South Pole, Antarctica – January 15, 2017 – Johanna Davidsson, 33, a Swedish solo skier has just reached the South Pole unaided quicker than any woman has done before; the journey took her 38 days, 23 hours and 5 minutes, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest solo, unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole (female). Photo: …

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA – July 27, 2016 – Teal (founder and CEO George Matus Jr.), introduced the world’s fastest production drone; the drone can fly at 70 mph in all weather conditions and has reached a top speed of 85 mph in favorable conditions; it can withstand 40 mph winds, is built to run apps, and can be controlled …

Varna, Bulgaria – May 5, 2016 — A total of 4000 people gathered on the southern beach in the Bulgarian city of Varna on Saturday, setting a World Record for the largest human DNA helix. Photo: A total of 4000 people gathered on the southern beach in the Bulgarian city of Varna on Saturday, setting a World Record for the …

Williams Lake, Canada – February 7, 2016 – The founder and owner of Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. and a star of HGTV Canada’s Timber Kings, Bryan Reid Sr., has set a World Record for “fastest motorized log;” the “Cedar Rocket,” powered by twin, 20-horsepower electric turbines, can do about 225 km/h “on paper,” but maxed out at 90 for …

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. …

Oh My God — Amazing Facts: The Universe is an amazing place and there’s a lot of things that we will never know. Here is a collection such facts to improve children’s knowledge base. 182-member Family 123 -year old Malan Devi died in her village, Wazidiwal, six kilometers from Phagwara in Rajasthan (North-western India). She is survived by a 182-member family, which comprises …

There are two kinds of beavers: the American and the European. The European beaver, found in Norway, Poland, Germany and France, lives in burrows. But the American beaver builds a dam across a stream or lake to construct his home or lodge. The lodges are made of huge logs of trees. The American beaver constructs solid dams and lodges because …

You have probably seen pictures or films of Vikings – that is, actor who were pretending to be Vikings. These are huge men, wearing horned helmets and burning and pillaging churches and homes with no thought for their victims. These tales were written down by the only people who could write at that time – the monks of the monasteries …

In some countries, business owners can go their way in the happy knowledge that government officials won’t be hitting them up for bribes or tossing them in jail on trumped-up charges. But in other parts of the world, public sector corruption is a fact of life. Hoping to shine a light on this widespread problem, Transparency International, a non-governmental organization …

The Grettis Saga is one of the finest Icelandic family sagas, which details the life of Grettis Asmundarson, a warrior who became an outlaw. It was written in the 13th and early 14th century. Well-born, brave but trouble-prone Grettis, at 14, kills a man in a quarrel and is outlawed. He spends these years in Norway performing many brave deeds. …