The shortest interval between birth of twins (single confinement) is 2 minutes and was achieved by Ellen Louise Brown (UK) who gave birth to Thomas at 16:54 and Niall at 16:56 at Dryburn Hospital in Durham, United Kingdom, on 10 July 1995.
The shortest circuit by lap distance to host a Formula One World Championship race is the Circuit de Monaco, in Monte Carlo, Monaco, which has held races from 1929-2011. The course has changed in length over the years, with its shortest incarnation between 1929-1979 when it measured 1.9 miles (3.1 km).
The shortest names on the Index are C Ltd, E Ltd, H Ltd, I Ltd, K Ltd, L Ltd, P Ltd, Q Ltd, R Ltd, W Ltd, X Ltd, Y Ltd and Z Ltd.
The shortest braking distance by a vehicle on ice is 56.2 m (184 ft 4 in) and was achieved by Mitsubishi Motors North America in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 15 January 2011. The attempt took place on the frozen Ghost Lake outside Calgary and was filmed for a Mitsubishi television commercial.
In stark contrast to the thousands of kilometres flown by certain migrating birds, such as the Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), the world’s shortest migration is that of North America’s blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus). During the winter, it inhabits mountainous pine forests, then when nesting time begins in springtime it descends a mere 300 m to deciduous woodlands in order to feed upon the early crop of seeds and fresh leaves.
The shortest band by height is Minirockerz aka Minikiss with an average height of 132.87 cm ( 4 ft 4 in). The four member band was formed in 1998 and initially played and celebrated Kiss music during high energy stage shows.
Nisa Juarez (USA) was born on 20 July 2002 measuring 24 cm (9.44 in) long at the Children’s Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Born 108 day premature, she weighed 320 g (11.3 oz) and was discharged from hospital on 6 December 2002.
The highest score by a pair shooting an air pistol for 24 hours is 13,454 by Robert Kranjc and Robert Ferenčak (Slovenia) in Brežice, Slovenia on 16-17 October 2004 total shots: 1450 Ave score: 9.279 Went from 10am – 10am it took place at the Aquarius bar, which was set up specifically for this event. 3 witnesses were specialists in shooting and confimed that the set up was true to the rules of the sport.
Scientists at the National Institute for Nanotechnology and the University of Alberta (both Canada) have created a tungsten needle that tapers to a thickness of just one atom. The breakthrough, announced in May 2006, should allow the construction of better super high-resolution electron microscopes. The needle, made by postdoc Mohamed Rezeq at the University of Alberta’s National Institute for Nanotechnology, starts out much blunter. However, exposed to a pure nitrogen atmosphere, a rapid slimming begins. At the start oft he process the tungsten is chemically
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Scuba dives have been made on several occasions at an altitude of 5,900 m (19,357 ft), in a lagoon in the crater of Licancabur, a volcano on the border between Chile and Bolivia. Johan Reinhard of Sea World Research Institute in San Diego and a team of scuba divers made a series of dives there between 14 and 17 November 1982. Henri Garc¡a of the Chilean Expedici¢n America team spent 1 hr 8 min exploring the lake between depths of 5 m (16 ft) and
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