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  • 14 sets of twins and one set of triplets graduate from same high school

    14 sets of twins and one set of triplets graduate from same high school

    Fourteen sets of twins and one set of triplets graduated from Cooper City High School in Cooper City, Florida, on June 5.

    The group comprised about 6 percent of the 543 graduates.

    The school’s principal took the momentous occasion to state, “It was very special as they would come across the stage; I would shake their hand and give one a diploma, and then the second one would come over to do the same thing.”

    “It kind of just symbolized they’re their own person, but also, they have been together all these years as twins,” she adds.

    Gabrielle and Jocelyn Reed are one such set of identical twins.

    The sisters have attended school together since pre-K. Come August, they will go their separate ways for college.

    Gabrielle is headed to Cornell University, while Jocelyn will attend Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

    “Everywhere I go, I’m lumped together with her and not really seen as my own person, so I’m really excited to be able to have my own experiences,” Gabrielle told TODAY.com.

    Broward County Public Schools believes the graduates have set a county record as most sets of twins to simultaneously graduate from one school.

    Students even created a slogan to remember their unique graduating class: “Twice as nice and triple the fun.”

  • Cambodia earns new world record for largest ‘Bridal Carry’

    Cambodia earns new world record for largest ‘Bridal Carry’

    Hundreds of Cambodians braved sticky tropical heat to set an unusual new world record: for the most people performing a “bridal carry” at the same time.

    Late on Friday, 245 men hoisted their partners – wives, girlfriends, sisters, or mothers – with one arm under the legs and one behind the back and held the position for a minute to set the mark, certified by Guinness World Records representatives.

    “I am so happy, it is my first time to participate in such an event to break a world record for Cambodia,” Sam Khan, 25, told AFP before carrying his wife.

    The event drew participants young and old.

    “I am so excited,” 50-year-old mother Heng Pov told AFP while being carried by her son.

    After setting the record, many of the participants carried on with the hold as part of a competition to win a new car.

    The “bridal carry” is so named for the way a groom in some cultures carries his bride over the threshold of their new home.

    This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com.
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  • Indian Singer sets stunning world record

    Indian Singer sets stunning world record

    Multilingual Indian singer Suchetha Satish has set a stunning world record by singing in 140 languages during a nine-hour long concert on November 24, 2023, in Dubai. The concert happened at the Indian Consulate Auditorium and was a warm-up to the COP 28 Summit held from November 30 to December 12.

    She sang 101 foreign songs and 39 Indian songs. Even though she could sing in 150 languages, the organisers chose 140 to represent the 140 country leaders invited to the COP 28 summit. Suchetha started the concert by saying, “Climate change is real, and we must stop it.”
    Starting at 12 pm with an Awadhi song, she concluded the concert at 9 pm with a Hindi song dedicated to India. Impressively, she performed the entire concert without referring to any lyrics or notation.

  • Pakistani family sets world record for having same birthdays

    Pakistani family sets world record for having same birthdays

    A Pakistani family hailing from Larkana made history after they set a Guinness World Record for “most family members born on the same day” category.

    All nine family members share the same birthday, August 1.

    The family surpassed the record of an American family of five members, who had held the Guinness record since 1966.

    The record-holder family consists of Amir Azad Mangi, his wife Khadija, and their seven children, including two sets of twins.

    Mangi was born on Aug. 1, 1968, his wife on Aug. 1, 1973, their first daughter Sindhu on Aug. 1, 1992, twin daughters Sassi and Sapna on Aug. 1, 1998, first son Amir on Aug. 1, 2001, second son Ambar on Aug. 1, 2002, and twin sons Amar and Ahmer on Aug. 1, 2003.

    Interestingly, Mangi’s wedding anniversary falls on the same day, making it a significant date for the entire family.

    The world record was added to the list in 2019.

  • Naseem Shah creates history, becomes first bowler to take 15 wickets in first four ODIs

    Naseem Shah creates history, becomes first bowler to take 15 wickets in first four ODIs

    Pakistan’s fast bowler Naseem Shah created history during the opening ODI against New Zealand at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi on Monday.

    The 19-year-old has set a new world record by taking 15 wickets in his first four One Day Internationals (ODIs). This achievement surpasses the previous record of 14 wickets, held by Ryan Harris and Gary Gilmour.

    According to Geo Super, Naseem Shah has started the home series versus New Zealand with a five-wicket haul. With impressive numbers of 5 for 57, Naseem Shah’s tally of ODI wickets reached 15 which is the most number of wickets taken by any bowler after playing only four ODI matches.

    Naseem’s 15 wickets also include two consecutive fifers. His impressive performance has garnered praise from cricket fans and experts on social media.

