Camco Global Events is organizing “Kuwait National Freestyle Football Championship” event, in which freestylers from Kuwait get to compete to win a trip to the UK and attend the “Champions League Final” & “Freestyle Football World Championship”. – 19th of April from 11h00 to 17h00 : competition will take place at Marina Mall Crescent. – 20th of April from 11h00… Continue reading Kuwait National Freestyle Football Championship
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World’s Tallest Hotel Opens in Dubai
The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai officially opened last Wednesday as the world’s tallest hotel, verified by the Guinness Book of World Records. The $106 billion hotel is a 72 floors, 355 m (1,165 ft) twin-tower skyscraper complex, run by Marriott International. The towers each have 804 rooms (total of 1608 rooms), nine restaurants, five bars, lounges,… Continue reading World’s Tallest Hotel Opens in Dubai
The World’s Shortest Escalator in Japan
The picture that you see above is claimed to be the shortest escalator in the world, and you can find it in an underground shopping area in Kawasaki station, Japan. Reddit user “Etegamiguy,” who lives in Japan, filmed a short video of himself at one of the country’s least-known tourist destinations: what he refers to as the world’s… Continue reading The World’s Shortest Escalator in Japan
Video: Best of 2012 By Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records has created a “Best of 2012″ video compilation that highlights the year’s most incredible achievements. From Felix Baumgartner’s incredible leap from the edge of space to Chandra Bahdur Dangi being declared the shortest man of all time, 2012 has been a truly amazing year for record breaking. To wrap the year up, here’s a compilation of… Continue reading Video: Best of 2012 By Guinness World Records
Japan Unveils World’s Fastest Levitating Train
Japan unveils a prototype Maglev Train this week, designed to reach top speed of 500 Km/h (310 Mp/h) by using magnetic levitation. The train is operated by the Central Japan Railway Company and Railway Technical Research Institute. Maglev trains operate via magnetic levitation. Powerful electromagnets are used to propel the train along its track, making the… Continue reading Japan Unveils World’s Fastest Levitating Train
World’s Strongest Ear
Lasha Pataraia broke a Guinness World Record on Thursday after he pulled an eight-ton truck with his left ear in Rustavi, Georgia. The 32-year-old pulled the truck for 70.5 feet (21.50 meters) to setting a new world record in the Georgian city of Rustavi on November 29, 2012. via: ABC News
The Biggest Firework Display of All Time in Kuwait
Kuwait earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records last night as it celebrated the 50th anniversary of its constitution in style by laying on the biggest fireworks display of all time.  The firework show which lasted for an hour was the largest of its kinds in the world and it cost about 4.163 million ($15… Continue reading The Biggest Firework Display of All Time in Kuwait
The World’s Largest QR Code
A family in Canada has claimed a Guinness World Record for growing the world’s largest QR code in their corn field. It spans 29,000 square meters and can be scanned with a smart phone, just like any other, except one needs to fly over it to decode the data. The QR code directs you to… Continue reading The World’s Largest QR Code