Monday 18 August 2008

August 2008




Michael Phelps takes greatest Olympic gold medal swag ever As if that weren't enough, all but his 100m Butterfly victory was accompanied by a world record. Along the way, Phelps (pictured above) broke a host of other records, ...See all stories on this topic


Isinbaeva sets new world record Russia's Yelena Isinbaeva broke her own world record to win gold in the women's pole vault in Beijing. Isinbaeva thrilled the Bird's Nest crowd with a ...See all stories on this topic


Shawn Crawford backs Usain Bolt for 200m world record ATHENS 200m gold medallist Shawn Crawford has backed his rival Usain Bolt to break Michael Johnson's 19.32sec world record. While the American is refusing ...See all stories on this topic


Britain breaks world record to win men's team pursuit gold Beijing -- British cyclists stunned the world by breaking their own world record to take the gold of men's team pursuit at the Beijing Olympic Games in ...See all stories on this topic


Aramnau sets 105kg world record World champion Andrei Aramnau of Belarus has set a world record with a 200 kilograms snatch lift in the Beijing Olympics men's 105kg weightlifting. ...See all stories on this topic



Comic retailer sings for world record, charity Comic retailer Joe Ferrara, owner of the awesome shop Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, Calif., will attempt to "set a world record for a solo performance by an individual in a club setting without repeating a song or ...mailto:...Blog@Newsarama%20-%20http://blog.newsarama.com



New World Record Set with $5 Million Jaguar Sale A legendary prototype sportscar that helped shaped the future of Jaguar was auctioned off at Bonhams & Butterfields' Quail Lodge Sale in California on Friday for just under $5 million, setting a new world record. ...Luxist - http://www.luxist.com

Monday 4 August 2008

August 2008 update



World's Longest flag ever made by a religious group Vyaswadi Pagpada Sangh, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India for the Ambaji temple here, is pictured above. It’s a mammoth 415 feet long. When erected, it stands as high as 20 feet. Weight of the temple flag

Scouts have world record in the can

After smashing the million cans they smashed their own world record for the number of cans used to create the Fleur de Lis - one which they've held for nine ...


CUSTOMERS at a Brighouse pub have played their part towards creating a new world record. They took part in a synchronised wine tasting at The Richard ...


Attracting over a million daily visitors, Busan’s Haeundea Beach is the country's largest - and is now also the proud holder of two Guinness world records ...


That was what eight boys in Michigan did this week in an effort to set a world record. The boys began the attempt on Friday morning at the Bounce-a-Lot entertainment centre southwest of Detroit in Flat Rock. They bounced two at a time ...


‘origami stars, millions of hearts’ set a new Guinness World Record for the largest origami mosaic in Hong Kong, China. The event was organized by Hong Kong Youth Visual Art Association, Hong Kong Chinese Arts Festival, ...


Corsair® www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that its Dominator DDR3 memory modules have again shattered the world record for frequency. ...
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