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UK world record: Largest 3D pen sculpture

UK world record: Largest 3D pen sculpture

London, UK – October 28, 2016 – Car manufacturer Nissan has produced the world’s biggest 3D printing pen sculpture, which is a full-sized physical render of the Nissan Qashqai Black Edition and it’s made up of an incredible 8.6 miles of filament; Grace Du Prez led the team that created this 4.4m-long and 1.6m-tall model, which sets the new world …

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2016 Rio Olympics: Bindra Misses Medal, Hockey Men Lose In Final Seconds

2016 Rio Olympics: Bindra Misses Medal, Hockey Men Lose In Final Seconds

Rio de Janeiro— It was a tale of missed opportunities for India at the Olympic Games as star marksman Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed a medal and the men’s hockey team slumped to a 1-2 defeat to Germany by conceding a goal with three seconds left in the match on the third day of competitions today. There were setbacks in other …

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France Guinness World Records: Longest Picnic

France Guinness World Records: Longest Picnic

Laval, France – August 1, 2016 – Hungry supporters of the attempt brought ample quantities of bread, cheese and wine; they managed to stretch out for 2.5 kilometers, beating the 1.7 kilometers previously managed in South Africa and setting the new world record for the Longest picnic. Photo: Hungry supporters of the attempt also brought ample quantities of bread, cheese …

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Tom Gash Book Review: Criminal – The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things

Tom Gash Book Review: Criminal - The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things

Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin Pages: 349 Price: Rs. 899 ‘Crime doesn’t pay’ is something almost everyone is taught around the world, but proves to be less than true (at least in the short run, which is what the great masses of people are concerned with). But is this the only wrong belief about crime and criminals we have, or are our …

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Switzerland Guinness World Records: Fastest 0-100 km/h acceleration – electric car

Switzerland Guinness World Records: Fastest 0-100 km/h acceleration - electric car

Dübendorf, Switzerland – June 28, 2016 – The electric racecar «grimsel», developed by students of the Swiss universities ETH Zurich and Hochschule Luzern, has set a new world record for acceleration of an electric car.; the vehicle accelerated from zero to 60 in 1.513 seconds and reached 60 mph within a distance of 100 feet, thus setting the new world …

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USA World Record: Largest parade of electric bike riders

USA World Record: Largest parade of electric bike riders

Fountain Valley, California, USA – June 23, 2016 – More than 300 riders on attempted to establish a World Record for the largest parade of electric bike riders; Pedego Electric Bikes, a Fountain Valley-based electric bike manufacturer, organized the event. Photo: More than 300 electric bike riders attempted to establish a World Record for the largest parade of electric bike …

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UK World Records: Most expensive fish finger sandwich

UK World Records: Most expensive fish finger sandwich

London, UK – June 6, 2016 – Birds Eye has created the world’s most expensive fish finger sandwich to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday, costing a whopping £187 to make; the frozen food brand’s pricey sandwich includes delicacies such as sweet caviar, creamy saffron mayonnaise and edible gold leaf-encrusted fish fingers. Photo: Birds Eye have created a recipe for the world’s …

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UK Guinness World Records: Most countries visited in 24 hours

UK Guinness World Records: Most countries visited in 24 hours

London, UK – May 31, 2016 – Internet entrepreneur Adam Leyton, 39, of Horsforth, has set a record for the most countries visited in 24 hours using only public transport; he made his epic European day trip from May 25 to 26, starting in Perl, Germany, then travelling through Luxembourg, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, …

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Guinness World Records: Largest Poster

Guinness World Records: Largest Poster

Geneva, Switzerland – May 17, 2016 – Campaigners for a minimum income in Switzerland set a World Record for the world’s largest poster as they sought support for the controversial proposal ahead of a referendum next month; the record-breaking 8,115 square-metre (87,350 square-feet) poster consisted of a series of massive black plastic sheets, with the words “What would you do …

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