Monday, April 11, 2016

469

Most tricks known by a single dog:  469.

Owned and trained by Sharon Robinson of Ontario, Canada, the pooch’s diverse talents included playing the piano, knowing her three, four and five times table, painting, and riding a skateboard. She even cleared away her toys when she'd finished playing. 



See a video here:  http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/1/classics-dog-with-largest-repertoire-of-tricks-412137

Sunday, January 24, 2016

7.1

Earthquake in Alaska




Earthquake had a magnitude of somewhere between 6.4 and 7.3, depending on the source. It was located 86 km WSW of Anchor Point. 127 km deep. The ADN said it lasted about 30 seconds, though it sure seemed longer than that. No tsunamis expected. Some people lost power.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

2 ^ 74,207,281 - 1




A team at the University of Central Missouri has announced that they have found the largest prime number ever.

It is 22,838,618 digits long, beating the previous largest known prime by about 5 million digits.


Monday, January 18, 2016

12910



The Russian government has proposed a giant, 12,910 mile roadway to be connected, linking New York City and London and effectively uniting most of the countries of the world by land.

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Tuesday, January 12, 2016