Minsk, Belarus – January 19, 2016 – Many-time world kettlebell lifting champion and Guinness World Records record holder Vyacheslav Khoroneko set up a new world record in Minsk; within an hour, Vyacheslav Khoroneko made 1,410 kettlebell prone swings with a 24kg kettlebell, thus setting the new world record for the Most kettlebell prone swings. Photo: Within an hour, Vyacheslav Khoroneko made …

Oslo, Norway – January 20, 2016 – A 3D designer named ‘corenpuzzle’ has documented his successful effort to design and 3D print a 22 x 22 Rubik’s Cube; it took him eight months to complete the Cube, which has an edge-length of 200 mm and 2,691 functioning parts, thus setting the new world record for the Largest 3D Printed Rubik’s Cube. …

New York, NY, USA – January 20, 2016 – Architects Louise Harpman and Scott Specht own the world’s largest collection of disposable plastic coffee cup lids; under Louise Harpman’s bed, in acid-free boxes, there are superior double-walled, climate-controlled and UV-protected cases filled to the brim with plastic coffee cup lids; over 550 to be exact, which sets the new world record …

Hong Kong, China – January 15, 2016 – The Chinese University of Hong Kong broke the Guinness World Records world record for collecting the most glass bottles in an hour; 550 alumni of Shaw College, current students and members of the public took part in the Follow the Green Brick Road: Glass Bottle Recycling Challenge event for the university’s 30th …

Longmont, Colorado, USA – January 14, 2016 – “Saul the Sticker Ball” broke the Guinness World Records world record for biggest sticker ball at an official weigh-in at Wibby Brewing Co.; his parent, Hygiene-based company Stickergiant, will enter the Book of World Records, with the ball weighing in at 231.6 pounds, easily passing the 220-pound previous Guinness World Records record. Photo: …

Latur, India -January 13, 2016 – Virag Mare, an amateur cricketer from Latur, has broken the Guinness World Records world record for the longest net session; Mare batted for 50 hours beginning December 22; playing at the Mahalaxmi Lawns in Karve Nagar, he faced 2,447 overs i.e. 14,682 balls, in exactly 50 hours, 5 minutes and 51 seconds. Photo: 24-year- old …

Tornesch, Germany – January 13, 2016 – The Guinness World Records world record for the largest number of drones kept airborne simultaneously has been broken by a team of Intel engineers and Ars Electronica Futurelab; the record saw 100 drones taking off in unison in Flugplatz Ahrenlohe in Tornesch, Germany, thus setting the new world record for the Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles …

सत्युग की बात है। एक बार देश में दुर्भिक्ष पड़ा। वर्षा के अभाव से अन्न नही हुआ। पशुओ के लिए चारा नही रहा। दूसरे वर्ष भी वर्षा नही हुई। विपत्ति बढ़ती गयी। नदी-तालाब सूख चले। मार्तण्ड की प्रचण्ड किरणों से धरती रसहीन हो गयी। तृण भस्म हो गए। वृक्ष निष्प्राण हो चले मनुष्यों और पशुओं में हाहाकार मच गया। दुर्भिक्ष …

The charkhas (spinning wheels) are out on the roads of Vadodara and the rest of Gujarat, declaring an upcoming colourful revolution in the skies. No, they aren’t spinning cloth but preparing endless lengths of ‘manjha’ (kite strings) with coats of colour, conjuring a visual treat alongside make-shift shops selling kites, all in preparation for the Uttarayan festival on Thursday. Uttarayan …

The Telangana government has banned sale and use of Chinese manja (nylon thread) and glass-coated manja for kite-flying in its bid to save birds as well as for the safety of humans. The environment, forests, science and technology department on Wednesday issued orders imposing ban on procuring, stocking, sale and use of Chinese manja and glass-coated manja. The ban comes …