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    During the series against New Zealand, Pakistan has a chance to surpass New Zealand as the world’s best ODI team.

    If Pakistan whitewashes New Zealand 3-0 during the three-match series, it can jump to the number one spot in the rankings with 114 rating points.

  • PakvsInd: Mohammad Rizwan breaks Virat Kohli’s T20I record

    PakvsInd: Mohammad Rizwan breaks Virat Kohli’s T20I record

    Pakistan’s wicket keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan made another record by surpassing India’s former skipper Virat Kohli after his stellar performance in high-voltage Pakistan-India match on Sunday.

    Rizwan played a match winning innings of 71 runs in 51 balls. He now has 1855 runs in 48 innings to his name. Virat Kohli in his first 48 innings managed to score1852 runs.

    Pakistani skipper Babar Azam is still on top on the list by scoring 1916 in his first 48 innings of his career.

    In the latest Pakistan-India match in the ongoing Asia Cup, Pakistan defeated India by five wickets. India scored 181 for the loss of 7 while Pakistan managed to chase the target down with one ball remaining. Mohammad Nawaz became man of the match with an outstanding knock of 42 on 20 balls and one wicket to his name.

  • 100-year-old man worked for 84 years in a company, makes world record

    100-year-old man worked for 84 years in a company, makes world record

    Not Walter Orthmann, a 100-year-old man in Brazil, has broken the record for the longest tenure at a single company, according to a press release last week from Guinness World Records. He’s worked at one firm for 84 years and 9 days, as of January 6, when Guinness verified the record.

    Orthmann was just 15 when he began working as a shipping assistant at a textile company in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil called Industrias Renaux S.A. (now known as RenauxView), according to Guinness World Records.

    “Back in 1938, kids were expected to work to help support the family,” he told Guinness World Records. “As the oldest son of five, my mother took me to find a job at the age of 14.”

    He applied for a job at a local weaving mill and was employed on the spot due to his great command of the German language. For the rest of his career, he has worked for the same company, RenauxView.

    Orthmann rose through the ranks from shipping assistant to sales manager after starting as a shipping assistant.

  • 2021: The year of records in Pakistani cricket

    2021: The year of records in Pakistani cricket

    The Pakistan cricket team is considered to be the most unpredictable team of all. The Men in Green have seen many ups and downs this year but the green shirts flourished with bright colours, making record breaking partnerships, personal and team records and many more. We have collected some major events that happened in cricket in Pakistan and how the year 2021 was for the Shaheens.

    Our champions reshaped the face of T20I Cricket in 2021. Have a look at their phenomenal performance.

    PSL 6 Winners

    Mohammad Rizwan, leading the Multan Sultans, won the sixth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2021. Sultans beat Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs in the final to win their maiden trophy of the tournament in June, 2021. Rizwan replaced Shan Masood as the captain of the team after he was traded from the PSL franchise Karachi Kings.

    Sultans started at the second leg of the PSL fifth on the points table, having lost four of their first five matches but led by their captain Rizwan, went on to win four of the next five to finish the league stage second. They then swatted the Islamabad United challenge in the first qualifier and lead themselves to the win in the final, a crowning glory in their magnificent UAE leg of the season.

    Pakistan beats India in T20WC

    Pakistan made history by beating arch-rival India for the first time in a T20 World Cup match in October. The green shirts’ 10-wicket win ended a decades-long defeat streak that began in 1992. Pakistan had lost all 12 of their previous World Cup matches against India.

    The two former champions clashed after more than two years in the 2021 T20 World Cup opening fixture at the Dubai International Stadium.

    Pakistani openers Azam (68) and Mohammad Rizwan (79) produced a batting masterclass to chase down the 152-run target without losing a wicket, and finishing the game in the 18th over.

    Rizwan and Babar partnership

    Babar and Rizwan made a formidable partnership for Pakistan at the top of the order. They scored a total of 6 century stands, which is the most by a batting pair in the history of T20Is. Out of these, 4 were in excess of 150 runs which is also the most for a batting pair in T20Is and came against the likes of England, India, South Africa, and West Indies.

    The duo was magnificent for Pakistan throughout the 2021 T20 World Cup. They were influential as Pakistan defeated arch-rivals India for the first time in World Cup history. The batting pair scored an unbeaten knock of 152 runs and registered the highest opening stand in T20 World Cup history.

    Babar and Rizwan’s opening partnerships were all the more impressive because of pressure situations. Out of their six century partnerships, three came while chasing a target. This also included 197 run stand against South Africa at Centurion.

    The duo also became the first batting pair in history to score more than 1,000 runs in a year. They scored 1,380 runs at an average of 57.50 in 25 innings while batting together.

