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A World Map of the Oldest Company in Every Country (Still in Business)

click map (or here) to see full size resolution Business Financing UK recently published this interesting map that shows the oldest company in (almost) every country that is still in business today. The oldest company on the list, KongÅ Gumi in Japan, has been operating since 578 AD! You can see the full resolution map here, as well as close-up maps of regions around the globe below. As for the methodology, Business Financing says: To create these maps, we started by reviewing various sources on the internet to locate the…

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Video Doorbell Captures Historic 24 Hour Snowfall in Newfoundland

The Canadian city of St. John’s superseded its record for the most snow in 24 hours, recording 30 inches (76 cm), as the storm hit Newfoundland and Labrador this past Friday. A state of emergency continued in the provincial capital and elsewhere through Sunday. Snow drifts rose 12 to 15 feet high on some highways, officials said. The Canadian armed forces were called in to help clear the deluge. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/video-doorbell-captures-historic-24-hour-snowfall-in-newfoundland/

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Worlds Oldest Living Person Celebrates Her 117th Birthday

Kyodo/via REUTERS Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the world’s oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan. Tanaka marked her birthday with a party on Sunday along with staff and friends at the nursing home. Tanaka, whose birthday was on Jan. 2, took a bite from a slice of her big birthday cake. “Tasty,†she said with a smile. “I want some more.†Tanaka was last year confirmed as the oldest living person, aged 116 years 66 days old as…

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Team Red Bull Breaks Pit Stop World Record for Third Time This Season

For the third time in the 2019 season, Red Bull have broken the pit stop record. In the Formula 1 Brazilian GP, they serviced Max Verstappen on the first of his three stops in an amazing 1.82 seconds, shaving six hundredths off their own record set at Hockenheim. It also means that they have wrapped up the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award for this year. With one race to go, they are now 52 points ahead of second-placed Williams. The stop in Brazil was their eighth DHL Fastest pit stop…

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