Kajol, who has starred in a string of recent box office successes, is one of three generations of Bollywood actresses. Her mother Tanuja and aunt Nutan were both leading actresses in the 1960s, while her grandmother Shobhana Samarth starred in numerous 1940s hits.
The only verified example of a family producing three consecutive generations born on 29 February is that of the Keogh’s. Peter Anthony (Ireland) (b.1940), his son Peter Eric (UK) (b. 1964) and his grand-daughter Bethany Wealth (UK) (b. 1996) all celebrate their birthdays infrequently every four years. Since 1,461 days are in each four-year period, the probability that one person is born on February 29 is one in 1,461.
The most goals scored by an individual in a football European club competition (single season) was 17 by Radamel Falcao (Colombia) playing for F.C. Porto in the 2011 UEFA Europa League. Porto won the title, its second all-time in the competition. The previous record for the most goals in a single UEFA Europa League competition was 15 by Jurgenn Klinsmann in the 1996 edition. The most goals in a single UEFA Champions League/European Cup season, meanwhile, is 14 by Jose Altafini for Milan in 1963.
The most gloves worn on one hand is 60 and was achieved by Alastair Galpin (New Zealand), in Waipu, Northland, New Zealand, on 28 October 2012.
The most gloves put on one hand in one minute is 13 and was achieved by Alastair Galpin (NZ) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 15 March 2011. Alastair used talcum powder to put the gloves on his hands more easily.
The most globe ball tricks in one minute is 34 and was achieved by Wassim “Wass” Benslimane (Algeria) on the set of Le Monde des Records, Paris, France, on 29 September 2009. Wass is a football and basketball freestyler – he used a football to complete the globe tricks which involves spinning the ball on one finger and twisting the arm so the ball passes under that arm and back to it’s starting position.
The most glasses of beer pulled in one hour is 1,437 by Achim Gratias (Germany) in Hürtgenwald, Germany on 27 June 2006.
The most glasses broken using a mind control stage illusion is 66 and was achieved by Walter Rolfo and Piero Ustignani (both Italy) during the Masters of Magic convention at the Casino de la Vallée in Saint Vincent, Italy, on 15 April 2011. A table with 140 standard wine glasses on top was used for the magic trick and 66 glasses broke as a result of the illusion.
The only Olympians to win four consecutive individual titles in the same event are Al Oerter (USA), discus 1956-68 and Carl Lewis (USA), long jump 1984-96. Paul Bert Elvstrom (Denmark) also won four successive gold medals at monotype yachting events, 1948-60, but there was a class change (1948 Firefly class, 1952-60 Finn class). Raymond Clarence Ewry (USA) won both the standing long jump and the standing high jump at four games in succession, 1900, 1904, 1906 and 1908. This is if the Intercalated Games of
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The USA won a record 931 gold medals at the Summer Olympics between 1896 and 2008. The USA is well ahead of the second-placed USSR, which earned 395 gold medals in 1952–1980 and 1988. This total does not include medals won by Russia (1908–1912), the Unified Team (1992) or the Russian Federation (1996–2008). Germany is third with 247 gold medals won through Germany (1896–1912, 1928–1936, 1952, 1992–2008), the United Team of Germany (1956–1964) and the FRD/West Germany (1968–1976, 1984–1988). This does not include medals won
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