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Effiong Bassey has cornered the market on marathon cooking. The Nigerian chef, known on social media at Hilda Baci, is now the new world record holder for the longest cooking marathon. Bassey’s latest cookathon lasted four days.

“There was a miscalculation when it came to Hilda’s rest breaks, meaning we are unable to award the 100 hours claimed,” the adjudicator said.

The longest cookathon title was previously held by Indian chef Lata Tondon, who cooked for 87 hours and 45 minutes in 2019.

That’s a lot of kugels she could be making.

You’d best leave this record alone.

An Ontario man said a 68-foot-tall poison ivy plant he found growing on his property left him itching for Guinness World Records recognition.

Robert Fedrock of Paris told Guinness World Records he was walking in a wooded area on his property several years ago when he first spotted the large vine growing up a tree.

“It took me a while to figure out what kind of vine it was because the leaves only started about [10 feet] off the ground, and the aerial roots were such a tangled mass that I didn’t recognize it as poison ivy right away,” Fedrock explained.

He had suspected the vine might be poison ivy, but he had to dig out some buckthorn to get a better view. The experience left him with a positive

42 identification, as well as poison ivy rashes on his hands, arms, face and stomach.

“I was hoping to avoid it, but some hazards are inescapable, and the cause was worthy,” he said. “The oil that causes the rash is also in the dead leaves which litter the area. It seeps into the dirt, and the underground roots also contain it and were likely intermingled with the common buckthorn roots I was digging out.”

A friend suggested Fedrock submit the 68-foot vine to Guinness World Records, and the organization confirmed it is the tallest poison ivy plant in the world.

“I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. I am fascinated by the natural world and I’m always looking for the most interesting things in the woods; they make good destinations for my trails, but in this case the trail found the interesting thing,” he said.

We can’t be-leave it.

The Snowiest June

If you think we’re getting a mild spring, consider going to Mount Washington.

The mountain located in New Hampshire is known for its extreme weather conditions, and this month is no exception.

According to the Mount Washington Observatory, this June has been the snowiest June in 91 years of record-keeping, with snow falling on Saturday bringing the total to 8.4 inches – so far.

were locked in unopened, sealed bank bags.

the questions they asked me, for example having the lead sealed bag or having bags from banks we don’t necessarily recognize, knowing they are at least 40 years old or more. I’ve had quite a few collectors tell me that this is something that shouldn’t be sold until we know what’s going on,” Reyes said.

The coins are made of copper and not zinc, which the United States switched to in the 1980s.

Reyes has listed the coins on a resale website, asking for $25,000. One million pennies have a face value of $10,000.

By early Monday, nearly all of the snow had melted.

The observatory is at the summit of the Northeast’s highest mountain, at 6,288 feet (1,916.5 meters).

A Million Pennies for Your Thoughts

A family cleaning out their home in Los Angeles stumbled upon several bags containing quite a find.

John Reyes said that he was cleaning out his father-in-law’s home when he made the discovery. One million pennies

“I’ve actually been contacted by a few coin collectors or people who specialize in this space and just based off some of

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“The value is in the uniqueness,” he said.

Nothing like cold, hard cash.