Texas residents slip and slide past the competition to claim a new Guinness World Records title. The longest distance traveled on a slip and slide in one hour is 774,515.09 m (2,541,060 ft) achieved by Trinity River Vision Authority (USA) on Panther Island, Fort Worth, TX, USA on 6 June 2015. Watch the video below.
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Red Bull Air Race is Back
The eight-race 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship will feature two new stops in Japan and Russia along with a return to Budapest, Hungary. The world’s fastest motorsport series will also be back at five popular locations in 2015 with stops in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Ascot (GBR), Spielberg (AUT), Fort Worth and Las Vegas… Continue reading Red Bull Air Race is Back
Photos: Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Texas
Pilots Hannes Arch of Austria and Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian of the United States put an airborne twist on an iconic car-racing scene as their planes joined three official pace cars to make a traditional lap at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information click here.
Teacher Wears Same Outfit for 40 Years
Teacher Dale Irby, 63 from Dallas, Texas wore the exact same outfit for the past 40 years of yearbook portraits. It started off purely by accident, he says. “I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very same thing as the first year,” Irby recalled. His wife, Cathy,… Continue reading Teacher Wears Same Outfit for 40 Years
Clothing Store Made Entirely From Shipping Containers
Aether is a clothing store located in San Francisco that is made out of three 8′ x 9.6′ x 40′ shipping containers piled one on top of one another, designed by Thierry Gaugain. The store features a glass-enclosed cantilevered lounge and a trick laundromat-style clothing conveyor system. The small LA-based company’s first standalone store also have a traveling Airstream trailer… Continue reading Clothing Store Made Entirely From Shipping Containers