    Rizwan T20 Runs

    Mohammad Rizwan rounded off a magnificent year in T20 cricket by becoming the first batter in the history of the format to cross 2,000 runs in a calendar year. The wicket-keeper batter scored 2,036 runs at an average of 56.55 and a strike rate of 132.03 in 45 innings he played in the year. Rizwan also became the highest run-scorer in T20Is in a calendar year as he became the first batter in history to cross 1,000 runs in T20Is. He scored 1,326 runs at an average of 73.66 and a strike rate of 134.89 in 26 innings.

    The star wicket-keeper batter was Pakistan’s most influential player in all formats this year. Rizwan won a total of 6 player-of-the-series awards in 2021, equaling the record of most player-of-the-series awards held by Sachin Tendulkar since 1998. Rizwan bagged 4 player-of-the-series awards in T20Is and 2 in red-ball cricket.

    Record 20 T20I wins in a year

    During the year, Pakistan played 29 matches in the shortest format and won 20 – the most by any team. They lost six while three ended with no result.

    The Men in Green played seven bilateral T20 series, and won six – against South Africa, Zimbabwe, West Indies and Bangladesh. They only lost to England.

    Pakistan also won all group matches in the T20 World Cup – against India, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Namibia and Scotland. They lost the semi-final against Australia in a thriller.

    Babar number 1 T20 and ODI player

    Babar Azam’s incredible 2021 has been capped off with a number1 T20I batting ranking.

    Combining in an opening partnership of 158 with Mohammad Rizwan against the West Indies in Karachi to set up a 3-0 series win, Babar’s 79 from just 53 balls propelled him back to the top, overtaking Aiden Markram and Dawid Malan. He now sits number1 in both the men’s T20I and ODI rankings going into the final days of the year.

    This was only the second time in history that a batter was ranked number one in both formats at the end of a year. Australian legend, Ricky Ponting, achieved the feat in 2005.

    Babar Nominated for ODI Player of the Year Award

    The Skipper of Pakistan is also nominated for the ODI Player of the Year award. He scored 405 runs in six matches in the outgoing year at an average of 67.50 with two centuries in the 50-over format.

    Alongside Azam, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, Ireland’s Paul Stirling and South Africa’s Janneman Malan have been named as contenders for the award.

    Rizwan Nominated for T20Player of the Year Award

    The star batter is also nominated for the T20I Player of the Year award for his exceptional performances with the bat.

    Alongside Rizwan, Jos Buttler, Wanindu Hasaranga and Mitchell Marsh are the four nominees for the Men’s T20 Cricketer of the Year Award.

    Two Consecutive Whitewash

    The Pakistan cricket team had a great two series against Bangladesh and West Indies. First the green shirts beat Bangladesh with a 2-0 clean sweep in Test matches and 3-0 whitewash in T20Is and the national team later triumphed a T20I series at home against West Indies.

    Meanwhile, led by the dynamic opening duo of Rizwan and Babar, Pakistan pulled off a record chase in the third and final T20 international to register a 3-0 series whitewash over the covid-hit West Indies team.

    Pakistan beats India in U19 Asia Cup

    Pakistan beat arch-rivals India by two wickets in a nail-biting match of the group stage of the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) Under-19s Asia Cup, with young stars Muhammad Shehzad and Zeeshan Zameer’s heroics leaving the Men In Blue surprised.

    Skipper Qasim Akram put India to bat after winning the toss and restricted the Men In Blue to 237 in the 50-over match at the ICC Academy Ground.

  • 19-year-old Shehroze Kashif sets world record by scaling K2

    A 19-year-old Pakistani, Shehroze Kashif, has made a world record by scaling the world’s second-highest mountain, K2. Kashif has become the youngest mountaineer in the world to summit K2.

    Following his feat, President Arif Alvi lauded the young man and congratulated him on his achievement.

    Former cricketer, Imran Nazir also took to Twitter to congratulate Kashif.

    Earlier this year, Shehroze Kashif became the youngest Pakistani to scale the world’s largest mountain above the seal level, Mount Everest.

  • 99-year-old woman sets world record as oldest active pilot and flight instructor

    A 99-year-old California woman is now in the record books as the world’s oldest active pilot and flight instructor.

    Robina Asti gave her final flight lesson Sunday for a flight academy at Riverside Municipal Airport.

    Robina said she wanted to show that seniors are strong, vital, and can still contribute.

    “I love getting people to experience what it’s like to lift off this Earth,” she said. “It is so good.”

    She took student Brandon Martini with her. The previous record-holder, an Iowa man, flew at age 98. Robina has been teaching people how to fly for decades.