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☆ Mark Zuckerberg's MMA fighting and Bill Gates' pickleball: 20 tech billionaires and executives and the sports they play
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Billionaire Richard Branson is known for being something of a daredevil. Branson has broken multiple Guinness World Records, including being the first man to cross both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in a hot-air balloon. "It's important to have fun in life and not take yourself too seriously," he told Insider in a 2016 interview. Most recently, Branson traveled to space on a Virgin Galactic rocket. Sources: Insider, Guinness World Records, Insider

☆ 20 tech founders and billionaires that like to play sports — from Bill Gates's love for pickleball to Jeff Bezo's days-long horseback rides
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

☆ The oldest woman alive says she made it to 115 years old — surviving both World Wars and the 1918 flu pandemic — by avoiding 'toxic people'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Allana Akhtar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Guinness World Records confirmed Spanish resident María Branyas Morera as the world's oldest person. Research has indicated toxic relationships can impact mortality and cause health problems. Guinness World Records confirmed María Branyas Morera, 115, as the world's oldest person on January 19. She lived through both World Wars and the 1918 flu pandemic before retiring in a nursing home 22 years ago. "I think longevity is also about being lucky," Morera said, according to Guinness World Records.

[1/3] Cane toad dubbed "Toadzilla" and believed by Australian park rangers to be the world's biggest toad is held by Queensland Department of Environment and Science Ranger Kylee Gray, in Conway National Park, Queensland, Australia January 12, 2023. Queensland Department Of Environment and Science/Handout via REUTERSSYDNEY, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest. Dubbed "Toadzilla", the cane toad, an invasive species that poses a threat to Australia's ecosystem, was spotted by "shocked" park ranger Kylee Gray during a patrol in Conway National Park in Queensland state on Jan. 12. Gray’s colleague, senior park ranger Barry Nolan, told Reuters the animal was euthanised due to its “ecological impact” — the usual fate for the toads across Australia. “A female cane toad like potentially Toadzilla would lay up to 35,000 eggs.

☆ I make fake snow for films like 'Fantastic Beasts.' It's fun to make but painstaking to clean up — now I never look at winter movies the same.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jem Bartholomew | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jon Llewellyn works at Snow Business International, a company that produces fake snow. I work at Snow Business International, where we make fake snow for all kinds of movie sets and more. There's a lot of secrecy around Christmas TV ads in the UKPeople talk, so we use code names to muddy the water. Jon LlewellynRecently, we cleaned up this entire area of fake snow on a shoot in Ireland. But it's funny because I thought it looked a bit unrealistic on the cars, even though it was real snow.

☆ Elon Musk has lost so much money that the Guinness World Records recognized him for the 'largest loss of personal fortune in history'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

His net worth fell so much that he broke the Guinness World Record for " largest loss of personal fortune in history." The Tesla and Twitter CEO erased so much of his fortune in the last year that Guinness World Records recognized him for it. He's officially broken the world record for the "largest loss of personal fortune in history," the organization said in a press release Friday. Forbes recently estimated Musk's net worth had plummeted by $183 billion in just over a year, while Bloomberg placed the estimate at $200 billion. Before Musk, the previous record for personal fortune wiped out, much lower at $58.6 billion, was set by Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son in 2000.

☆ King Charles visits Wrexham AFC, the soccer club owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

King Charles and the Queen Consort visited Wrexham AFC on Friday, the soccer club owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Charles and his wife Camila were in Wrexham to celebrate its new city status and spoke to Reynolds and McElhenney about their plans for growing the club that they bought in 2021. Wrexham – the world’s third-oldest football club, currently plays in England’s fifth tier, far removed from the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool. King Charles spoke with manager Phil Parkinson and some of the players. Charles spoke with the first-team players during his visit and wished them luck for their next match away at Eastleigh on Saturday.

