Fewest wins in a season, NHL
The fewest wins record by a team in a single National Hockey League season is eight by the Washington Capitals in 1974-75.
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Fewest toes
The two-toed syndrome exhibited by some members of the Wadomo tribe of the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe and, the Kalanga tribe of the eastern Kalahari Desert, Botswana, is hereditary via a single mutated gene. The tribe members are often referred to as the Ostrich-footed people.
Fewest runs conceded by a bowler taking 10 wickets in one innings (male)
The fewest runs scored off a bowler taking all ten wickets is ten, off Hedley Verity (1905-43) for Yorkshire v. Nottinghamshire at Leeds on 12 Jul 1932 though the full analyses for some early performances of the feat are unknown.
First “astro spiral” stunt on film
The 1974 Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun featured an “astro spiral” jump, in which an AMC Hornet X hatchback drives up a corkscrewed ramp and turns 360? along its long axis, connecting successfully with a landing ramp on the other side of a river near Bangkok, Thailand. The stunt was pulled off by Loren “Bumps” Willert (USA). The actual Hornet used in the movie is preserved at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, UK.
Firework – largest Catherine wheel
The largest Catherine wheel measured 32.044 m (105 ft 1.56 in) in diameter and was built by Lily Fireworks Factory, in Mqabba, Malta, on 18 June 2011. The structure was free-standing and the Catherine wheel completed 4 revolutions under its own propulsion.
Fire eating – most torches extinguished in 30 seconds
The most torches extinguished in 30 seconds with the mouth is 39 and was achieved by Hubertus Wawra (Germany) on the set of Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega in Mumbai, India, on 21 February 2011.
First 3D talking feature film
Sante Bonaldo’s production Nozze Vagabonde (Italy 1936), starring Leda Gloria and Ermes Zacconi (both Italy) was too far in advance of its time as Hollywood only took to 3-D in 1953.
First 3D movie to be nominated for an Oscar
A short experimental movie entitled Audioscopiks (USA, 1935), filmed using the Norling-Leventhal 3-Dimensions process an anaglyph technique devised by John Norling and Jacob Leventhal (both USA) received Academy Award recognition in the category Best Short Subject, Novelty. The eight-minute reel showcased the 3D effect with a ladder being pushed out of a window, a sliding trombone, a woman on a swing and someone throwing a baseball.
First “Ferris” wheel
The original “Ferris” wheel was designed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr (1859-96), an American bridge and tunnel engineer, and was erected for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, USA at a cost of $385,000. The “Ferris” wheel as it became known reached a maximum height of 80 m (264 ft) above the ground, with a diameter of 76 m (250 ft) and a circumference of 240 m (790 ft). Each of the 36 fully enclosed gondolas carried upto 40 passengers in Continue reading →
First actor to portray Sherlock Holmes on TV
The first actor to portray Sherlock Holmes on TV was Louis Hector (USA) in an experimental NBC (USA) production in 1937.