System of government: Republic Capital: Cairo Location: In north-eastern Africa, facing the Mediterranean and the Red Sea; part of the territory (the Sinai Peninsula) is in Asia. The country borders on Libya, Israel and the Sudan Area: 1,001,449 sq km National composition: Arabs (98%), Nubians and Berbers Religion: Islamic Official Language: Arabic Currency: Egyptian pound = 100 piaster = 1,000 …

A team Army Service Corps (ASC), popularly known as the ‘Tornadoes’, rode a 500 cc Royal Enfield motorbike for 1,200 metres at the Yelahanka Air Force Station. The act was performed for the Guinness Book of World Records, Limca Book of Records and Unique World Records. Fifty eight Indian Army personnel set a new world record by riding a single …

Christmas is a popular festival celebrated throughout the world. Though the main theme behind the celebrations is same everywhere, every country has slightly different customs related to Christmas celebration. However, the zeal and enthusiasm of Christmas celebrations remain the same everywhere. Be it countries of Europe or the countries of Asia, or counties in America or Africa there is a …

Manila, Philippines – October 2, 2017 – A total of 17,011 students of University of Santo Tomas (UST) formed the sentence “My teacher is my hero” to commemorate their teachers during the National Teachers’ Month on the UST Open Field, thus setting the new world record for the Largest human sentence. Photo: Thomasians took to the UST Open Field and …

Allah Rakha Rahman — AR Rahman born on 6 January, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar is an Indian Tamil film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, and two Academy Awards. Working …

Waterford, Connecticut, USA – September 9, 2017 – Taso Vitsas, manager at Crown Pizza in Waterford, teamed up with a WNBA basketball team, the Connecticut Sun to cook up a pizza topped with 112 different cheeses, thus setting the new world record for the Most types of cheese on a pizza. Photo: Crown Pizza owner Taso Vitsas, center, looks at …

Taleigao, India – August 13, 2017 – Forty culinary professionals attempted to bag the World record for the world’s largest fish patty at the 14th International Edition of the India Hospitality + F&B Pro Expo; on completion, the fish patty weighed 296.5kg with a diameter of 122cm and height of 29cm, thus setting the new world record for the Largest …

Glastonbury, UK – August 1, 2017 – About 15,000 people gathered at Glastonbury’s monumental stone circle for making the world’s biggest human peace sign as a “message of peace to the world” thus setting the new world record for the Largest human peace sign. Photo: About 15,000 people gathered at Glastonbury’s monumental stone circle to set a new world record for …

London, United Kingdom – July 18, 2017 – In anticipation of World Emoji Day, and the upcoming worldwide release of “The Emoji Movie,” more than 500 emoji fans around the world celebrated by setting the world record title for the Largest gathering of people dressed as emoji faces simultaneously across multiple venues. Photo: In anticipation of World Emoji Day, and …

San Francisco, California, USA – July 18, 2017 – A grand total of 2,405 people flocked to Civic Center in San Francisco to create a giant green and pink lotus, thus setting the new world record for the Largest human flower. Photo: The record-breaking accomplishment organized by the Asian Art Museum saw 2,405 people flock to Civic Center and sprout …