Most Solheim Cup wins, Team

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The female equivalent of the Ryder Cup is contested biennially between the top professional players of Europe and the USA and was first held in 1990. The USA has won eight times, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2009 with Europe winning in 1992, 2000 and 2003.

Most socks worn on one foot

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The most socks worn on one foot was 152 and was achieved by Fiona Nolan (Ireland) at Enterasys Networks in Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland, on 25 March 2011. Fiona attempted the record in support of the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day Campaign 2011. The record attempt was one of several initiatives by her employer, Enterasys Networks (Ireland), to raise money for the chairty.

Most socks sorted in one minute

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The most socks sorted in one minute was 19 pairs, and was achieved by Joanne Wright (USA) at the offices of Dunnhumby USA in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, on 8 April 2011. The socks used were all different pairs and were adult-sized socks. The attempt took place during a GWR Live event for Dunnhumby employees in Cincinnati, London, Paris and Delhi.

Most socks put on one foot in one minute

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The most socks put on one foot in one minute is 30, achieved by Oliver Agutu (UK), in Bexleyheath, Kent, UK, on 1 February 2012. This record was broken on the Guinness World Records Challengers site (Challengers tag: milk12): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/90-most-socks-put-on-in-one-minute/attempts/1350

Most soap bubbles blown inside one large bubble

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The most soap bubbles successfully blown inside a larger soap bubble is 152, and was achieved by Kuo- Sheng Lin (Taiwan) at the World Trade Centre, Taipei City, Taiwan, on 23 December 2011. Kuo-Sheng is also known as Andy. He used bubble solution from Hold Entreprise Co. Ltd and the attempt took place at a bubble stage show during the Taipei toy show.

Most southerly swim

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The most southerly swim was at latitude -70º and was achieved by Ram Barkai (South Africa), in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, on 7 February 2008. Ram swam 1 km in water temperature of 1ºc which took 22 min 5 sec. The exact co-ordinate of the start point of the swim is latitude -70º 45.44 and longitude -11º 39.04

Most southerly bird

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Few Antarctic birds nest inland (i.e. upon this continent’s ice-sealed interior) to any great extent. However, the snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea) is known to nest up to 240 km (150 miles) inland, among rocky peaks poking up through the ice.

Most sophisticated cyber weapon’s first nuclear strike

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In June 2010, a new computer software “worm” called Stuxnet, described as the most sophisticated cyber weapon ever made, was publicly identified by a security company in Belarus. A German industrial company subsequently confirmed that a number of its control systems technologies that are used in the power industry and which control valves, pipelines and other industrial equipment in different facilities around the world had been affected by the worm. Stuxnet targets software called WinCC, which runs on Microsoft Windows, in very specific industrial equipment Continue reading →