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An Australian man has earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records after cranking out 3,206 push-ups in one hour. As reported by Guinness, Lucas Helmke, a 33-year-old father from Brisbane, says he trained for two years in an effort to break the previous record, which was set by another Aussie, Daniel Scali, […]
House of the Dragon may be living proof that absence does make the heart grow fonder. It’s been over three years since an overwhelming majority of Game of Thrones fans came away disappointed by the abbreviated eighth and final season, but nearly 10 million viewers were willing to give the prequel’s debut episode a shot. House of the Dragon drew 9.986 million viewers across HBO […]
Drake already has a ton of accolades to his name, and he can add another one to the list. To commemorate the 20-year anniversary of Shazam, the service released a comprehensive list of noteworthy moments throughout its history, such as the most Shazamed song by genre, the first-ever Shazamed song, and more. According to Shazam, Drake […]
Angola miners have unearthed a rare pink diamond that is expected to fetch tens of millions of dollars. According to the Associated Press, the gemstone was found at the Lulo alluvial mine in the diamond-rich region of northeast Angola. The natural stone is said to weigh about 170 carats and is believed to be the largest pink diamond found […]
Less than a month after dominating the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for a 15th time, Joey Chestnut set a new eating record. In celebration of National Chicken Finger Day, Chestnut appeared at the new Raising Cane’s location on the Las Vegas strip Wednesday to see how many chicken fingers he could eat in five […]
Drake took a moment Wednesday to recognize how Bad Bunny is “moving different” following the release of his latest album Un Verano Sin Ti. According to Chart Data, Bad Bunny broke his own all-time record for biggest streaming year for any artist in Spotify history with over 10.3 billion streams. Drake acknowledged the accomplishment on his Stories earlier today, adding, “My guy […]
Minions: The Rise of Gru is set to shatter the Independence Day opening weekend record with an estimated $127.9 million debut, Deadline reports. The previous high mark of $115.9 million was held for just over a decade by Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The Despicable Me prequel earned almost $110 million over the weekend, nearly matching the $115 million haul of its predecessor, […]
A Welsh man set a new Guinness World Record for most pubs visited by a single individual in a span of 24 hours. On Feb. 5, Gareth Murphy drank at 56 different pubs in Cardiff City Centre, breaking the previous record held by Matt Ellis from England just last year. Murphy consumed 8.6 pints of orange juice, five […]
A 100-year-old Brazilian man has set the Guinness World Record for the longest tenure at the same company, after working for a textile firm for 84 years. Guinness World Records reports the record was verified on January 6. Walter Orthmann, who turned 100 on April 19, started working at ReneauxView, previously called Industrias Renaux S.A., when he was […]
Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman who in 2019 was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest person, has died at the age of 119, CBS News reports. Tanaka, who was born on January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, passed away last Tuesday, according to a statement released by […]
