Sakhan Dosova, the oldest woman in the world, turns 130 this week

Officials in Kazakhstan say that they have found the oldest woman in the world, and she is about to turn 130 this week. If she is 130, then she will be 16 years older than the current oldest woman in the world. ...

Human Jet prepares to cross Channel

A man is going to attempt to fly across the English Channel today using a single jet-propelled wing. If he is sucesful, he will set a world record for the flight. If you're there to witness this sight in the UK or...

2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing Officially Opened

"illions of people watched the spectacular opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. It is worth mentioning that China waited seven year for this to happen, spending a record-breaking budget of $40 billion and finally the moment has come and about 11,000 athletes will...

Artist's record-breaking toaster

This article really interesting, i think the pastry chef extra hand to catch the bread..." Freddie Yauner, 26, from London, set the Guinness World Record during the Royal College of Art graduate show. A piece...

Record-breaking couple who have been married for 80 years receive THIRD teleg...

"A couple with the record for Britain's longest-ever marriage have received their THIRD telegram from the Queen in a year.This year has seen the Queen not only send Frank and Anita Milford a telegram when they became the country's longest wedded couple, but she also dished...

I’m Looking Over a 24 Leaf Clover

Luck just doesn't feel the same in this GMO world."A 21-leaf clover discovered on June 3 by Iwate prefecture farmer Shigeo Obara has shattered the Guinness world record for most leaves on a clover stem (Trifolium...

More Than 300,000 People Attend Vancouver Santa Claus Parade

I still remember stamping my feet in the cold, ignoring the folding chairs my parents had brought as we waited for Santa to come. Ah, to be five again. Also, 300,000 is a heck of a lot of people!"Red and green...

Canadian Astronaut: Record Breaker

Finally some good news about Canada, Canadian Astronaut Dave Williams has set a Canadian first in achieving the most space walks in times and duration. Let the Americans have "Moonwalker Jackson", we have a...

Harry welcomed into church

"It's been a couple of weeks since the record-breaking publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and while most of the familiar elements - midnight queues, speed-reading reviewers, claims that JK...

British teen lands in Antigua after record-breaking solo sail across Atlantic

"British teen lands in Antigua after record-breaking solo sail across Atlantic"

Tips For Driving In The Winter

"Despite record-breaking warm temperatures in much of the country the past week or so, winter is coming, accompanied by the usual arrival of onslaught of snow, ice and the hazardous roads such weather produces. Many of us will be heading to the mountains to take advantage of...

Madonna defends being "crucified" on stage.

"Pop singer Madonna on Thursday defended staging a mock crucifixion during her record-breaking "Confessions" world tour, saying it was not "anti-Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous" -- but a plea for people to...

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