The youngest footballer to play in all four divisions of the English Football League is Jack Hobbs (b. 18 August 1988, UK) when he made his debut for Leicester City in a match against MK Dons on 9 August 2008, aged 19 years 357 days. Hobbs came on in place of Aleksandar Tunchev (Bulgaria) as an 88th minute substitute in his sides 2-0 victory over MK Dons at the Walkers Stadium. Hobbs had previously played for Lincoln City in League Two, Liverpool in the Premier
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The largest gathering of people wearing one-piece pyjamas consists of 1,184 participants and was achieved by Ringwood School (UK) in Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom, on 14 February 2014. Proceeds from the attempt were donated to an “End Polio” campaign and the “Henry Allen Appeal.”
The oldest living female twins are Edith Ritchie and Evelyn Middleton (nee. Rennie) (UK) who were born on 15 November 1909. The twins were born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Evelyn Middleton was born first at 4.00 p.m.and Edith Ritchie at 5. 30 p.m. according to the information outlined on the birth certificates.
The oldest message in a bottle spent 97 years and 309 days at sea. A drift bottle with number card 646B, was recorded by Captain Brown (UK) as being released at 60 00.00’N 000 39.00’E on 10 June 1914. It was recovered by fisherman Andrew Leaper (UK), skipper of Lerwick fishing boat Copious, at 60 6.37’N 000 25.17’E on 12 April 2012. The bottle was discovered 9.38 nautical miles from the position it was originally deployed. Bottles with messages were used as part of scientific
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Ilse Challis (UK, neé Klagsbrunn b. Austria 6 September 1918), of Sutton St Nicholas, Herefordshire, UK, had still retained a deciduous tooth (lower left C) as of the 17 September 2004 at the age of 86 years 11 days.
The largest onion bhaji weighed 102.2 kg (225 lb 4.9 oz) and was made by Colin Burt, a team of cookery students from Bradford College and Prashad Restaurant (all UK) in the Centenary Square, in the centre of Bradford, UK, on 28 September 2011. The witnesses are from Darren Hall (catering academy), Taj Butt (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) and Naveeda Ikram (Lord Mayor Councillor of Bradford). The onion bhaji was cooked in layers to ensure that it was cooked and edible throughout. The
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The most mashed potato eaten in 30 seconds is 266 g (9.38 oz) and was achieved by Hasib Zafar at the British Potato Conference in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK, on 23 November 2011. On the day of the attempt held at the British Potato Conference, two people from Cockerill’s tried to break the record and although both beat the 163g, Hasib had managed to eat more mashed potato than his colleague. The mash had been warmed before consumption with all the guidleines being followed.
12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) Birmingham, UK 20 Febuary 2004
The most players in a 5-a-side football exhibition match is 676, and was achieved by Petts Wood Football Club (UK), in Bromley, UK, on 19-20 May 2012. The attempt raised funds for the treatment of one of their players, Harry King, that has been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. The attempt lasted 25 hr, with “Petts Wood Football Club” defeating “South London Nomads” by a score of 115 to 105.
The largest hot cross bun weighs 168 kg (370 lb 6 oz) and was made by RSPB in conjunction with Greenhalghs Bakery (both UK), in Bolton, UK, on 5 April 2012.