[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.395) Elena Cornaro Piscopia (Italia): World's first woman to receive a doctorate degree
05-01-2023
(worldkings.org) Elena was conferred the degree on 25 June 1678, in Padua Cathedral in the presence of the university authorities, the professors of all the faculties, the students, and most of the Venetian Senators, together with many invited guests from the Universities of Bologna, Perugia, Rome, and Naples. On January 07th, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Elena Cornaro Piscopia as “world's first woman to receive a doctorate degree”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.394) Bahama's Sand Dollar (Bahamas): World’s first central bank digital currency
05-01-2023
(worldkings.org) In October 2020, the central bank released its digital currency called the Sand dollar, the digital version of the Bahamian dollar. On June 30th, 2022, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Bahama's Sand Dollar as “World’s first central bank digital currency”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.393) Mosa Meat (Netherlands): Company to create world's first cultured meat hamburger
03-01-2023
(worldkings.org) The team of scientists headed by Post and Verstrate developed the world's first cultured meat hamburger in 2013. The production process took three laboratory technicians three months to grow the 20,000 individual muscle fibers that made up the burger. On January 03rd, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Mosa Meat as “the company to create world's first cultured meat hamburger”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.389) NetSuite Inc (United States) : World’s first cloud software company
24-12-2022
(worldkings.org) NetSuite Inc. is an American cloud computing company founded in 1998 with headquarters in Austin, Texas, that provides software and services to manage business finances, operations, and customer relations. On December 24th 2022, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared NetSuite Inc as “World’s first cloud software company”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.388) Zettle by PayPal (Sweden) : World’s first company launched world’s first card reader made from recycled ocean plastic
22-12-2022
(worldkings.org) In November 2019, Zettle by PayPal, a member of the PayPal family, has launched the Ocean Reader, the world's first card reader made from recycled ocean plastic. 75% of the Ocean Reader is made using fishing nets and ropes collected from the North and Baltic seas. On December 22th 2022, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Zettle by PayPal as “World’s first company launched world’s first card reader made from recycled ocean plastic”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.387) Diamond Sutra (China): Earliest dated printed book in the world
20-12-2022
(worldkings.org) The Diamond Sutra is a Mahāyāna (Buddhist) sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. The chinese copy is dated back to 11 May 868. It is, in the words of the British Library, "the earliest dated printed book". On December 20th 2022, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Diamond Sutra as “Earliest dated printed book in the world”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.384) Pando Populus tremuloides (America): The heaviest known organism
13-12-2022
(worldkings.org) Pando, also known as The Trembling Giant, is a clonal colony of an individual male quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) determined to be a single living organism by identical genetic markers. On December 13, 2022, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Pando Populus tremuloides as the “The heaviest known organism.”
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.380) Pfizer-BioNTech (United States – Germany) : World’s first Covid-19 vaccine gains full FDA approval
03-12-2022
(worldkings.org) On August 23, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech full approval, a milestone in the ongoing pandemic. On December 3rd 2022, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Pfizer-BioNTech as “World’s first Covid-19 vaccine gains full FDA approval”.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.379) Taiyo Yuden (Japan): Company invents world's first CD-R
01-12-2022
(worldkings.org) In October 1988, the world's first CD-R was made by Taiyo Yuden and presented to the public under the brand name That's CD-R. On December 1st 2022, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Taiyo Yuden as “ Company invents world's first CD-R”
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.378) Tianjin Port (China) : Home to world's first zero carbon terminal
29-11-2022
(worldkings.org) On the morning of December 15, 2021 the first zero-carbon terminal smart and green energy system was successfully connected to grid in Tianjin Port. As China's first "wind-solar-storage integrated" smart and green energy system of port, it marks a new step of Tianjin Port in building a green port, and leading the green and low-carbon industrial development by a brand-new modelOn November 29th 2022, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Tianjin Port as “Home to world's first zero carbon terminal”.