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world records
How to Build the World’s Fastest Car
In 2016, a team of engineers and adventurers will travel to the South African desert and attempt to become the first people to drive a car at 1,000mph.
120,000-Foot Skydive Aborted Due to Winds
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil, who was to skydive out of a balloon 23 miles above New Mexico, called off the event due to winds.
Woman Claiming to be World’s Oldest Dies in Georgia
A woman who claimed to be the world’s oldest died in the Georgian village of Sachino, it was reported Sunday.
97-Year-old Message in Bottle Found, Breaks Record
A 97-year-old message in a glass bottle was found by a fisherman near the Scottish island of Shetland, setting a new Guinness World Record.
German Solar Power Output Sets World Record
German solar energy production reached a world record of more than 20 gigawatts of output, according to an energy institute.
Chinese Tightrope Walker Breaks World Record
The well-known prince of the Uighur art of wire-walking, Adili Wushouer, broke the world record for tightrope walking in the air on July 5 in Kanas, Xinjiang.
Xinjiang Man Breaks Tightrope Walking World Record
Ugihur Samit Ijon broke the world record for completing the steepest long-distance dawaz, or tightrope walking.
