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World’s first female handball player to win three Player of the Year awards

World's first female handball player to win three Player of the Year awards

Basel, Switzerland – March 17, 2017 – Romanian Cristina Neagu, 28, won the 2016 IHF World Player of the Year; it’s the third Player of the Year award after Neagu had won it already in 2010 and 2015 – thus setting the new world record for the World’s First female handball player to win three IHF Player of the Year …

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PV Sindhu: Wins China Open Super Series Title

PV Sindhu: Wins China Open Super Series Title

FUZHOU – Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu clinched her maiden Super Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of China in the finals of the USD 700,000 China Open badminton tournament here today. Sindhu, who became the toast of the country after becoming the first Indian women to win a silver at Rio Games, continued her rampaging run as …

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UK Guinness World Records: Most countries visited in 24 hours

UK Guinness World Records: Most countries visited in 24 hours

London, UK – May 31, 2016 – Internet entrepreneur Adam Leyton, 39, of Horsforth, has set a record for the most countries visited in 24 hours using only public transport; he made his epic European day trip from May 25 to 26, starting in Perl, Germany, then travelling through Luxembourg, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, …

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Malaysia Guinness World Records: Longest Rug

Malaysia Guinness World Records: Longest Rug

Belaga, Malaysia – May 29, 2016 – Over 400 Orang Ulu weavers from Bakun, Murum and Baram communities have earned themselves the title of the World Record for the longest woven mat (longest rug) in the world; measuring 1128.272m long and 28 inches wide, they were able to smash the previous Guinness World records world record held by Sweden for …

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Why do the English and Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s day?

Why do the English and Americans celebrate St. Patrick's day?

St. Patrick’s Day celebrated annually on 17 March is named after St. Patrick, a patron saint of Ireland who is believed to have died on that day. The life and work of St. Patrick is shrouded in vagueness. We rely on the works of some 7th century hagiographers and the anonymous writer of the Annals of Ulster for information about …

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Why is Norway called Land of the Midnight Sun?

The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the north of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight. Given fair weather, the sun is visible for a continuous 24 hours, mostly north of the Arctic …

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Story Behind Mother’s Day

Story Behind Mother's Day

The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600’s, England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”. Celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40-day-period leading up to Easter), “Mothering Sunday” honoured the mothers of England. As Christianity spread throughout Europe, …

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