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Trappist-1: Seven Earth-Sized Exoplanets Orbiting A Single Star Detected

A record seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star have been detected. The astronomers say that all seven exoplanets could…

8 years ago

World Record: India Overtakes Russia after Launching 104 Satellites on A Single Mission

India has successfully launched a record number of 104 satellites on a single mission, overtaking the previous record of 37…

8 years ago

Jeremy Telford Breaks Record for Largest Balloon Animal

Utah balloon maestro Jeremy Telford has broken the world record for the largest balloon structure created by an individual. The…

9 years ago

Picasso’s Women of Algiers Becomes Most Expensive Painting to Sell at Auction

Pablo Picasso's Les Femmes d’Alger (Women of Algiers) has become the most expensive painting to sell at auction after fetching…

10 years ago

Chinese Billionaire Li Jinyuan Takes 6,400 Employees on Holiday to France

Tiens Group has treated more than half of its 12,000 employees to a four-day holiday in Paris and Nice. The…

10 years ago

Two Eagles balloon sets new world distance record after crossing Pacific Ocean

American Troy Bradley and Russian Leonid Tiukhtyaev have surpassed the world distance record for a flight in a helium balloon…

10 years ago

Cricketers set world record for highest-ever match by playing on Kilimanjaro

A new world record for the highest-ever cricket match has been set by an international team of cricketers by playing…

10 years ago

Asian Games 2014: North Korea’s Om Yun Chol sets weightlifting world record

North Korean weightlifter Om Yun Chol has set a clean and jerk world record after lifting 170 kg in the…

10 years ago

Tintin cover fetches 1.3 million Euros at a Tintin memorabilia in Paris

A rare 1932 cover drawing of a Tintin comic book has fetched a record 1.3 million Euros ($1.6 million) at…

13 years ago

Tom Schaar, 12, the first skateboarder ever to land a three-rotation 1080 move

Tom Schaar, a 12-year-old boy from Malibu, California, crushed the dreams of famous and amateur skateboarders this week when he…

13 years ago

Romania sets the world record for the longest wedding dress train

The world’s longest bridal train was unveiled in Bucharest, Romania, this week. To show off the two-mile gown, 17-year-old Romanian model…

13 years ago