[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Record (P.422) Odd Burger (Canada): The world's first vegan fast food chain serving drive-through 24/7
11-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) Odd Burger, formerly Globally Local, boasts the world's first vegan drive-thru store open 24 hours a day. It features an all-day breakfast menu, fast food classics, desserts and delicious vegan soft ice cream. On March 11, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Odd Burger as "The world's first vegan fast food chain to serve drive-through 24/7."
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.421) Beebe Hydrothermal Vent Field (Caribbean): The deepest hydrothermal site in the world
09-03-2023
(worldkings.org) At nearly 5,000 meters below sea level, Beebe is the world's deepest known hydrothermal vent site, and one of the few known in the abyssopelagic. On March 9, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Beebe Hydrothermal Vent Field as “The deepest hydrothermal site in the world.”
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.420) Sistema Sac Actun (Mexico): The largest underwater cave system in the world
07-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) The Sistema Sac Actun is a cave system on the Yucatan Peninsula, northeast of the city of Tulum. This is the largest underwater cave system in the world and the most important underwater archaeological site in the world. On March 7, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Sistema Sac Actun as " The largest underwater cave system in the world."
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.413) Carrefour (France) : World's first retailer to offer in-store packaging reuse system
18-02-2023
(worldkings.org) The Carrefour Group and Loop have joined forces to offer consumers a "zero waste" experience utilizing reusable and returnable packaging. Already available online, the Loop experience is now being extended in-store. On Feburary 18th 2023, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Carrefour as the world's first retailer to offer in-store packaging reuse system.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.412) Ochis (Ukraine) : World’s first coffee-based eco-glasses
16-02-2023
(worldkings.org) A Ukrainian start-up called Ochis has developed a range called Ochis Coffee- where glasses frames are made from coffee grounds. This is the first coffee-based eco-glasses . On Feburary 16th 2023, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Ochis as “World’s first coffee-based eco-glasses”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.411) Reinhold Andreas Messner (Italy) : World’s first person to ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen
14-02-2023
(worldkings.org) Reinhold Andreas Messner (born 17 September 1944) is an Italian mountaineer, explorer, and author from South Tyrol. In 1978, he reached the summit of Everest with Habeler. This was the first time anyone had been that high without supplemental oxygen. On Feburary 14th 2023, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Reinhold Andreas Messner as “World’s first person to ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.410) Gulf of Saint Lawrence (North America): World's largest estuary
11-02-2023
(Worldkings.org) The Gulf of Saint Lawrence is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. On February 11, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Gulf of Saint Lawrence as the “World's largest estuary.”
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.409) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (India): Research institute establishes world's first fully-solar-powered gene bank
09-02-2023
(Worldkings.org) The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad has set up the world’s first gene bank that is powered entirely by solar energy. On February 9,2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics as the “Research institute establishing world's first fully solar-powered gene bank.”
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P. 408) The Challenge (Russia): World’s first feature-length fiction film shot in outer space
07-02-2023
(WorldKings.org) Total time in space is 11 days, 22 hours and 13 minutes (35-40 minutes of production). On February 7, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared The Challenge as the “World’s first feature-length fiction film shot in outer space.”
Top 100 spectacular natural landmarks of the world (P.73) Silfra Rift: The rift between the continents in Iceland
06-02-2023
(WorldKings.org) Due to the special location here, the water is often as clear as jade. Furthermore, with such low temperatures, you can even see a rainbow as the sun's rays refract through the water in good weather.