By Alyssa Danigelis, Seeker.com, July 1, 2016 Greg Sample pulled off 33 full rotations in under a minute. Who needs pesky waterskis to do tricks? Certainly not barefooter Greg Sample, who set a world record for the most 360-degree rotations in a minute. Twisting and turning behind a motorboat in Florida, Sample managed to pull… Continue reading Barefoot Waterskier Tumble-Turns into Record Book
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The world's most expensive city is …
By Jessica Hartogs, CNBC.com, June 22, 2016 When one thinks of the world’s most expensive cities, images of New York and London probably pop to mind. But those two do not even make the list of the 10 most expensive cities in which to live. Instead, it’s dominated by Asian and African cities, as well… Continue reading The world's most expensive city is …
THE UNGRASPABLE VALUE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIAMOND
By Brad Fox, NewYorker.com, June 7, 2016 The eleven-hundred-and-nine-carat rough stone, found in Botswana, last November, could fetch at least seventy million dollars at auction later this month Traditionally, rough diamonds are sold via private bids. Prospective buyers come to inspect the stone, try to imagine what they can cut it into and what… Continue reading THE UNGRASPABLE VALUE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIAMOND
Drone display sets world record for most UAVs airborne simultaneously
A spectacular display of drone technology by Intel Corporation (USA) involving 100 small aircrafts being launched skywards in formation has earned a new world record title for the Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously. Read the full story here
Wounded veteran becomes first combat amputee to summit Mount Everest
By Andrew Russell, Global News, May 20, 2016 Man becomes first veteran amputee to scale Mount Everest When 30-year-old U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Charlie Linville reached the 8,848-metre summit of Mount Everest he did so without his right foot. The Afghanistan veteran lost a significant portion of his right leg after stepping on an… Continue reading Wounded veteran becomes first combat amputee to summit Mount Everest
Record breaking heat settles in over Saskatchewan
By The SouthWest Booster, May 5, 2016 Weather records set in 27 communities across the province A total of 27 Saskatchewan communities established new daytime record highs on Wednesday as a sizzling start to May continues across the province. Read full article here
Lesedi la Rona diamond, the size of a tennis ball, could fetch $90M
By The Associated Press, May 4, 2016 Rock unearthed in Botswana mine owned by Canada’s Lucara Diamond Corporation It’s a rock for the ages. A three-billion-year-old diamond the size of a tennis ball — the largest discovered in over a century — could sell for close to $90 million Cdn, auctioneer Sotheby’s said Wednesday. Read full… Continue reading Lesedi la Rona diamond, the size of a tennis ball, could fetch $90M
Hoverboard world record broken with 2km flight
By The Guardian Staff, May 2, 2016 Frenchman Franky Zapata used the jet-powered device to fly above the waters of the Mediterranean A Frenchman has flown more than 2 kilometers (over a mile) on a jet-powered hoverboard, setting an apparent new world record. The Guinness World Records reported on its website that 37-year-old Franky Zapata… Continue reading Hoverboard world record broken with 2km flight
Python caught in Malaysia could be the longest ever recorded
Source: Oliver Holmes, The Guardian, April 11, 2016 Local authorities say snake is estimated to be 8m long, beating the previous Guinness world record for a snake of the same species called Medusa A huge python found on a construction site in Malaysia could take the record for the longest snake ever to be caught,… Continue reading Python caught in Malaysia could be the longest ever recorded