A 21-year-old from a small Canadian town shattered a Guinness World Record by solving 211 Rubik's cubes while bouncing on a pogo stick, more than tripling the previous mark, and now he's landed a spot in the Guinness World Records 2027 edition. Saul Hafting of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, was just 16 when he took […] The post Nova Scotia man solved 211 Rubik's cubes on a pogo stick — and Guinness put him in the book appeared first on American Almanac .
A 21-year-old from a small Canadian town shattered a Guinness World Record by solving 211 Rubik's cubes while bouncing on a pogo stick, more than tripling the previous mark, and now he's landed a spot in the Guinness World Records 2027 edition. Saul Hafting of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, was just 16 when he took on the record for most rotating puzzle cubes solved while on a pogo stick. The old record stood at 65. Hafting blew past it, solving 211 cubes during his 2021 attempt, a margin so wide it is hard to imagine anyone catching up soon. UPI reported that Guinness approved the record in 2022, awarding Hafting a certificate and a listing on the organization's website. But the book feature, the part Hafting calls a "longtime goal",…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
Harriet Harnden beat the reigning world champion and pocketed a $100,000 bonus at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France, a race where fans wave chainsaws and riders launch 30 feet through the air at 40 mph. Harnden, a British downhill racer, edged out reigning world champion Vali Holl to win the […] The post British riders steal the show at UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets appeared first on American Almanac .
Harriet Harnden beat the reigning world champion and pocketed a $100,000 bonus at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France, a race where fans wave chainsaws and riders launch 30 feet through the air at 40 mph. Harnden, a British downhill racer, edged out reigning world champion Vali Holl to win the women's elite race at the French Alpine ski resort this weekend. Jordan Williams, another Brit riding for Specialized, holds the lead in the men's elite overall standings after a season that started with a broken collarbone last winter. French favorite Max Alran won the men's elite race on home soil, sending the crowd into a frenzy that Williams, a three-time World Cup winner, called unlike anything he had experienced. The results…Open
Cardinals rookie outfielder Joshua Baez made MLB history by becoming the first player to hit three home runs in his big league debut.
AI:St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Joshua Baez made Major League Baseball history by becoming the first player to ever hit three home runs in his big league debut. While mainstream outlets often prioritize trivialities, this unprecedented feat of athletic excellence marks a significant milestone for the sport and stands out as a rare display of pure talent in an era increasingly dominated by distractions.Open
Authorities in California said he died in a climbing accident. He set a record in 2024 for climbing El Capitan’s Lurking Fear route in under three hours.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" shattered the all-time domestic opening weekend record with a $360 million debut, proving that Americans will still pack movie theaters when Hollywood gives them a reason to show up. The fourth Tom Holland-led installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man franchise topped "Avengers: Endgame," which held the previous record at $357 […] The post Spider-Man smashes domestic box office record with $360 million opening weekend appeared first on American Almanac .
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" shattered the all-time domestic opening weekend record with a $360 million debut, proving that Americans will still pack movie theaters when Hollywood gives them a reason to show up. The fourth Tom Holland-led installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man franchise topped "Avengers: Endgame," which held the previous record at $357 million since 2019. Globally, "Brand New Day" pulled in $932 million in its first weekend, a staggering haul that, combined with Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" earning $51 million in the same frame, produced what NBC News reported as the biggest overall box office weekend in history. The numbers landed well above what most forecasters expected. Sony Pictures had…Open