☆ Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' is Spotify's most streamed throwback song of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Britney Toh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" is the most streamed throwback song on Spotify this year. Spotify defines "throwback songs" as those released over 20 years ago. The song saw a 8,700% increase in Spotify streams this year, thanks to Netflix's hit show Stranger Things. "Throwback songs" are defined by Spotify as songs that were released over 20 years ago. 1 singles on the UK single charts, and the record for the oldest female artist to score a top hit on the UK single's chart.

A handful of creators are in Qatar, or heading there in the next few weeks, to help capture the best moments from the 2022 World Cup. This year’s World Cup, which has been shrouded in controversy, kicked off Sunday. In a Short posted earlier this week, de la Haye captured his dad's reaction when he told him they're going to the World Cup. "Every World Cup ... faithfully, we sit and home and support our team." He will be filming from the semifinal and final matches, but made a comedic Short with his World Cup predictions.

☆ Super skills on show for Guinness World Records Day
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Feats ranging from the most alternating single-arm handstands in one minute to solving the most rotating puzzle cubes while skateboarding are being celebrated in this year's Guinness World Records Day. With the theme of "Super Skills", the 19th annual event has prompted people across continents to set new milestones for what is humanly possible. "Guinness World Records Day is a global celebration of the superlative so it's a chance for everyone around the world to have a go at getting their name in the famous Guinness World Records book," said Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records. "We've all got skills, we've all got party tricks but are they good enough to make it into the Guinness World Records book. Nicolas Montes de Oca from Mexico scored three titles: most single-arm handstands in one minute (male) with 23 repetitions, most handstands in one minute (male), totalling 41 repetitions, and most alternating single-arm handstands in one minute, with 32 repetitions.

☆ World's tallest woman takes her first plane flight after airline removes 6 economy seats to make it possible
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The world's tallest woman was able to take her first flight after an airline removed six seats for her. Rumeysa Gelgi, who stands at 7 feet, 0.7 inches tall, was named the world's tallest woman by Guinness World Records last year. Even as a child, she was too large to fit in plane seats, according to the outlet. Gelgi went to California to spend time advancing her career in software development and working with Guinness World Records, per the MailOnline. Gelgi won her first Guinness World Record in 2014, when she was recognized as the world's tallest living teenager before officially becoming the world's tallest woman in 2021.

☆ The kick comes at the end - world's hottest chili flavours French chocolates
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Lucien Libert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] French chocolatier Damien Vidal poses with chocolates flavoured with Carolina Reaper chilli pepper at the Paris Chocolate fair in Paris, France, October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Lucien LibertPARIS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - It is hard to come up with something new at Paris' annual chocolate fair, but French chocolatier Damien Vidal found a way to put a mouth-tingling twist on his confectionary: incorporating the world's hottest chili. Two Japanese tourists and other visitors at the chocolate fair gamely tried the shiny chocolate-chili balls and nobody spat them out. "Mmm, it is both sweetie and spicy, not too spicy, the spicy taste is mild," said Japanese student Hitomi Ebitani. French fair visitor Justine Bonneau agreed.

☆ Britain's new PM is almost a billionaire — with a net worth twice that of King Charles
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty have an estimated combined wealth of £730 million ($800 million). Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made history as the country's first leader of color and its youngest in recent centuries, taking office aged just 42. He also breaks the record for being the wealthiest-ever occupant of Downing Street — with a fortune estimated to exceed that of King Charles III. A net worth of $844 millionTogether, the couple has an estimated fortune of £730 million ($844 million), according to the Sunday Times Rich List. King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, where he invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government.

☆ John Cena sets a 'herculean' record with 650 wishes granted through Make-A-Wish Foundation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

John Cena is officially the owner of a new world record. Last week, Guinness World Records announced that the 45-year-old U.S. pro-wrestler and actor set the record for the most wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The non-profit organization helps fulfill the wishes of gravely sick or dying children, ages two to 18. As of July 19, Guinness officials say, Cena has granted 650 wishes. "I will drop what I'm doing and be involved because I think that's the coolest thing," Cena told Reuters when he was honored for granting 500 wishes in 2015.

