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Tag: Records and Achievements

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Felix Baumgartner, Skydiver Who Jumped From the Edge of Space, Dies Paragliding at 56

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025Claire MosesComments Off on Felix Baumgartner, Skydiver Who Jumped From the Edge of Space, Dies Paragliding at 56

Nicknamed “Fearless Felix,” he jumped from the edge of space in 2012.

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Felix Baumgartner, Professional Daredevil, Dies Paragliding at 56

July 18, 2025Claire MosesComments Off on Felix Baumgartner, Professional Daredevil, Dies Paragliding at 56

Nicknamed “Fearless Felix,” Mr. Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space in 2012.

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Brazilian Nun Who Was World’s Oldest Person Dies at 116

May 2, 2025May 3, 2025Neil VigdorComments Off on Brazilian Nun Who Was World’s Oldest Person Dies at 116

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas received a blessing from Pope Francis when she turned 110. She would have turned 117 in a few weeks.

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Fridrik Olafsson, Grandmaster Who Led Iceland’s Rise in Chess, Dies at 90

April 10, 2025April 11, 2025Dylan Loeb McClainComments Off on Fridrik Olafsson, Grandmaster Who Led Iceland’s Rise in Chess, Dies at 90

At a time before his country became a chess powerhouse, he defeated four world champions, including Bobby Fischer and another in an unlikely turn of events.

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The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World’s Oldest Speedskater

March 16, 2025March 16, 2025Martin Fackler and Hisako UenoComments Off on The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World’s Oldest Speedskater

Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a kamikaze mission during World War II.

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Helen Schreider, Intrepid World Traveler, Is Dead at 98

March 7, 2025Trip GabrielComments Off on Helen Schreider, Intrepid World Traveler, Is Dead at 98

She and her husband were the first people to travel the length of the Americas in an amphibious vehicle. But he was recognized for their accomplishments long before she was.

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Arthur Blessitt, Who Carried a Cross Around the World, Dies at 84

January 24, 2025January 26, 2025Clay RisenComments Off on Arthur Blessitt, Who Carried a Cross Around the World, Dies at 84

A street preacher from Hollywood, he set out on a walk to New York City in 1969 with a 110-pound cross on his back. Then he kept going.

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Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s.

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China Says Astronauts Break Record with 9 Hour Spacewalk

December 19, 2024CHRIS BUCKLEYComments Off on China Says Astronauts Break Record with 9 Hour Spacewalk

China said two of its astronauts spent nine hours outside the Tiangong Space Station. The longest previous spacewalk, by Americans, was eight hours and 56 minutes.

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Record Snowfall Hurls Seoul Into Winter

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024John YoonComments Off on Record Snowfall Hurls Seoul Into Winter

The heaviest November snowstorm on record in the South Korean capital was a nuisance to commuters, and a delight to tourists, children and dogs.

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