by popping 10 balloons between their bodies in 15.25 seconds. David Rush, who has broken more than 200 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, teamed up with frequent collaborator Jonathan “Hollywood” Hannon to attempt to break the record of 17.99 seconds. Rush said previous holders of […]
A pair of adventurers set a new Guinness World Record by taking a 97-day, 35,770-mile journey across the United States in an electric vehicle. Rainer Zietlow, a professional long-distance driver from Germany, and Derek Collins began their journey on July 13, 2021, at Volkswagen’s U.S. headquarters in Virginia. The men drove their Volkswagen ID.4 through […]
An Iraqi man became a Guinness World Record holder by balancing 18 eggs on the back of his hand. Ibrahim Sadeq took on the record in Nasiriyha, Iraq, and managed to equal the one previously set by Jack Harris of Britain in May 2020, making him the new co-holder of the record, Guinness announced. Sadeq said […]
World NGO Day is celebrated in more than 89 countries and over six continents Each year World NGO Day is celebrated on February 27th. World NGO Day is an international day dedicated to recognize, celebrate and honour all non-governmental and nonprofit organizations, and the people behind them that contribute to society all year round. Back […]
Russia-Ukraine crisis: US and Ukrainian officials say Russia aims to capture Kyiv and topple the government. The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as a UN security action was blocked by Moscow as expected and authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian forces. […]
BTS have beat Taylor Swift and Adele to be crowned IFPI Global Recording Artist Of The Year for 2021. The K-Pop septet – comprising J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, and V – have nabbed the title for the second consecutive year, having topped the list in 2020. © Bang Showbiz BTS beat Taylor Swift and […]
Many Ukrainians woke up on Friday away from their home as they fled a Russian invasion. © Provided by DW Nearly 30,000 Ukrainians left Ukraine for Poland since Russia launched a war The UN has reported that at least 100,000 people have been displaced by the war. The UNHCR said as many as 5 million people […]
A British Columbia, Canada, man working to relocate a building that formerly housed a coffee shop found a wedding ring that had been lost by a customer at the cafe 2 1/2 years earlier. Sean Sullivan, a Cumberland councilor who was contacted to help with moving the building that formerly housed the Courtenay Grind cafe […]
The bartender might be just about everyone’s favourite person on a night out! Bartenders are able to keep people well supplied with tasty beverages – most likely those of an alcoholic variety – at any bar or pub, they happen to visit, as long as they have enough money to pay for it and aren’t […]
