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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/science/mars-rover-sets-record.html

Pumpkin mosaic of David Attenborough breaks world record

A British farm used more than 10,000 pumpkins and squashes to create a portrait to celebrate the 100th birthday of Britain's most famous naturalist.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-25/david-attenborough-pumpkin-mosaic/107194378

#RecordsandAchievements #InstallationArt #Celebrities

https://www.europesays.com/es/776226/ Reseña del documental ‘La persona más anciana del mundo’ #age #Chronological #Cine #ContentType:PersonalProfile #DocumentaryFilmsAndPrograms #elderly #Entertainment #Entretenimiento #ES #España #Film #green #jones #Movies #RecordsAndAchievements #Sam(1966) #Spain #SusannahMushatt #TheOldestPersonInTheWorld(Movie)

Japan Reaches a Unique Milestone, With More Than 100,000 People Aged 100 or Over

There are now more than 100,000 centenarians in Japan, a record for a country famous for its longevity.…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Age #BirthRates #Chronological #DietandNutrition #ElderCare #elderly #Longevity #Nihon #NiigataPrefecture(Japan) #population #RecordsandAchievements #Sanae #Takaichi
https://www.europesays.com/japan/94279/

Isao Harimoto, Hiroshima Survivor and a Baseball Star in Japan, Dies at 86

Isao Harimoto, who survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing as a child and went on to have more hits…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Baseball #Deaths(Obituaries) #Harimoto #Hiroshima(Japan) #Isao(1940-2026) #Japanese #KoreaBaseballOrganization #nipponhamfighters #RecordsandAchievements #SouthKorea #tokyojapan #WorldWarII(1939-45)
https://www.europesays.com/japan/90781/

Farmer aims to be first to swim length of Darling River
By Wade Stephens

A Victorian farmer has made it his mission to become the first person to swim the 1,650 kilometres of Australia's second-longest river.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/victorian-farmer-swimming-darling-river-fundraiser/107076806

#ParkinsonsDisease #Charities #RecordsandAchievements #WadeStephens

Runner breaks national record with 436km over 65 hours
By Daniel Keane and Rachael Merritt

Adelaide's Yuko Sato set a new national record for backyard ultramarathon at a recent race in Queensland, running hundreds of kilometres in a 65-hour period.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/yuko-sato-sets-australian-and-japanese-backyard-ultra-record/107054444

#SportsRecord #RecordsandAchievements #Marathon #DanielKeane #RachaelMerritt

https://www.europesays.com/news/50868/ Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87 #AirlinesAndAirplanes #BlueOrigin #Deaths(Obituaries) #Funk #Headlines #News #Pilots #PrivateSpaceflight #RecordsAndAchievements #Shatner #SpaceAndAstronomy #TopStories #Wally #William #WomenAndGirls

https://www.europesays.com/news/45670/ A Record Sotheby’s Auction Thrills London After a Brexit Hangover #Amedeo #art #Auctions #CollectorsAndCollections #GreatBritainWithdrawalFromEU(Brexit) #Headlines #JosephC(1937) #lewis #London(England) #Modigliani #News #RecordsAndAchievements #Sotheby's #TopStories

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1050434/ A Record Sotheby’s Auction Thrills London After a Brexit Hangover #Amedeo #Art #Auctions #Brexit #Britain #CollectorsAndCollections #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #GreatBritain #GreatBritainWithdrawalFromEU(Brexit) #JosephC(1937) #lewis #London(England) #Modigliani #RecordsAndAchievements #Sotheby's #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/news/39932/ Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire. Who Was the First Billionaire? #Astor #Elon #Headlines #HighNetWorthIndividuals #IncomeInequality #InitialPublicOfferings #JohnD #JohnJacob #Musk #News #RecordsAndAchievements #Rockefeller #SpaceExplorationTechnologiesCorp #TopStories #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment

Pollock and Brancusi Join the $100 Million Club at Auction

Auction records for two 20th-century masters shattered at Christie’s Rockefeller Center salesroom on Monday night. A swirling “drip”…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Art #auctions #Brancusi #Christie's #CollectorsandCollections #Constantin #Headlines #Jackson #Pollock #RecordsandAchievements #S.I.Newhouse #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/546303/

https://www.europesays.com/news/30510/ Pollock and Brancusi Join the $100 Million Club at Auction #art #Auctions #Brancusi #Christie's #CollectorsAndCollections #Constantin #Headlines #jackson #News #Pollock #RecordsAndAchievements #SINewhouse #TopStories

https://www.europesays.com/news/29473/ Navy Aircraft Carrier to Complete Longest Deployment Since Vietnam #AircraftCarriers #DefenseDepartment #Headlines #hegseth #Iran #MiddleEast #News #Pete #RecordsAndAchievements #RedSea #ShipsAndShipping #TopStories #UnitedStatesDefenseAndMilitaryForces #UnitedStatesNavy

Jamie Ding’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Comes to an End

For the past month, “Jeopardy!” episodes have followed a pattern. The theme music plays. The three contestants stand…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #ContentType:PersonalProfile #Ding #gameshows #Headlines #jamie #Jennings #Jeopardy!(TVProgram) #ken #RecordsandAchievements #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/507845/

https://www.europesays.com/news/21539/ Jamie Ding’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Comes to an End #ContentType:PersonalProfile #Ding #GameShows #Headlines #Jamie #Jennings #Jeopardy!(TVProgram) #Ken #News #RecordsAndAchievements #TopStories

Who Won the Olympics? All the Ways to Count We Could Think Of.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/upshot/winter-olympics-leaders-nations.html

How Johannes Klaebo’s 6 Gold Medals Ranks Among the All-Time Olympic Performances

