The world record for the largest samosa was smashed in London on Tuesday by a whopping version of the popular Asian snack weighing in at 153.1 (337.5 pounds) kilogrammes. A dozen volunteers from the Muslim…
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Emma Morano, last person alive born in 1800s, turns 117
An alert and chatty Italian woman, Emma Morano, on Tuesday celebrates her 117th birthday as the last known person alive who was born in the 19th century. Born November 29, 1899, she is the world’s…
Grandpa astronaut breaks US space record
American astronaut Jeff Williams, 58, broke his retired NASA colleague Scott Kelly’s record for the most cumulative days in space Wednesday, the US space agency said. Williams, an accomplished spacewalker, surpassed Kelly’s record of 520…
Daredevil Luke Aikins completes highest skydive without a parachute
A daredevil skydiver on Saturday became the first to jump from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a parachute, landing in a net in southern California, a spokesman said. Luke Aikins, 42, who…
Rock legend’s psychedelic Porsche sells for record Sh183.6 million
The famous psychedelic Porsche convertible driven by late rock legend Janis Joplin smashed estimates to sell for nearly $1.8 million in New York on Thursday in a frenetic five-minute bidding war, RM Sotheby’s said. It…
Diamond auctions open in Geneva with world records expected
A spectacular pink diamond, the largest of its kind to ever appear at auction, goes under the hammer in Geneva on Tuesday, with an expected sale price of more than $23 million (21.4 million euros)….
Spectre sets James Bond running time record
‘Spectre’ is the longest ever James Bond movie to be made. The Sam Mendes-directed film is nearly two and a half hours long and has outrun the previous records set by ‘Casino Royale’ and ‘Skyfall…
#WeirdNews: Australian sheep breaks world record with mammoth fleece
An Australian sheep that underwent a life-saving shave after being found with a massive fleece has entered the Guinness World Records for having the most wool sheared in a single sitting. The merino sheep, which…
#WorldRecord: First ant map launched in Hong Kong
The world’s first ever ant map showing the distribution of the tiny industrious creature around the globe was launched Thursday by the University of Hong Kong in a bid to shed more light on the…
Daredevil crosses Chicago skyline on a tightrope, blindfolded
An American daredevil broke world records on Sunday when he traversed three Chicago skyscrapers on a tightrope without using a safety harness, crossing between two of the buildings while blindfolded US daredevil Nik Wallenda…