☆ The 40-year evolution from :-) to 😂 emojis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The evolution from : - ) to 😂It didn’t take long for the original emoticon and its many variations to spread beyond Carnegie Mellon. This emoji remains the favorite among US users, according to an Adobe study released this month. The consortium relies on subcommittee members and emoji users to push the keyboard forward. Daniel, the first woman to run Unicode’s Emoji Subcommittee and a designer at Google, has been a champion for more inclusive emojis. While there are now thousands of emoji options, the main usage remains loyal to the original goal 40 years ago of adding a smile and some levity.

☆ (VIDEO) Cel mai prematur copil din lume și-a sărbătorit prima aniversare, după ce neonatologii i-au dat 0% șanse să supraviețuiască
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Un bebeluș venit pe lume prea devreme, iar la naștere cântărea mai puțin de 500 de grame, a depășit orice așteptări și tocmai și-a sărbătorit prima aniversare, devenind cel mai prematur copil care a supraviețuit, potrivit Guinness World Records. Când Richard Scott William Hutchinson s-a născut prematur la cinci luni, recunoscut de Guinness World Records drept cel mai prematur copil din lume, medicii le-au spus părinților lui să se pregătească pentru ce e mai rău. Născut cu 131 de zile înainte de termen, Richard era atât de mic încât părinții săi îl puteau ține într-o palmă. Așadar, părinții au parcurs zilnic drumul spre spital pentru a-i fi alături micuțului Richard. În decembrie 2020, după ce a petrecut mai mult de șase luni în spital, Richard a reușit să plece acasă cu familia sa.

Persons: Richard Scott William Hutchinson, Richard, Beth Hutchinson, Rick, Beth, . Stacy Kern, CNN ., Richard . Organizations: Guinness World Records, CNN Locations: Minnesota, Minneapolis, SUA, Children's Minnesota

☆ Un nou record pe Everest. Tsang Yin-hung a devenit cea mai rapidă femeie care a urcat cel mai înalt vârf din lume
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Tsang mai trebuie să înainteze o cerere către Guinness World Records pentru a primi certificarea performaţei sale. Până la reuşita alpinistei din Hong Kong cea mai rapidă femeie care a cucerit Everestul a fost nepaleza Phunjo Jhangmu Lama care a finalizat urcarea în 39 de ore şi 6 minute, scrie Mediafax. În 2017, Tsang a devenit prima femeie din Hong Kong care a ajuns pe vârf. Nepal a eliberat anul acesta un număr record de permise de escaladarea a celui mai înalt vârf din lume, după ce sezonul de anul trecut a fost anulat din cauza pandemiei. Până în prezent aproximativ 350 de persoane au atins vârful în acest sezon, a declarat departamentul de turism din ţară.

Persons: Tsang Organizations: Guinness World Records, Mediafax Locations: Nepalul, Hong Kong, Everestul, Nepal, ţară

☆ Vrei să stabilești un Record Guinness pentru Moldova? Atunci alătură-te unui tur de mers pe jos timp de 24 de ore
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Vrei să stabilești un Record Guinness pentru Moldova? Atunci alătură-te unui tur de mers pe jos timp de 24 de oreGhidul și bloggerul Fiodor Evstigneev lansează o nouă provocare pentru iubitorii de aventuri. Dânsul își propune să promoveze țara noastră pe imensul domeniu al turismului mondial și să adauge Moldova în lista din Cartea Recordurilor Guinness (engl. Distanța declarată de ghid este de 103 kilometri în 24 de ore, punctul de start este orașul Comrat, după care urmează Hâncești și, în final, Chișinău. Experții vor înregistra faptul că ghidul va conduce fără mașină timp de 24 de ore;# șoferi cu mașini;# specialiști în fotografie și înregistrare video (sunt necesare fotografii pentru înregistrare, videoclip pe întreg parcursul celor 24 de ore).