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/world/olympics/best-olympic-performances.html

Olympic Figure Skating Is a Young Woman’s Sport. Deanna Stellato-Dudek Wants to Change That.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/style/deanna-stellato-dudek-skating-olympics-2026-age.html

Extreme Cold Persists in the Northeast With Record-Setting Temperatures

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/weather/extreme-cold-wind-chills.html

Extreme Cold Persists in the Northeast With Record-Setting Temperatures

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/weather/extreme-cold-wind-chills.html

World's fastest animal spotted in Central Australian outback for first time
By Gemma Ferguson and Nat Tencic

The world's fastest falcon has been spotted in Central Australia for the first time, surprising even the seasoned birdwatcher who caught the rare sight on camera.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/fastest-falcon-in-the-world-spotted-in-nt-outback-for-first-time/106302874

#Birds #Ecology #AnimalBehaviour #Animals #RecordsandAchievements #Conservation #Photography #GemmaFerguson #NatTencic

Tesla Investors Back Musk’s Trillion Dollar Payday - Shareholders approved a plan to grant Mr. Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meet... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/business/elon-musk-tesla-pay-vote.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #internal-open-access-from-nl #electricandhybridvehicles #highnetworthindividuals #recordsandachievements #executivecompensation #boardsofdirectors #robotsandrobotics #teslamotorsinc #stocksandbonds #denholmrobyn #muskelon #texas

Shutdown Becomes Longest in History, as Trump Officials Threaten Pain Could Worsen

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/politics/trump-administration-pain-shutdown.html

A Thrilling Finish to N.Y.C. Marathon as Kenyans Dominate Elite Races

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/nyregion/nyc-marathon-elite-races-winners-records.html

Kanchha Sherpa, Last Member of First Team to Conquer Everest, Dies at 92

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/world/asia/kanchha-sherpa-mt-everest-dead.html

Scottish brothers finish mammoth row across Pacific Ocean
By Digby Werthmuller

After 139 days at sea, three Scottish brothers have set a new world record by completing the first and fastest unsupported row across the Pacific Ocean.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-30/scottish-maclean-brothers-finish-pacific-ocean-row/105711488

#HumanInterest #Rowing #RecordsandAchievements #DigbyWerthmuller

Heart surgery survivor sets record that 'may never be broken'
By Sarah Forster and Emma Simkin

Ray Hildridge had quadruple bypass surgery in 1982 when renowned heart surgeon Victor Chang was one of few doing the procedure. His survival at 78 has set a world record.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-19/heart-surgery-world-record-ray-hildridge/105654398

#RecordsandAchievements #Health #HeartDisease #Surgery #SarahForster #EmmaSimkin

George Foreman, Boxing Champion and Grilling Magnate, Dies at 76 https://www.rawchili.com/4132812/ #BlackPeople #boxing #BoxingHallOfFame #Deaths(Obituaries) #Foreman #george #Grilling(Cooking) #Houston(Tex) #OlympicGames #RecordsAndAchievements #sports #SportsTopics #Texas

Bitcoin Price Surges to a Milestone: $100,000 - The price of a single Bitcoin rose to six figures for the first time, an extraordinary le... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/technology/bitcoin-price-record.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #hkftxtradingltd(futuresexchange) #bankingandfinancialinstitutions #securitiesandexchangecommission #presidentialelectionof2024 #recordsandachievements #bitcoin(currency) #virtualcurrency #nakamotosatoshi

Polaris Dawn Astronauts in SpaceX Dragon Reach Record Orbit Above Earth - After launching early on Tuesday, the billionaire Jared Isaacman and his crew traveled to... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/science/polaris-dawn-spacex-orbit-astronauts.html #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #rocketscienceandpropulsion #recordsandachievements #isaacmanjared(1983-) #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy

Bitcoin Hits Record High, Recovering From 2022 Meltdown - Bitcoin’s price surged above $68,800, breaking the record the digital currency set in Nov... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/technology/bitcoin-price-record-high.html #hkftxtradingltd(futuresexchange) #securitiesandexchangecommission #computersandtheinternet #recordsandachievements #exchangetradedfunds #bitcoin(currency) #virtualcurrency #blackrockinc #coinbaseinc

Australia's Bluey reclaims oldest dog record after Guinness World Records reviews Portuguese dog's credentials
By Jo Printz

Guinness World Records has stripped Portuguese dog Bobi's title of oldest dog in the world, and reinstated Victorian cattle dog Bluey to the top spot.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-03/bluey-rochester-dog-reclaims-guinness-world-record-as-oldest-dog/103513372

#Animals #RecordsandAchievements #JoPrintz

Deal Ends Dispute Over Records of Onetime King of Donkey Kong - Billy Mitchell’s records will be listed in a “historical database” but not the leaderboar... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/arts/donkey-kong-scores-billy-mitchell-twin-galaxies.html #suitsandlitigation(civil) #recordsandachievements #computerandvideogames #mitchellbilly(1965-) #wiebestevenj(1969-) #twingalaxies #arcades

Boy, 13, Is Believed to Be the First to ‘Beat’ Tetris - Willis Gibson, a competitive Tetris player prodigy from Oklahoma, advanced so far in the ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/arts/tetris-beat-blue-scuti.html #recordsandachievements #computerandvideogames #tetris(videogame) #nintendocoltd #electronics #oklahoma

The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory - The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it ha... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/business/last-boeing-747-plane.html #atlasairworldwideholdingsinc #factoriesandmanufacturing #panamericanworldairways #nineteenhundredsixties #recordsandachievements #airlinesandairplanes #travelandvacations #airbusindustrie #freight(cargo) #stocksandbonds #boeingcompany #everett(wash) #design