Bloomington, Minnesota, USA – September 9, 2017 – The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, celebrated its 25th anniversary by setting the new world record for the Most cupcakes iced in an hour. Photo: People decorate cupcakes in an attempt to beat a World Record for the most cupcakes iced in one hour during Mall of America’s 25th birthday celebration, …
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Longest vehicle drift
Pretoria, South Africa – June 26, 2017 – Jesse Adams a 39-year-old motoring journalist at the Saturday Star Motoring, beat the Guinness World Record for the longest vehicle drift by skidding into a perpetual circle without stopping 168km in a marathon 5 hours and 46 minutes. Photo: Jesse Adams, a 39-year-old motoring journalist at the Saturday Star Motoring, beat the …
Read More »Most potjies cooked simultaneously: Margate Light Plane Club’s potjiekos competition
Enkanyisweni, South Africa – May 24, 2017 – Some interesting concoctions were prepared at the Margate Light Plane Club’s potjiekos competition; by having 66 potjies bubbling at once, the Club sets the new world record for the Most potjies cooked simultaneously. Photo: Some interesting concoctions were prepared at the Margate Light Plane Club’s potjiekos competition. The club broke the Guinness …
Read More »Greatest Distance on a Motorcycle in 24 Hours on a track
Uvalde, Texas, United States – April 13, 2017- Endurance rider Carl Reese partnered with Continental Tire at the Continental Tire Proving Grounds in Uvalde, Texas, to break the Guinness World Record for “Greatest Distance on a Motorcycle in 24 Hours on a track (Individual);” he logged 2119 miles in less than 24 hours, breaking the existing record of 2023.5 miles set …
Read More »Strongest Coffee
Cape Town, South Africa – April 3, 2017 – Black Insomnia, now available in the US, was created by Sean Kristafor who hails from the coffee capital of the world, Cape Town; one cup of this coffee contains more than twice your recommended daily limit of caffeine, with a whopping 58.5mg per fluid ounce – that’s 702mg for a 12-ounce …
Read More »Biggest bran flake
London, United Kingdom – February 18, 2017 – Steven Marriott, 44, have found the world’s biggest bran flake, which measures 14cm by 10cm (5.5in by 4in), when he opened the new box for his nine-year-old son, Oscar. Photo: The giant flake measures 14cm by 10cm (5.5in by 4in) and tumbled out of the box with a smaller piece that measured …
Read More »Finland Guinness World Record: Fastest car on two wheels
Nokia, Finland – October 27, 2016 – The new world record for the fastest car on two wheels is 186.269 km/h (115.742 mph); the new world record was set when Nokian Tyres’ product development, Vianor’s professional pit crew and well-known stunt driver Vesa Kivimäki combined their strengths; the new world record for the fastest car on two wheels was measured …
Read More »Albatross: Bird Encyclopedia for Kids
Kingdom: Animalia Family: Diomedeidae Order: Procellariiformes Class: Aves Albatross — Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific. They are absent from the North Atlantic, although fossil remains show they once occurred there too and …
Read More »Dev Anand – Biography, Film Career, Awards
Dev Anand — Dharam Dev Anand (born September 26, 1923) is a famous Indian actor and film producer. His real name was Devdutta Pishorimal Anand. Dev Anand is one of the most popular stars the Hindi Film Industry has seen. In his heydays, he was considered the epitome of the suave, urban gentleman. His elder brother Chetan Anand is credited …
Read More »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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