Unthinkable World Records That People Have Broken

Hundreds of Chess Players

Chess players and aficionados gathered at a university campus in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad to try and break the world record for the biggest chess tournament. The convention space is huge... Bigger than most stadiums!

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The More You Know

  • 9% of Americans have phobias.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
  • The world record for the tallest stack of doughnuts totaled more than 3,000.
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