Capital Gate Named The World’s Furthest Leaning Tower
NEW YORK |
For a very long time, the Leaning Tower of Pisa has stood as the world’s most leaningest building. But Dubai has shown what people are capable of when they actually try to make a building lean. And now that honor goes to the Capital Gate building in Abu Dhabi, which was recently certified as being the “World’s Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower” by Guinness World Records.
The Largest Pair of Jeans Ever
NEW YORK |
Seamstresses in Peru decided to get to the Guinness World Record for the largest pair of jeans ever. The pair of jeans measures 141 feet tall and 98 feet wide and weighs in at 7.5 tons.
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