Glasgow, UK – June 12, 2017 – Over 1000 people participated in the Big Smile Big Band event, which took place at the SEC Glasgow, including Dental School and other University staff, dental alumni, school children and teachers from the Glasgow area, setting the new world record for the Largest human smile. Photo: To celebrate National Smile Month, UofG’s Dental …

Riga, Latvia – May 28, 2017 – Latvian technology company Aerones created a drone that can lift heavy weights to great heights; daredevil skydiver Ingus Augstkalns was lifted 1,082 feet (330 meters) into the air by a 28-propeller drone, dropped and parachuted safely back to the Earth, thus setting the world record for the World’s First skydive from a drone. …

Sochi, Russia – April 3, 2017 – Sochi’s resort slopes saw hundreds of unusually dressed skiers, as people wearing just swimwear gathered in an attempt to set a new world record; around 1,200 participated in the event colourfully clad in bikinis, swim shorts, and costumes, setting the new world record for the Largest swimwear parade on skis. Photo: Sochi’s resort …

Moscow, Russia -March 12, 2017- Russian flour exporter JSC MAKFA broke a Guinness world record by preparing 12,716 pancakes to celebrate the week before Lent; a total of 16 professional chefs gathered to cook the pancakes in a tent outside a public art gallery in Moscow, setting the new world record for Largest serving of pancakes. Photo: Russian flour exporter …

San Francisco, California, USA – March 1, 2017 – Russian startup Hoversurf has unveiled the first commercial hoverbike; the Scorpion-3 is electric-powered, featuring a motorcycle seat and quadcopter drone technology; capable of reaching heights up to 10 meters, the hoverbike sets the new world record for the World’s first commercial hoverbike. Photo: Russian startup Hoversurf has unveiled the first commercial …

Breathless A Lady was conducting her anti drinking campaign outside a bar. A man came out of the Bar exuding alcohol fumes and the Lady said – “Tell me! If you arrive at the Gates of Heaven with your breath smelling of liquor… Do you think the Lord will let you in?” “My good woman” passionately holding her hand, said …

Breath A Lady was conducting her anti drinking campaign outside a bar. A man came out of the Bar exuding alcohol fumes and the Lady said – “Tell me! If you arrive at the Gates of Heaven with your breath smelling of liquor… Do you think the Lord will let you in?” “My good woman” passionately holding her hand, said …

This year marks the 103rd birth anniversary of the much-respected artist Balraj Sahni. It also happens to be his 43rd death anniversary. One of the icons of Punjabi intellectual world, his dignified presence on the silver screen lent a high measure of respectability to the films he was associated with. Here is a recap of the life and work of …

Chernobyl, Ukraine – November 30, 2016 – Ukraine unveiled the world’s largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for future generations; the gigantic arch soars 108 metres (355 feet) into the sky — making it taller than New York‘s Statue of Liberty — while its weight of 36,000 …

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA – November 22, 2016 – To celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, the staff of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park decided to set a world record; 323 people park rangers, other park employees, and Gatlinburg residents came together to form the shape of a giant arrowhead, which is the National Park Service logo, …