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 …
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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 …
Read More »USA Guinness World Records: Most sandwiches made in one hour
Dallas, Texas, USA – June 28, 2016 – During a special Which Wich Spreading Party at Winsight’s FARE Conference – held at the Gaylord Texan Resort, near Dallas—more than 750 attendees broke the Guinness World Records record of most sandwiches made in one hour; the official count of 39,303 PB&J sandwiches bested the previous world record of 37,558 achieved by …
Read More »UK Guinness World Records: Largest parade of kite surfers
Hayling Island, UK – June 23, 2016 – Some 423 rode the waves off Hayling Island to win the World Record title for the Largest Parade of Kitesurfers; Virgin Kitesurfing Armada brought the gong back to Hayling by beating the mark of 413 set in Cape Town in 2013. Photo: Virgin Kitesurfing Armada UK’s attempt off Hayling Island, Hampshire, involved …
Read More »UK Guinness World Records: Most Sausages Produced in 1 Minute
London, UK – June 7, 2016 – Steven Cusack, 29, from Davidsons Butchers made a whopping 54 sausages in 60 seconds at the annual Taste of Grampian food and drink festival, smashing the previous Guinness World Records world record of 44 and setting the new world record for the Most sausages produced in one minute. Photo: Steven Cusack, from Inverurie, …
Read More »USA Guinness World Records: Largest cupcake tower
Escondido, California, USA – June 3, 2016 – A group of North County cancer survivors and caregivers took their battle against the disease to new heights last week by trying to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest cupcake tower; their sweet success — a 31.5 foot tower made out of 25,103 cupcakes – have crushed the previous …
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