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Lightning "megaflash" stretching 515 miles long is recognized as new world record
A lightning​ flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 is recognized as being ...
World record longest lightning flash discovered – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt
Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...
U.S. mixed relay team sets world record, Gretchen Walsh wins gold at swimming worlds
Walsh kicked off a busy Saturday at the world championships with her second gold medal of the meet, winning the butterfly ...
Lightning ‘megaflash’ spanning 515 miles sets new world record, forecasters say
The massive lightning flash spanned from Texas to near Kansas City, surpassing the previous record of 477 miles set in 2020.
Kate Douglass wins world swimming champs showdown with world record holder
Last summer, Kate Douglass won the Olympic 200m breaststroke title in the absence of world record holder Evgeniia Chikunova.
This Utah skier has gone to the ends of the earth to pad his world record
Thomas Hart has gone to the ends of the earth to pad his world record skiing feat. Guinness World Records just certified that ...
Alabama’s oldest barbecue restaurant to attempt world record this weekend
Q, Alabama’s oldest barbecue restaurant, will attempt to set a world record this weekend for the most pulled pork sandwiches ...
McIntosh frustrated after just missing out on 200 butterfly world record
Only Summer McIntosh could yell an expletive in disappointment after swimming the second-fastest 200 metres butterfly in ...
This Dad Played 810 Holes in One Day—and Crushed a World Record Doing It
Around 5:45 a.m. on June 24, moments after making a putt on the 9th green at Houston’s East River 9, Kyle Cokinos yelled out ...