The World Records That Were Set In 2017

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    • Publish Date: Dec 20 2017 12:53PM
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    • Updated Date: Dec 22 2017 5:29PM
The World Records That Were Set In 2017

Oldest skydiver
At the age of 101 years and 38 days, Bryson William Verdun Hayes — a British World War II veteran — jumped from a plane at a height of 15,000 feet.
 

Fastest circumnavigation by bicycle (male)

British ultra-endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont finished an around-the-world trip on his cycle in 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes. He became the first person to achieve the feat in under 80 days.


Tallest sandcastle
Tour operator and travel agency Schauinsland-Reisen GmbH built a 54-ft 9-inch sculpture in Germany as part of a brand awareness campaign.

Longest fingernails
Ayanna Williams, Houston, has a combined total length of 18 ft 10.9 inches for her nails as measured on Feb 7, 2017.

Most viral tweet
Carter Wilkerson, from Reno, Nevada, US, has the most retweeted post in the history of Twitter, surpassing Ellen DeGeneres’ 2014 Oscar selfie. The teen tweeted out to Wendy’s, the fast-food chain, asking them how many retweets he would need to get free chicken nuggets for a year. Wendy’s replied with 18 million, and Wilkerson accepted the challenge.

Oldest running steam locomotive
Indian railways locomotive Fairy Queen was built in 1854 in Leeds, UK, and has been operational since 1855.

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ABHIGYAN SINGH Harmony International School , Kharghar

that great

anushka sharma jain bharati mrigavati vidyalaya

It shows improvement in records and it can get increased more if we keep on working in the same way or even more

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