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☆ At 7’9", Olivier Rioux is about to become the tallest college basketball player ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

And now, as an incoming college freshman, he’s listed at 7’9’’ — and poised to be the tallest college basketball player ever. Olivier Rioux, once the record holder as the tallest teenager in the world, is now listed on the University of Florida’s men’s basketball roster after committing to the Gators last fall. And, if Rioux makes it to the NBA, he’ll become the tallest NBA player ever, too. He sees everything from a higher angle, he said, which “gives me an advantage during a game.”Rioux has said his towering height is likely due to genetics. Yet even at his lofty height, Rioux still isn’t the tallest man in the world.

Persons: he’s, —, Olivier Rioux, Paul Sturgess, 7’8 ”, Rioux, he’ll, Rioux hasn’t, Guiness, “, ” Rioux, ”, 6’8 ”, 6’2, “ We’re, didn’t, Sultan Kösen Organizations: CNN, University of Florida’s, Gators, Florida Tech, Mountain, NBA, Guinness Locations: Montreal, Mountain State, Turkish

The question for some of us is, why some people want to keep working decades beyond retirement age? CNN Opinion editor Stephanie Griffith asked seven people who are past the conventional retirement age why they are still at the job and got as many responses as there were respondents. They continue to work happily and productively, and were happy to explain to us how and why they do it. Over the years I’ve had to adapt frequently to the changing technology, which isn’t always easy for someone my age. That may be the secret of working well past the time society tells us we’re supposed to retire.

Persons: CNN —, Howard Tucker, Tucker, he’ll, ” Tucker, Joe Biden, Donald Trump —, Trump, ageist, Biden, Stephanie Griffith, Vincent, Austin Tucker, I’ve, isn’t, “, Taylor Taglianetti, Gayle Fleming, it’s, I’m, —, Gayle Fleming Michael Ventura, Biden —, Charles Simon, Ana Marie Forsythe, Alvin, Ana Marie Forsythe Kyle Froman, — Joyce Trisler —, Joyce, She’d, Lester Horton, Alvin Ailey, Ailey, Ailey School Martha Graham, José Limón, Horton, don’t, Marjorie Perces, Cheryl Bell, didn’t, Babette Coffey, you’ve, you’re, David A, I, Pamela S, Donald Trump, Maggie Mulqueen, Alan Steele, Joan Steinau Lester, ”, Carole Johnson, — I’m, Octogenarians Organizations: CNN, Records, Biden, Vincent Charity Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, St, AI Society, Computer, MSNBC, Society, Alvin Ailey School, Dance Media, Juilliard, Ailey School, Alvin, Alvin Ailey American Dance, Vassar College, Ailey, Horton Department, The New York Times, CBS, American, French Legion of, Social Security, Twitter Locations: Ohio, St, Cleveland, one’s, Seattle , Washington, Cambridge , Massachusetts, West, Horton, New York City, ”, Brookline , Mass, drmaggiemulqueen.com

☆ Woman makes record-breaking wig longer than seven Olympic swimming pools
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A woman from Lagos, Nigeria, has entered the record books after weaving a handmade wig that measures 351.28 meters (1,152 feet, 5 inches) in length. Professional wigmaker Helen Williams spent more than two million naira (almost $2,500) and 11 days making the wig, which is longer than seven Olympic swimming pools. “Finding the materials to make the longest wig was not an easy task,” said Williams in the statement. “I have trained hundreds of students and have made thousands of wigs,” said Williams, although her record-breaking endeavor still proved difficult. The outcome is the longest handmade wig in the world.”Williams is a professional wigmaker in Lagos, Nigeria.

Persons: Helen Williams, Williams, ” Organizations: CNN, Guinness World Records Locations: Lagos, Nigeria

Fujishima said the alleged sex abuse had really happened and that she would stay on the company’s board to see through a victim compensation program. A group of men who accused Kitagawa of raping them as children said they were pleased the company apologized, but some had reservations. The three-month probe concluded that Johnny Kitagawa sexually assaulted and abused boys as far back as the 1950s and targeted at least several hundred people. The men who have come forward say Kitagawa raped, fondled and abused them while they were working for his company as dancers and singers. One man who came forward recently said he was routinely molested when Kitagawa had yet to found his company.

Persons: Julie Keiko Fujishima, Johnny Kitagawa, ” Fujishima, Fujishima, Kitagawa, Yukihiro Oshima, Noriyuki Higashiyama, “, ” Higashiyama, ”, Higashiyama, ” ___ Yuri Kageyama Organizations: TOKYO, Johnny & Associates, BBC Locations: Tokyo

Lagos, Nigeria CNN —Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, known on social media as Hilda Baci, has been confirmed as the new world record holder for the longest cooking marathon, the Guinness World Record (GWR) committee said Tuesday. The record was confirmed nearly a month after the GWR reviewed footage from the cookathon, which lasted four days. I said I wanted to be a record holder and now I am. Although Bassey cooked for 100 hours, she was penalized for an error in her scheduled rest breaks, according to the world record committee. “There was a miscalculation when it came to Hilda’s rest breaks, meaning we are unable to award the 100 hours claimed,” the adjudicator said.

