The most World Championship titles won is 15 by Phil Taylor (UK): with the World Darts Organization (WDO) in 1990 and 1992, and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in 1995-2002, 2004-2006 and 2009-10.

The NHL record for most regular-season wins by a coach with the same team is 740 by Al Arbour (Canada) with the New York Islanders (USA). Arbour came out of retirement for one last game, a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins (USA) on 3 November 2007.

The most wins of the World Glider Aerobatic Championships is six by Jerzy Makula (Poland) in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1999.

The most wins of the World Glider Aerobatic Championships by a national team is eight by Poland in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001 and 2003.

The most wins against human opponents on BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Arc System Works, 2009) in 1 hour is 30, achieved by Kyle ‘Kyzertron’ Dixon at the MCM Expo, London, UK, on 30 October 2010. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011

The highest number of WWE THQ Superstar Challenge tournament victories is four, a record held by Shelton Benjamin. For the past five years at WrestleMania, THQ has held an annual tournament called the Superstar Challenge, in which WWE wrestlers compete for the title of best SmackDown vs. Raw player. The only other winner of the Superstar Challenge has been Elijah Burke, who won the title in 2007 at WrestleMania 23.

Betelgeuse, in the constellation of Orion, lies just 427 light years from the Solar System. Like all red supergiants, it is a massive star nearing the end of its relatively short lifespan of perhaps just a few million years in total. It has a mass of around 14 times that of the Sun and varies in size between around 400 and 600 times the Sun’s diameter.

The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293), at distance of around 400 light years, is the closest planetary nebula to the Earth. It formed when a dying star threw off its outer layers which are gradually expanding into space. They are called planetary nebulae because astronomers originally believed they were new planets, due to their often spherical shapes. The Helix Nebula is around 100 times more distant than the nearest stars (excluding the Sun). The gases are expanding into space at a rate of Continue reading →

The closest finish in an America Cup race was on 3 July, 2007, when Alinghi (SUI) crossed the finish line 1 second ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) to win the 32nd Cup 5 – 2.

Although the sphynx cat has been in existence since 1996, it was not until 2002 that the breed became officially recognised.