A 21-year-old from small-town Nova Scotia just earned a spot in the Guinness World Records 2027 book after solving 211 Rubik's cubes while bouncing on a pogo stick, more than triple the previous record. Saul Hafting was 16 years old when he pulled off the feat in 2021, solving puzzle cube after puzzle cube without […] The post Nova Scotia man solved 211 Rubik's cubes on a pogo stick — and now he's in the record book appeared first on American Almanac .
A 21-year-old from small-town Nova Scotia just earned a spot in the Guinness World Records 2027 book after solving 211 Rubik's cubes while bouncing on a pogo stick, more than triple the previous record. Saul Hafting was 16 years old when he pulled off the feat in 2021, solving puzzle cube after puzzle cube without ever stepping off the pogo stick. The previous record stood at 65 cubes. Hafting didn't just beat it, he crushed it by 146. Guinness World Records approved the record in 2022 and issued Hafting a certificate along with a listing on its website. But the real prize came later: earlier this year, he opened an email telling him he'd been selected for the Guinness World Records 2027 edition, UPI reported . The book is now available…Open
A Chicago bar packed in 1,969 people to simultaneously slam shots of Jeppson's Malört, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker stepped behind the bar to help pour. Recess, a bar in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, hosted the event on Sunday, drawing a crowd large enough to set what organizers called a Guinness World Record for simultaneous […] The post Nearly 2,000 Chicagoans down Malört shots to claim Guinness World Record appeared first on American Almanac .
A Chicago bar packed in 1,969 people to simultaneously slam shots of Jeppson's Malört, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker stepped behind the bar to help pour. Recess, a bar in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, hosted the event on Sunday, drawing a crowd large enough to set what organizers called a Guinness World Record for simultaneous shots of the notoriously bitter wormwood liqueur. The official count, per the bar, landed at 1,969 participants, each one raising and downing a shot of Malört at the same time. For anyone outside the Midwest, Jeppson's Malört is a Chicago institution of the punishing variety. The Swedish-style liqueur, flavored with wormwood, is famous less for its taste than for the involuntary grimace it produces.…Open
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who captivated world leaders and held the Guinness World Record as the youngest reigning monarch, has died after battling an undisclosed illness, leaving a kingdom of more than two million people to mourn. Uganda's prime minister, Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, announced the king's death in a post on […] The post Uganda's 'boy king,' crowned at age three, dies at 34 after secret illness appeared first on American Almanac .
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who captivated world leaders and held the Guinness World Record as the youngest reigning monarch, has died after battling an undisclosed illness, leaving a kingdom of more than two million people to mourn. Uganda's prime minister, Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, announced the king's death in a post on X, saying Oyo died at approximately 10 p.m. local time Thursday. Few outside the royal inner circle knew the 34-year-old ruler had been critically ill. A Ugandan government minister told the BBC that Oyo had been seeking treatment in the United States, though neither the facility nor the nature of his illness was publicly identified. Oyo was the 13th monarch of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda,…Open
One big reason why D.C.'s July 4 fireworks show is being pushed later: President Trump is scheduled to give a 45-minute speech on a National Mall stage, a source involved in the planning tells Axios. Why it matters: With temperatures expected to hit 102 and inauguration-level security on the Mall, every delay ripples through the evening — keeping people in the heat longer, slowing trips home and pushing bedtimes. State of play: The Trump-allied Freedom 250 wants to break the Guinness World Record for largest fireworks display, firing 850,000 shells over 40 minutes. Yes, but: Trump's penchant for rollicking speeches makes it hard to pinpoint when the show starts. - Trump is supposed to begin speaking at 9:50pm, according to a Secret…
Mr. 305 wants to set a Guiness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing bald caps during his show at BST Hyde Park in London on July 10.