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  • highfive

    World Record for Most People High-Fiving

    The new official record set by Zappos.com is 3,504—well over the previous record of 2,176. On March 5th at 7:14 pm PST, during the West Coast Conference (WCC) Men’s Championship game, Zappos.com set a new world record for the most people high-fiving simultaneously, as confirmed...

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  • bar

    Meet the Finalists of World Bartender Championship

    A dropped bottle or slipped martini olive can jeopardize a bartender’s chance of being crowned the world’s best. It’s all on the line at the 21st annual World Bartender Championship (WBC) taking place on Feb. 26, 2012, where the top T.G.I. Friday’s bartenders from across...

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  • jackson

    Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour Begins

    The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil present the World Premiere of Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour in Montreal at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Presented by Sun Life Financial, the performance is the kick-off of the world tour which will travel...

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  • gwr

    New Guinness World Records 2012 Book

    The newest record chronicling edition of the best-selling book is full of the biggest stories of the year covering everything in the world of superlatives and bubbling over with more than 4,000 new and updated records and over 900 colorful photographs, according to Guinness World...

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  • boat

    Nissan Catamaran for World Championship Race

    A Nissan-built Catamaran soon will be sailing high in the Danish ocean, the latest non-automotive design and development project by Nissan Design America (NDA), based in San Diego, California. Matt Struble, who led the design and modeling team at NDA, will be racing in the...

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  • catwalk

    Record for Most People Modeling on a Catwalk

    Designer brand Express took over Times Square in New York City on Saturday, July 23, by opening the catwalk to the public prior to a live runway show featuring the new Holiday 2011 Collection.  Express invited fashion aficionados and brand fans to walk the runway...

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  • fruit

    Fruit Feud between Dried and Fresh Fruits

    Health researchers presented their views at the recent 30th World Nut & Dried Fruit Congress, recommending that food policy makers consider dried fruits equivalent to fresh fruits in dietary recommendations around the world. The presentations recognized that traditional, no-sugar added dried fruits, such as raisins,...

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  • aidol

    ‘American Idol’ at Walt Disney World Resort

    To celebrate his May 25 win on the popular “American Idol” television show, country music singer Scotty McCreery today (May 30) was honored in a celebratory parade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Excited fans lined the streets, cheering on the 17-year-old singer from Garner...

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  • unit

    Jed Mildon Lands World’s First Triple Backflip

    New Zealand BMXer Jed Mildon has created action-sports history by landing the world’s first Triple Backflip at the Unit T3 Mindtricks BMX Jam in Taupo, New Zealand. Mildon, 24, stomped the three rotations perfectly during the free-to-the-public BMX show in his home-town on Saturday. A...

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  • mummy

    Get Ready to Meet the Mummies of the World

    Mummies of the World exhibition is making its East Coast debut at The Franklin Institute on Saturday, June 18, 2011. This collection of mummies and related artifacts includes a 6,420-year-old child mummy from Peru, one of the oldest child mummies ever discovered (and almost twice...

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  • hpfield

    HP Goes with Disney, ESPN to Help Athletes

    Expanding on its relationship with Walt Disney World Resort, tech major HP has unveiled the HP Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, a project designed to deliver an immersive technology experience to the 2 million athletes, coaches and spectators that visit...

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  • seoul

    Tech Chiefs to Meet in Seoul for e-Governance

    The Inaugural General Assembly of the World e-Governments Organization is to be held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from September 6–8. It is being organized under the auspices of the United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) of UNDESA. The event will bring together...

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