WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) Michael Smith: World's first person to solo navigate the world in a single-engine flying boat
27-10-2023
(WorldKings.org) Michael Smith achieved the challenge in 2015, flying his tiny amphibious plane, the Southern Sun, for over 480 hours and making stops in 80 cities along the way.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Jason Lewis and Stevie Smith: World's first human-powered circumnavigation
25-10-2023
(WorldKings.org) The world's first human-powered circumnavigation was achieved by Jason Lewis and Stevie Smith, who departed from Greenwich, London on July 12, 1994, and returned on October 6, 2007, after traveling 74,843 kilometers by bicycle, rowboat, sea kayak, and foot.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) Kalonga Village Primary school: World's first 3D-printed school
03-10-2023
(WorldKings.org) Kalonga Primary School opened in June 2021.
[WORLDKINGS - PART 2] Top 500 Immutable World Records (P.506) BAGTAG (Netherland): World's first company to create electronic bag tag
23-09-2023
(worldkings.org) BAGTAG was launched in 2018 by the Dutch company BAGTAG in partnership with the Lufthansa Group. On September 23rd, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared BAGTAG as the “World's first company to create electronic bag tag”.
[WORLDKINGS - PART 2] Top 500 Immutable World Records (P.504) Bedford FC (The United Kingdom): World's first Bitcoin-funded football team
19-09-2023
(worldkings.org) Bedford FC is the world's first bitcoin-funded football club. It was acquired by local businessman and bitcoin evangelist Peter McCormack in December 2021. On September 19th, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Bedford FC as the “world's first Bitcoin-funded football team”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Immutable World Records (P.500) GSK plc (United Kingdom): The company to develop the world's first malaria vaccine
09-09-2023
(worldkings.org) Mosquirix (also known as RTS,S) was fully approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on July 23, 2015. On September 09th, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Willem Johan Kolff as the “company to develop the world's first malaria vaccine”.
[Worldkings] Top innovation events in the world (P. 208) China's Honor reveals the world's first handbag-inspired smartphone
07-09-2023
(Worldkings.org) China-based Honor has unveiled a foldable smartphone that works as a handbag.
[Worldkings] Top innovation events in the world (P. 205) Arab Saudi hospital establishes the world’s first automated medication dispensing machine
02-09-2023
(Worldkings.org) The hospital has introduced a groundbreaking global initiative by establishing the world's first automated medication dispensing device.
[Worldkings] Top innovation events in the world (P. 203) India makes history with its first 100% ethanol-powered vehicle
30-08-2023
(Worldkings.org) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will soon introduce a version of the Toyota Innova that runs entirely on ethanol, a fuel produced from plants.
[Worldkings] Top innovation events in the world (P. 201) Dutch DJ Don Diablo unveils the world's first official music video created by artificial intelligence
28-08-2023
(Worldkings.org) Dutch DJ Don Diablo has pushed the boundaries of dance music with a historic piece of music - The world's first official music video created fully by artificial intelligence (AI).