Persons: Fiodor Evstigneev, Fiodor Organizations: Guinness, Guinness World Records, Agenția Națională, Facebook Locations: Moldova, Comrat, Hâncești, Chișinău, Rubicon

☆ A fost furat cel mai mare iepure din lume. Ce recompensă oferă proprietara, un fost model Playboy
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Poliţia britanică a lansat un apel adresat martorilor în urma furtului, în Anglia, a deţinătorului recordului pentru ”cel mai mare iepure din lume”, înscris în Guinness World Records, pentru recuperarea căruia proprietara oferă o recompensă, relatează marţi AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. Potrivit forţelor de ordine, Darius, un iepure continental de 1,29 metri lungime, a fost furat în noaptea de sâmbătă spre duminică din incinta sa din grădina proprietarilor, situată în Stoulton, Worcestershire. ”Fiecare animal este un individ care nu poate fi înlocuit”, a declarat pentru Daily Telegraph Annette Edwards, în vârstă de 68 de ani, fost model Playboy. Potrivit proprietarei, din cauza vârstei înaintate, Darius are o dietă specială în lipsa căreia riscă să moară. Darius a fost declarat ”cel mai mare iepure în viaţă” în 2010, potrivit site-ului Guinness World Records.

Persons: Darius, Annette Edwards, Daily Telegraph Annette Edwards Organizations: Guinness World Records, Daily Telegraph, Playboy Locations: Anglia, Stoulton, Worcestershire

☆ (video) Un bărbat a tras 20 de metri o aeronavă Air Moldova de 41 de tone și a stabilit un record Guinness
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(video) Un bărbat a tras 20 de metri o aeronavă Air Moldova de 41 de tone și a stabilit un record GuinnessO aeronavă a flotei Air Moldova, a fost implicată într-un eveniment extrem de interesant. Airbus-ul ER-AXV a participat la stabilirea recordului mondial Guinness pentru cea mai rapidă remorcare prin tragere, la o distanță de 20 de metri a unui avion de tip A320. Sarcina participanților a fost de a remorca un avion, prin tragere, la o distanță de 20 de metri de la punctul inițial de parcare. Amintim că aeronava data are o greutate de peste 41 tone și o capacitate de 179 fotolii. Deținătorul recordului a devenit strongman-ul Mark Jeanes, care a îndeplinit sarcina în doar 31,3 secunde.

Persons: AXV, Sam, Sue Franklin, Mark Jeanes Organizations: Air, Guinness, Air Moldova, Airbus, Evenimentul, Guinness World Records Locations: Air Moldova

☆ Femeia cu cele mai lungi unghii din lume le-a tăiat cu polizorul (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Ayanna Williams din Houston, SUA, a intrat în Cartea Recordurilor pentru cele mai lungi unghii din lume în 2017, când au măsurat aproape șase metri lungime, relatează CNN. Operațiunea dura 20 de ore și îi trebuia mai mult de două sticle de ojă. Nu mă fac unghiile pe mine, eu îmi fac unghiile!”, a declarat Williams, potrivit Guinness. Până acum, Williams nu a putut să facă unele activități casnice, precum spălarea vaselor sau așezarea cearșafurilor pe un pat. Recordul mondial din toate timpurile pentru cele mai lungi unghii îi aparține în continuare lui Lee Redmond, care le-a lăsat să crească din 1979 și au 8,5 metri.

Persons: Ayanna Williams, Williams, Guinness . Williams, Ripley, Lee Redmond Organizations: CNN, Guinness, Guinness World Records Locations: Houston, SUA, Fort Wort, Texas, Orlando, Florida

După 55 de minute, acesta parcursese în drift o distanță de 42,171 kilometri. Cu acest maraton, Retera a trecut în contul lui Porsche Taycan cel mai lung drift din lume reușit de o mașină electrică. Tentativa de a reuși cel mai lung drift din lume a implicat mai mulți experți care au efectuat măsurătorile necesare. O cameră a fost instalată pe acoperișul turnului de control al circuitului, pentru a filma totul. Cel mai lung drift din lume reușit de o mașină electrică / Sursa:promotor.roCel mai lung drift din lume reușit de o mașină electrică / Sursa:promotor.ro

