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The world's tallest sand castle was built by Ed Jarret, who previously built record breaking sandcastles in 2003 and 2007. This time again he broke his third consecutive record. Ed used over 1.6 million pounds of sand and water for his sand castle. More than one thousand volunteers came forward to help Ed in building the 37 feet and 10 inches incredible sand structure. The sand castle was officially certified by the Guinness Book of Records on 8 June to be the world's tallest castle that...

Japan will unveil the world's steepest rollercoaster, Takabisha ride, on 16th July, 2011. The rollercoaster includes seven twists over one thousand metres of track. Takabisha features unique combination of gravity and a set of linear motors, that deliver a maximum speed of 100 kmph. The ride is expected to last only 112 seconds. According to Dailymail, the designers of Takabisha have invited officials from the Guinness Book of World Records to declare it as the steepest rollercoaster in the...

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race took place on 11 June, 2011. This year the theme was 'Britsih History'. The 46th annual Knaresborough Bed Race saw ninety teams. Thousands of spectators came to watch the race, which is considered to be the toughest race in the world. The participants have to carry beds, cross the NIdd river and then climb the hill to Castle Fort. Initially everything goes smoothly but as the race progesses most teams struggle to finish the race. This year the fastest team was...

Dilma Rousseff has become Brazil's first President. She was sworn as the President Saturday at the National Congress in Brasilia. Her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, served as the President for eight years. Dilma Rousseff, in her inaugural speech, promised to consolidate the work of Lula da Silva's government and also stated about tax reforms, improvement of agricultural sector, economic stability and to boost export. Foreign dignitaries from Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay, Palestine and...