World Record
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Dehradun professor sets world record for delivering non stop lecture for more than 130 hours
India | Mar 07, 2014, 10:20 AM ISTDehradun: A professor of a city based deemed university set a world record today by delivering a marathon non-stop lecture for more than 130 hours at the varsity auditorium.26-year-old Arvind Mishra, an assistant professor at
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MCG crowd breaks test attendance world record
Cricket | Dec 26, 2013, 12:14 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Cricket Australia says a world record crowd of 90,831 has attended day one of the fourth Ashes test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Thursday crowd surpassed the 90,800, also at the MCG,
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World record: US man knits 12-foot scarf while running marathon
World | Oct 23, 2013, 06:41 AM ISTKansas City : David Babcock, a graphic-design professor at the University of Central Missouri broke the Guinness World Record on Saturday (Oct 19) for knitting the longest scarf while running a marathon. The scarf he
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11-year-old Indian roller skater sets new world record
Other Sports | Jul 28, 2012, 10:26 AM ISTLondon, Jul 28: An 11-year-old Indian boy set a new world record by flattening himself enough to skim under poles just 6.75 inches from the ground.Rohan Ajit Kokane completed the amazing feat in front of
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Kulkarni's to set world record of 'Tallest Family'
India | Jun 24, 2012, 08:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 24: They stand out wherever they go and now India's tallest family is hoping to set a new world record with their combined height, reports Daily Mail.The Kulkarnis, from the city of
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Indore Youth Sets Indian Record For Sleeping On Ice Slabs For 2 hr 15 min
India | Jan 03, 2012, 02:14 PM ISTIndore, Jun 3 : A 19-year-old engineering student Ankur Singh on Monday set an Indian record for sleeping on ice slabs continuously for two hours 15 minutes. 18 ice slabs weighing 25 quintals were brought
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18.16 Metre Long Home-Made Chocolate Made For World Record
India | Jan 01, 2012, 05:50 PM ISTUdhagamandalam (TN), Jan 1: In a bid to enter record books, a baker in this hilly tourist town has produced a mega home-made milk chocolate measuring 18.16 metre in length and 0.75 metre wide.Fazloor Rahman
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More Than A Lakh Cyclists In Bid To Break World Record
World | Dec 31, 2011, 07:14 PM ISTTaipei/Hong Kong, Dec 31: More than a hundred-thousand cyclists in Taiwan took part in an attempt to break the record for the world's largest bicycle parade.Participants set off simultaneously from 1,000 check-in points around Taiwan
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11-Year-Old Pak Girl Sets World Record By Passing O-Level
World | Dec 11, 2011, 10:41 PM ISTChiniot, Pakistan, Dec 11: Eleven-year-old girl Sitara Akbar has set a world record by passing O-level English, Mathmatics and Science, Geo News reported on Sunday.This is not the first time that Sitara from Chanab area
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Jammu Hair Saloon Owner Attempts World Record
India | Oct 15, 2011, 12:47 PM ISTJammu, Oct 15: A men's beauty saloon owner in Jammu's New Plot area, Joginder Malia, has begun his attempt to establish a world record of carrying out shaving, haircut and facial continuously for 240 hours
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Makau Breaks World Record In Berlin Marathon
Other Sports | Sep 25, 2011, 03:42 PM ISTBerlin, Sept 25: Patrick Makau of Kenya broke the world record to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.Makau pulled away after 27 kilometers and finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds.Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia,
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Watson Hits World Record 15 Sixes Against Bangladesh
Cricket | Apr 12, 2011, 07:16 AM ISTDhaka, Apr 11: Shane Watson smashed a record 15 sixes in a career-best 185 not out as Australia clinched a three-match series against Bangladesh with a nine-wicket win in the second one-dayer today.The explosive opener
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Murali Doesn't Deserve World Record, Says Emerson
Cricket | Jul 22, 2010, 01:55 PM ISTRoss Emerson, the Australian umpire who in 1999 called Muttiah Murlitharan for chucking, feels the Sri Lankan spin wizard doesn't deserve to hold the record of highest wicket-taker in Tests. Muralitharan retires on Thursday on