Persons: Dennis Retera, Retera, Dennis ., Joanne Brent Organizations: Porsche, Center, Guinness World Records Locations: karting

☆ Финн установил мировой рекорд по скорости толкания автомобиля на милю
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-13 | by ( ) point.md time to read: 1 min

В Книге рекордов Гиннесса появилось новое достижение: финн установил новый рекорд по скорости толкания автомобиля на расстояние в милю, сообщается на сайте Guinness World Records. Ему удалось превзойти предшественника на две минуты, передает mir24.tvЮсси Каллиониеми собственноручно сдвинул свой автомобиль весом в 2,1 тонны на 1, 6093 километра (одна миля) за 13 минут 26 секунд. При этом максимальная скорость движения автомобиля достигла 10,4 километра в час. Для установки рекорда 47-летний финн выбрал собственный Saab 9-7x 2006 года. Предыдущий рекорд принадлежал Марио Млинаричу из Хорватии, который в 2009 году оттолкал автомобиль весом 1,9 тонны на одну милю за 15 минут 21 секунду.

Persons: Юсси Каллиониеми, Марио Млинарич Organizations: Guinness World Records, Saab, Книга рекордов Гиннесса Locations: Хорватия

☆ Старейший в мире мужчина раскрыл секрет долголетия
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-27 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

112-летний Эмилио Флорес Маркес (Emilio Flores Marquez) из Пуэрто-Рико вошел в Книгу рекордов Гиннесса как старейший мужчина в мире из ныне живущих и раскрыл секрет долголетия. Мужчина был самым старшим из 10 детей в семье. «Поскольку я был самым старшим, я не только работал на ферме, но и заботился о своих братьях и сестрах», — рассказал пуэрториканец. По словам пуэрториканца, секрет его долголетия в том, что он всегда выбирал любовь, а не ненависть. Ранее сообщалось, что в Турции женщина отметила 119-й день рождения и раскрыла секрет долголетия.

Persons: Emilio Flores Marquez, Andrea Perez, Dumitru Comănescu, Jeanne, Эмилио Флорес Маркес, Маркес, Андреа Перес, Думитру Комэнеску, Жанна Кальман ( ) Organizations: Guinness World Records Locations: ПуэртоРико, Турция

☆ National Pizza Day 2024: Some absurd facts and delicious tidbits
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-09 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —It’s National Pizza Day – so let’s wrap ourselves in the warm, gooey embrace of cheese, settle into a heavenly array of toppings and chomp down on some delectable crust. Still to come: National Cheese Pizza Day (September 5), National Pepperoni Pizza Day (September 20), National Pizza Month (October) and National Sausage Pizza Day (October 11). Here are some absurd pizza facts, helpful tips and strong opinions to fuel your munching:Italy divided over new pineapple pizza2024 might be the year that pineapple pizza cracks Italy, thanks to Gino Sorbillo. People love setting pizza recordsCooks work inside the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 18, 2023, to create the world's largest pizza. Here are just a few:World’s largest pizza: In Los Angeles, Pizza Hut and YouTube star Airrack set a new record for the world’s largest pizza, coming in at 13,990 square feet.

Persons: CNN —, it’s, Gino Sorbillo, He’s, Shannon O'Hara, Mike Blake, Paul Fenech, Niko Apostolakis, we’re, Stanley Tucci Organizations: CNN, Getty, North, Yale Food, US, 113th Military Intelligence Unit, New Yorker, Los Angeles Convention Center, Reuters Guinness World Records, Mount, PETA, Mafia Locations: Italy, Naples, dei, North America, USA, Chicago, New York, West Coast, Europe, Los Angeles, Madrid, Wellington , New Zealand, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Vegas, Philadelphia, France

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