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Lightning bolt sets new world record

World record longest lightning flash discovered – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt that blasted across central U.S. skies from Dallas to Kansas City in October 2017. In East Coast terms, that's equivalent to the distance from New York City to Charlotte, N.C.

Yahoo · 17h

World's longest lightning flash confirmed as new record

A 515-mile-long lightning strike that traveled from Texas to Missouri has been confirmed as the new world record.

Scientific American · 18h

515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record

A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization

Léon Marchand smashes 200 IM record

The Independent on MSN · 16h

Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand take gold at World Championships - but miss out on new world records

Both swimmers set the second-fastest times ever in their finals but narrowly missed out on breaking world records

Fox Sports · 1d

Léon Marchand aiming to break the 200 individual medley record at the swimming world championships

It’s only a semifinal race but all eyes at the swimming world championships will be on Léon Marchand as the Frenchman goes after the world record in the 200-meter individual medley

CNN on MSN · 1d

Léon Marchand breaks long-standing 200-meter individual medley world record at World Aquatics Championships

French swimmer Léon Marchand took more than a second off the 200-meter individual medley world record on Wednesday to shatter American Ryan Lochte’s long-standing mark.

This Dad Played 810 Holes in One Day—and Crushed a World Record Doing It

Around 5:45 a.m. on June 24, moments after making a putt on the 9th green at Houston’s East River 9, Kyle Cokinos yelled out ...

16hon MSN

Anna Hall now a member of heptathlon's exclusive 7,000-point club, world record within reach

On New Year's Eve, Anna Hall designs a decorative vision board that outlines her upcoming goals. Her most recent list ...

18hon MSN

Katharine Berkoff, Regan Smith go 1-2 at swim worlds; Summer McIntosh scares world record

Australian Kaylee McKeown, who won every backstroke title at the last two Olympics and at the 2023 Worlds, opted not to swim ...

10hon MSN

Watch: Giant baseball with 6,750 signatures breaks world record

A giant baseball taken on a tour of Minor League Baseball stadiums across the United States broke a Guinness World Record by ...

18hon MSN

Summer McIntosh wins third World Aquatics Championships gold but falls just short of 200m butterfly world record

Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh won her third gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore but ...

1don MSN

Léon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.69 seconds

Léon Marchand has broken the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the world championships in Singapore, ...

Surfer on MSN11h

Surfer Rides 4,000+ Waves in One Month, Shatters World Record

Blakey Johnston breaks world record for most waves surfed in a month (4,097) in a wave pool at Sydney, Australia’s UrbnSurf.

23hon MSN

Age no barrier as Peaty works towards new world record

Adam Peaty says age will not be a barrier as he attempts to break his own world records in preparation for a gold-medal raid ...

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