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Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of clay lamps
Read full article: Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of clay lampsIndians are celebrating the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps at dusk on the banks of the river Saryu in a city they believe to be the birthplace of the deity Lord Ram.
89-year-old comedian recovering after she was randomly punched on New York street
Read full article: 89-year-old comedian recovering after she was randomly punched on New York streetAn 89-year-old comedian is recovering after being randomly punched and knocked to the ground while waiting to cross a street in New York earlier this month.
With banku and jollof rice, Ghanian chef tries to break world cook-a-thon record
Read full article: With banku and jollof rice, Ghanian chef tries to break world cook-a-thon recordA chef in Ghana has been preparing banku and other regional dishes on live TV since New Year’s Day as she tries to break a world record for marathon cooking.
Ring with more than 12,000 diamonds sets Guinness World Record
Read full article: Ring with more than 12,000 diamonds sets Guinness World RecordThere’s a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of diamonds on a single ring: it’s 12,638. It breaks the previous record by nearly 5,000 diamonds. Harshit Bansal, founder of Renani Jewels in Meerut, India, set the new record with this impressive design on Dec. 21. Guinness World Records says all the diamonds are conflict-free. Two years later, his company completed the ring design.