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USA World Record: First successful penis transplant in US

USA World Record: First successful penis transplant in US

Boston, Massachusetts, USA – May 19, 2016 – Massachusetts General announced that Thomas Manning, 64, a bank courier from Massachusetts, has received a penis from a deceased donor and become the third penile transplant patient in history — the first of his kind in the United States. Photo: A hospital in Boston has become the first in the US to …

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Farthest hoverboard flight: Franky Zapata breaks record

Farthest hoverboard flight: Franky Zapata breaks record

Paris, France – May 2, 2016 – Franky Zapata sets a new World Record for farthest hoverboard flight, after flying his Flyboard Air for a distance of 2,252 meters at an event in Sausset-les-Pins, France. Photo: Frenchman and champion jet skier Franky Zapata covered the 1.4-mile distance over Sausset-Les-Pins using a hoverboard, and literally blow the previous Guinness World Records world …

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World Culture Festival – Art of Living Foundation: Day 2

World Culture Festival – Art of Living Foundation: Day 2

Thousands of followers of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had their lessons in art of living amid thundering showers at Yamuna flood plains here on 12th March, 2016. Musical groups and dance troupes from countries like Ghana, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the Netherlands performed before a huge gathering on a windy evening. The entertainment was mixed with religious teachings …

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Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion: Kellogg’s UK team breaks Guinness World Records record

Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion: Kellogg's UK team breaks Guinness World Records record

Manchester, UK – February 2, 2016 – Kellogg’s UK has set a new World Record – a domino-style topple of almost 2,700 packets of breakfast cereal; the record for the Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion was set at the company’s annual employee conference in Manchester. Photo: Kellogg’s UK has set a new World Record – a domino-style topple …

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Largest human anchor: Philippines breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest human anchor: Philippines breaks Guinness World Records record

Sibalom, Philippines – January 22, 2016 – About 6,000 students and faculty members of the University of Antique (UA) huddled together on campus grounds as they vied for the World Record for the world’s largest human anchor; the human anchor was formed in less than five minutes, thus setting the new world record for the Largest human anchor. Photo: Students of …

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Oh! My God

Oh! My God

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 …

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Jodhpur’s Rajasthan International Folk Festival – Presenting new forms of music

Jodhpur's Rajasthan International Folk Festival - Presenting new forms of music

Presenting a platform for the folk and root musicians of Rajasthan with international music collaborations, Jodhpur RIFF, which will present its ninth edition during October 23-27, has been creating new music for not just audiences but to the country, festival director Divya Bhatia said. Jodhpur’s Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF), with its Rajasthani folk musicians and international artists, has been …

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Sachin Tendulkar: 21st century best test player

Sachin Tendulkar

India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the ‘best Test player’ of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia’s website. The former India skipper got the highest number of votes to emerge on top of the list of the 100 best Test players since 2000, in a poll conducted by cricket.com.au. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara …

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Who own the Television rights for IPL T20 Matches?

On 15 January 2008 it was announced that a consortium consisting of India’s Sony Entertainment Television network and Singapore-based World Sport Group secured the global broadcasting rights of the Indian Premier League. The record deal has a duration of ten years at a cost of US $1.026 billion. As part of the deal, the consortium will pay the BCCI US …

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Who launched Indian Premier League?

In 2008, Lalit Modi was instrumental in launching the Indian Premier League (IPL), a league based around Twenty20 cricket, where each team is limited to batting for a maximum of 20 overs. he also engineered the Indian Premier League’s move to South Africa in 2009 after the dates of the tournament clashed with the Indian general election and the Union …

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