Persons: Hilda Effiong Bassey, Hilda Baci, Mark, ” Bassey, Bassey, Lata Tondon, “ Organizations: Nigeria CNN —, GWR, CNN Locations: Lagos, Nigeria, Indian

☆ Lab-shepherd mix called Zoey has world’s longest dog tongue
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Labrador and German shepherd mix named Zoey has claimed the record for the longest tongue on a living dog. At 12.7 centimeters (5 inches), Zoey’s tongue is longer than a soda can, according to Guinness World Records. Her owners, Sadie and Drew Williams from Metairie, Louisiana, US, said people often comment on how long Zoey’s tongue is. “She will pretty much go fetch anything you throw and swim in any body of water that’s available,” said Drew Williams. “Every now and then while we’re out taking her on a walk, people will come up to her and want to pet her,” said Drew Williams.

Persons: Zoey, Sadie, Drew Williams, “, ”, Sadie Williams, we’re, ” Rickert, Saint Bernard Organizations: CNN, Guinness World Records, Records, Bisbee Locations: Labrador, Metairie , Louisiana, Tucson , Arizona

☆ Cele mai ciudate recorduri Guinness din istorie. Vezi care sunt acestea
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-25 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Cele mai ciudate recorduri Guinness din istorie. Vezi care sunt acesteaÎncă din 1955, recordurile Guinness au celebrat inventivitatea, rezistența, talentul si aptitudinile oamenilor. Unele recorduri sfidează legile naturii, pe când altele sfidează așteptările. Iată câteva dintre cele mai bizare recorduri Guinness din istorie. Hunter Ewen a intrat în Cartea Recordurilor pentru faptul că a umflat 910 baloane într-o oră.

Persons: Andrew Stanton, Singh, Neil Harbisson, Hunter Ewen Organizations: Guinness, Federal University, Toyota, Guiness World Locations: Krasnoyarsk, Rusia, China, Las Vegas, SUA, Anglia

(video) Natalia Gordineko spune că a reușit să bată recordul Guiness la Eurovision. A interpretat o notă timp de 17 secundeNatalia Gordienko a declarat în cadrul conferinței de presă după a doua semifinală că „a reușit să bată recordul Guiness al lui Eurovision”. Recent, ea și-a propus să înscrie un record de 17 secunde pentru o singură notă. Potrivit eurovision, recordul de până la Natalia Gordienko a fost păstrat de intrerpeta din Malta încă din anul 1992. Atunci, ea a interpretat cea mai lungă notă timp de 13 secunde.

Persons: Natalia Gordineko, Natalia Gordienko, . Organizations: Eurovision Locations: Malta

☆ Un ciclist a străbătut India de la nord la sud în 8 zile şi o oră, doborând recordul mondial Guiness
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Tânărul, în vârstă de 23 de ani, originar din Kashmir, a plecat din această regiune la data de 22 martie şi a ajuns opt zile mai târziu, la 30 martie, în Kanyakumari, un oraş din extremitatea sudică a Indiei. "De când am început ciclismul profesionist, mi-am dorit să reuşesc acest record mondial. Pentru aceasta, tânărul a declarat că a pedalat aproape 20 de ore în fiecare zi. El a recunoscut că a avut momente în care a fost pe punctul de a renunţa. Teli a precizat că dovezile realizării sale au fost prezentate Guinness pentru omologarea oficială a recordului.

Persons: Agerpres ., El, Teli Organizations: Guinness, Indian Express, Agerpres Locations: Kashmir, Indiei, Kanyakumari

„De când am început ciclismul profesionist, mi-am dorit să reuşesc acest record mondial. Mi-a luat ceva timp, dar sunt atât de bucuros ca am reuşit”, a declarat Teli pentru The Indian Express. În termeni din ciclism, mi-am 'golit rezervorul' ca să-mi îndeplinesc visul”, a adăugat Adil Teli. El a recunoscut că a avut momente în care a fost pe punctul de a renunţa. Teli a precizat că dovezile realizării sale au fost prezentate Guinness pentru omologarea oficială a recordului.

Persons: Adil, Teli Organizations: Guinness, Indian Express Locations: Kashmir, Indiei, Kanyakumari

☆ (video) Top 7 cele mai stranii recorduri mondiale înregistrate anul acesta
▼ + stars: | 2015-11-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Unele recorduri implică rezistența fizică, altele abilitățile mintale, însă există câteva care epatează. De la cel mai înalt cuplu din lume, la hot-dog-ul gigant, videoclipul de mai jos aduce laolaltă cele mai neobișnuite recorduri înregistrate în Guiness Book, conform The Independent.

Organizations: Guiness Book, Independent

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