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Mexico expects 15,000 to dance 'Thriller'
Mexico City :: Mexico | 3 months ago
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Up to 15,000 people in Mexico are expected to take part Saturday in a potentially record breaking mass performance of Michael Jackson's famed "Thriller" dance on the day he would have turned 51. Dancers were gearing up for the attempt as news broke in...
Tags: Mexico City, Michael Jackson, world record
American Richards in hunt for $1 million jackpot
Beijing :: China | 3 months ago
Credibility Bolt says he wants to try long jump It may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump. The Jamaican sprint star said Thursday he would like to try the long jump some day. If Bolt comes close to the standards he has...
Tags: long jump, Usain Bolt, world record
Reuters, UK: Scottish sheep sold for world record
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility A sheep has sold for a world record 231,000 pounds at a Scottish livestock auction, a British sheep society said. Deveronvale Perfection, a Texel breed admired by his new owner for his "great body and strong loin," will be used for breeding. Experts...
Blistering double relay gold for Jamaica!
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
Credibility The Bahamas clocked 42.29 seconds for the silver medal in the women’s 4X100-metre relay and Trinidad and Tobago clocked a national record 37.62 to take the runner-up spot – like they did at the Beijing Olympics a year ago – in the men’s 4X100-metre relay....
Tags: World Championships as Jamaica, Jamaican, long jump, world record, Jesse Owens, metre relay, jamaica won, U.S
Man watches 'Friends' for 84 hours straight
A 31-year-old man in London named Steve Misiura watched all 238 episodes of Friends in a non-stop marathon. That's 84 hours of Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe loving, fighting, and drinking coffee. He broke the world record for watching...
Tags: Friends, record, world record, break, funny, allnews, allnews
Camels' milk chocolate coming to the US
Al Nassma, a company in Dubai that produces chocolate made from camels' milk, is planning a major expansion into Europe and the United States. Apparently, camel-milk chocolate is considered a delicacy. Company manager Martin Van Almsick said, "We aim...
Tags: milk, chocolate, US, allnews, funny, comedy, world record
NOTES / Pick yourself up and get back in the race
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
Credibility The United States won an appeal to have San Francisco's Shannon Rowbury included in Friday's semifinals of the 1,500 meters after she was tripped and fell down in a first-round heat Tuesday. More Sports Rowbury, who won the U.S. championship in June,...
Tags: Usain Bolt, world record
Clement retains world title in 400m hurdles
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
Credibility I am happy to get a bronze medal," said Jackson. Former two-time world champion Felix Sanchez had looked to be returning to something approaching his best after several years of poor form and injuries. However, the 31-year-old 2004 Olympic champion's...
Tags: Berlin, Usain Bolt, world championship, gold medals, athletics championship, world record, Kiwi Monique Williams, Jamaica, hamstring injury, Jesse Owens
Rupp 8th at Worlds
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
Credibility Rupp, the U.S. champion from Central Catholic High and the University of Oregon, finished in 27 minutes, 37.99 seconds. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Rupp placed 13th in 27:36.99, and his personal best of 27:33.48 came in 2007. Ritzenhein had a PR on...
Tags: Galen Rupp, world record, Kenenisa Bekele
European papers hail Jamaican star
Paris :: France | 3 months ago
Credibility Usain Bolt's stunning 100 metres world record run in Berlin was hailed by European papers on Monday as one of the finest sporting exploits of all time. The Jamaican clocked 9.58 seconds in the final at the World Championships on Sunday evening slicing...
Tags: Jamaican Usain Bolt, Beijing, world record, beijing olympics
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