- The Human Amphibian
Croatian bodybuilder, Budimir Buda Šobat, held the Guinness World Record for holding his breath underwater for 24 minutes and 11 seconds. In comparison, the average human can hold his breath for 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Šobat decided that his previous record wasn’t good enough and decided to go for it again. He broke his previous record and came in at a time of 24 minutes and 33 seconds. Mind boggling!
- Dinosaurs In The Backyard?
A 6-year old resident of Walsall found a fossil assumed to have been at least 488 million years old. Siddak Singh Jhamat had received a fossil hunting kit for Christmas and decided to go digging in his backyard. His father, Vish Singh, is a member of a fossil group on Facebook, which is where he had found out the origin and the age of the fossil.
- $1 Billion And Then Some
Egypt is seeking an amount close to 1 billion dollars in compensation for blocking the Suez Canal for six days. Suez Canal’s Authority’s chief executive officer, Osama Rabie, said, “This is the right of the country” to receive compensation as the incident has tarred Egypt’s reputation.
- No College Degree Required
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has said that the company would be hiring around 10,000 people for its latest Giagfactory in Austin, Texas, USA. This would be the company’s second US automotive factory. The recruitment process will go on throughout 2022 and certain positions in the company will not require a college degree.
- Racing GOAT?
The Formula 1 season kicked off at the Bahrain Grand Prix on the 28th of March. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took the podium with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen coming in a close second. Surprisingly, this is Hamilton’s first opening race win since 2015. The seven time world champion held of Verstappen brilliantly and took home the win.
- Magic Mushrooms – An Alternative To Solving Mental Health Problems?
According to the 2020 Global Drug Survey, out of 110,000 people who filled out the survey, 6,500 individuals used recreational drugs to act as an alternative mental health treatment. While the debate of legalising such “products” goes on, the number of users keeps growing. The main drugs in question are MDMA, LSD and Psilocybin.
- Daredevils In A Compromising Situation
Couple, William and Leslie, narrated their tale of woe on TLC series – Sex sent me to the ER. These adrenaline junkies thought it would be a good idea to spice up their sex life by doing it thousands of feet above the air, while SKYDIVING! As foolish as that sounds, it happened!