Tokyo, Japan – July 7, 2016 – A bunch of about 30 grapes of the Ruby Roman variety sold for 1.1m yen (£8,350 or $5,400) – about £270 a grape, thus setting the new world record for the Most expensive grapes. Photo: A bunch of Ruby Roman grapes sold for 1.1 million yen, which is approximately £8400 in the central Japanese …

Alesund, Norway – July 7, 2016 – Norwegians have set a new record for the world’s tallest bonfire; this year, it was measured by laser at 47.4 metres (155 ft), setting a new world record for the Tallest bonfire. Photo: The world’s tallest bonfire was measured by laser at 47.4 metres (155 ft), setting a new world record. The Guinness …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – July 5, 2016 – Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the leading pan-African Airline has broken a Guinness World Record for making the largest ever human image of an Airplane; the event was part of Africa’s first Airbus A350 XWB delivery and 350 Ethiopian Employees have gathered at Ethiopian Maintenance hangar to create an image of the …

Port Stephens, Australia – July 5, 2016 – More than 900 residents and visitors gathered on Shoal Bay Beach to form the outline of a 100 metre long humpback whale; the event marked the start of the winter school holidays and Port Stephens’ annual winter Naturefest and sets the new world record for the Largest human whale. Photo: More than …

Levack, Ontario, Canada – July 5, 2016 – Chantelle Gorham from the Northwest Fudge Factory in Levack, Ont., created a giant peanut butter cup in an afternoon; it’s almost 80 inches in diameter and it’s a blend of half chocolate and half peanut butter filling; the 600 pound treat is 17,768 times bigger than a normal peanut butter cup, thus …

Today marks the end of one of China’s most controversial practices. Consider that statement for a moment. June 30 is the end of the 10-day Yulin Dog Meat Festival. Despite staunch international criticism, the Chinese government allows the bizarre and cruel event to occur. With so much information distributed about the event, it can be difficult to get at the underlying issues. …

Wisdom Quotes in Hindi बुद्धिमत्ता पर विचार: आज हम दिमाग पर अपना दिमाग लगाएंगे। सवाल ये है कि कौन सी चीज़ हमें बुद्धिमान बनाती है? क्या बुद्धिमत्ता कुदरती है? क्या ये हमारे अंदर ही पैदा और विकसित होती है या फिर गूगल, विकीपीडिया जैसे साधन हमारे दिमाग पर कोई असर डालते हैं? कई मनोवैज्ञानिक अध्ययनों के अनुसार हमारी बुद्धिमत्ता का ज़्यादातर विकास …

आयुर्वेद (आयु + वेद = आयुर्वेद) विश्व की प्राचीनतम चिकित्सा प्रणालियों में से एक है। यह अथर्ववेद का उपवेद है। यह विज्ञान, कला और दर्शन का मिश्रण है। ‘आयुर्वेद’ नाम का अर्थ है, ‘जीवन का ज्ञान’ और यही संक्षेप में आयुर्वेद का सार है। हिताहितं सुखं दुःखमायुस्तस्य हिताहितम्। मानं च तच्च यत्रोक्तमायुर्वेदः स उच्यते॥ आयुर्वेद और आयुर्विज्ञान दोनों ही चिकित्साशास्त्र …

Tilburg, Holland – July 1, 2016 – Nikki ‘The Fighter’ Bradley broke a Guinness World Record to become the fastest woman to complete a 5K on crutches; the successful record attempt took place in Tilburg, Holland, where she recorded a time of 44:21, smashing the old record by more than five-and-a-half minutes. Photo: Nikki Bradley smashed the world 5k crutch …

Bouchain, France – June 29, 2016 – GE (NYSE: GE) and EDF officially began operation of the first ever combined-cycle power plant equipped with GE’s HA turbine in Bouchain, France, launching a new era of power generation technology and digital integration; GE also announced that the company has been recognized for powering the world’s most efficient combined-cycle power plant based …