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Kenyan Teacher Sets World Record With 45-Hour Nonstop Math Lesson
Human Achievements

Kenyan Teacher Sets World Record With 45-Hour Nonstop Math Lesson

Menengai High School teacher Fenwick Cyril Maloba taught mathematics for 45 hours straight, smashing the previous Guinness World Record by more than 13 hours.

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Fraunhofer Solar Module Hits World-Record 34.4% Efficiency
Technology

Fraunhofer Solar Module Hits World-Record 34.4% Efficiency

A new III-V germanium solar module using shingle-matrix technology and space-grade cells sets a new world efficiency benchmark — and was unveiled at Intersolar Europe in Munich.

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Ronaldo Becomes First Player to Score at Six World Cups
Human Achievements

Ronaldo Becomes First Player to Score at Six World Cups

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring six minutes into Portugal's 5-0 rout of Uzbekistan, then added a second to stand alone in World Cup history.

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Watch: German Plunger Pro Pops 60 Balloons in 30 Seconds for World Record
Human Achievements

Watch: German Plunger Pro Pops 60 Balloons in 30 Seconds for World Record

Serial record-breaker Andre Ortolf has set a Guinness World Record by popping 60 balloons in 30 seconds — using only a humble household plunger.

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Melanie Doggett, 14, Smashes 200m Age-Group World Record
Human Achievements

Melanie Doggett, 14, Smashes 200m Age-Group World Record

The Georgia freshman clocked 22.71 seconds at the state championships, making her the equal-ninth-fastest under-18 sprinter in history.

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Aruban Strongman Pulls a 21,737-Pound Bus With His Neck
Human Achievements

Aruban Strongman Pulls a 21,737-Pound Bus With His Neck

Egmond Molina towed a nearly 10-ton bus more than 65 feet using only a rope around his neck, claiming his 10th Guinness World Records title in the process.

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14 Divers Stack 22 Metres Tall Underwater for New Guinness Record
Human Achievements

14 Divers Stack 22 Metres Tall Underwater for New Guinness Record

A team of 14 scuba divers held a 22.3-metre vertical human tower underwater off India's Andaman Islands for three minutes — more than doubling the Guinness target and setting a new world record.

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Gretchen Walsh Smashes Own 100m Butterfly World Record Again — 54.33
Human Achievements

Gretchen Walsh Smashes Own 100m Butterfly World Record Again — 54.33

The American swimmer lowered her own world mark for the fourth time in 12 months, clocking 54.33 seconds and now owning the 13 fastest 100m butterfly swims in history.

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16-Year-Old Zhao Yicheng Sets Speed Climbing World Record at 4.58 Seconds
Human Achievements

16-Year-Old Zhao Yicheng Sets Speed Climbing World Record at 4.58 Seconds

In his very first senior international start, the Chinese teenager scaled a 15-meter wall faster than anyone in history — and dropped Sam Watson's record in the process.

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7-Year-Old Swims 29 km Across Palk Strait, Sets World Record
Human Achievements

7-Year-Old Swims 29 km Across Palk Strait, Sets World Record

Ranchi schoolboy Ishank Singh covered the 29-km stretch from Sri Lanka to India in under 10 hours, becoming the youngest and fastest person ever to swim the Palk Strait.

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India Duo Smash World Record at Shooting World Cup
Human Achievements

India Duo Smash World Record at Shooting World Cup

Palak Gulia and debutant Mukesh Nelavalli scored 487.7 in the 10m air pistol mixed team final, beating China and Hungary in Granada.

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