Kami Rita Sherpa broke the record for most Mount Everest summits, completing his 27th trip to the top of the mountain on May 17, 2023. Seven Summit Treks, the company he works for, announced the record. Mingwa Sherpa, chairman of the company, said, “We are very happy to know that this morning at 8:30 a.m., … Read more
Johnny Depp now holds the record for the largest yearly endorsement contract of all time for a fragrance. In May 2023, Depp signed a deal to endorse Dior for a reported $20 million per year. Depp has been a spokesperson for Dior Sauvage since 2015. The company kept him on contract even after negative publicity … Read more
The Codex Sassoon, a Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old, broke the record for most valuable manuscript ever sold at an auction. The book sold for $38.1 million at an auction on May 17 2023 at Sotheby’s in New York City. The previous record holder was Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester, which sold for … Read more
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry’s standard chart to measure popularity of music releases and is published every week by Billboard magazine. Taylor Swift broke the record for the most spots simultaneously held on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 1 2022. Swift occupied every position on the top 10 chard with tracks … Read more
The band Coldplay broke the record for most countries reached in a live cinema event on October 28 and 29 2022. The band held a live show at River Plate stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina that was streamed to 81 countries in the world, breaking the record for such events. The concert was entitled Music … Read more
The ICC Men’s 20 World Cup is the international championship tournament for Twenty20 International cricket. It is a 20 team tournament that was first held in 2007 and is held every two years. Virat Kohli broke the record for most runs scored in the T20 World Cup on November 2 2022. Kohli was playing for … Read more
Running back Derrick Henry broke the record for most touchdowns by a player for the Tennessee Titans on October 30 2022. Henry rushed for two touchdowns in a game against the Houston Texans, bringing him to 75 touchdowns over his career with the Titans. Henry has rushed for 72 touchdowns and caught 3 touchdowns for … Read more
Red Bull racer Max Verstappen broke the record for most Formula One racing wins in a single season. Verstappen won 14 races to set the new record. Verstappen won the Mexico Grand Prix on October 30 2022, finishing 15.186 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen was racing for the Red Bull racing team. The previous … Read more
The record for the longest passenger train in the world was broken by Switzerland in October 2022. The longest passenger train in the world ran between the towns of Preda and Alvaneu in the Graubunden region of eastern Switzerland. The train had 100 cars and measured 1,910 meters long. It traveled 25 km in about … Read more
Katie Ledecky broke the record for 1,500 meter freestyle swimming on October 29 2022. Ledecky swam the 1,500 meter freestyle swimming competition in 15 minutes 8 seconds during the Swimming World Cup 2022 tournament in Toronto, Canada. That beat the record of 15 minutes 18 seconds that was set by Sarah Wellbrock of Germany in … Read more