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A forgetful Maryland man bought two identical tickets for the same Powerball Double Play drawing and scored two $500,000 prizes, for a total of $1 million. The Prince George‘s County man told Maryland Lottery officials he was at the A-1 Laundromat on Riverdale Road in Riverdale on Aug. 18 when he couldn’t recall whether he already had a ticket for […]
An Idaho man took 96 hits to the face with wet sponges in a single minute, recapturing an unusual Guinness World Records title in the process. David “Record Breaker” Rush and frequent collaborator Jonathan “Hollywood” Hannon previously held the record for the most wet sponges thrown in one minute (team of two) with a total of 92, […]
Bollywood actor Govinda and his wife, Sunita Ahuja, have addressed recent speculation about their marriage, firmly denying any rift between them. The couple appeared united during the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at their residence, putting to rest rumours suggesting a possible divorce. In a candid interaction with the Viral Bhayani, Sunita expressed her unwavering commitment to […]
Guinness World Records is celebrating its 70th anniversary by challenging fans to attempt 70 unclaimed titles, including the fastest 400 meter sack race. The record-keeping organization’s anniversary falls Wednesday, 70 years after the very first Guinness Book of World Records was compiled in a room above a London gym and published Aug. 27, 1955. The organization […]
Nationwide Pet Insurance announced a California dog who faced off with a bull to protect his family is the winner of this year’s Hambone Award. The Hambone Award, given annually for “the unexpected, the unusual and downright outrageous” ways pets find themselves in need of medical attention, was named in honor of a dog who […]
A South Carolina man took a big gamble by buying 162 identical tickets for a single Pick 4 lottery drawing, and ended up winning a record-breaking $811,000 prize. The Lowcountry man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he had a good feeling about the numbers 1-7-3-1, so he spent $339 to buy 162 tickets bearing those numbers for […]
A 64-year-old Cypriot reclaimed a Guinness World Record by balancing 511 wine glasses on his head for 15 seconds. Aristotelis Valaoritis, a professional glass dancer, had the wine glasses — collectively weighing about 139 pounds — arranged into a block with sheets of plywood between the layers. The block was then lifted by a forklift until Valaoritis […]
A Colombian family named their newborn daughter “Chat Yipiti” after the AI program ChatGPT. Despite the unusual name, the child was registered without objection at the National Registry office in the town of Cereté. According to local media, the parents of Chat Yipiti Bastidas Guerra said they chose the name as a “tribute” to the […]
An amusement park aficionado from England is on a quest to ride every roller coaster in Britain and Ireland broke a Guinness World Record by boarding 55 of the thrill rides in a single week. Guinness World Records announced Dean Stokes, 36, is the inaugural holder of the record for the most roller coasters ridden in one […]
A bear broke into a California home to feast on snacks including dog food, cookies, a bag of chips and a container of sugar. Bridget Conley said she started getting alerts from the security cameras at her Pine Mountain Club home, located in the Los Padres National Forest in Kern County, about 6:15 a.m. Friday, […]
