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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Kate Middleton's Hats Smash Auction Sile

Kate Middleton's Hats

Bringing hats back into style, Kate Middleton is rarely pictured at a Royal event without some sort of headpiece, most recently snapped in designs from Jane Corbett and Rebecca Taylor. And now two hats worn by the Duchess of Cambridge have been sold at auction for eye-popping prices.First under the hammer was the black and white Philip Somerville straw hat adorned with feather plumes, as worn by Kate back in 2008 for the Order of the Garter.

Next up was the black Aurora hat with wide brim and adorned with feathers as seen on the Duchess in 2010 for Prince William's friend Harry Meade's wedding.

Despite not actually being owned by Kate - who hired them from a local Reading store - both hats broke their sales estimate of between £1,000 - £1,500, fetching a whopping £3,224 and £3,720.

The hats were auctioned by Kerry Taylor - the same auctioneers who put Kate's famous see-through dress from her student days under the hammer for £78,000 last year. But as for the identity of the happy owner of both hats, that was kept firmly under wraps as an anonymous bidder walked away with the lot.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Longest Time and Distance Surfed on Open Water

By crossing the Panama Canal in 3 hours, 55 minutes and 2 seconds on his surfboard, Gary Saavedra broke two world records: He achieved both the fastest time and the longest distance (41.3 miles) for surfing a length on open water in March 2011.

Longest Solo Kayak Journey

After 99 days and 3,320 miles, 64 year-old Aleksander Doba broke the world record for the longest solo kayak journey in February 2010. He traveled from Dakar, West Africa to the shores of Northeastern Brazil.

Longest Sea Voyage

A 58-year-old man named Reid Stowe has maintained the record for longest solo sea voyage since June 2010. Stowe spent 1,152 days on his 70-foot Schooner, and never stopped for supplies or fuel. He is also the first person to sail around the world for more than one thousand consecutive days.

Longest Period Intentionally Going Without Sleep

Tony Wright stayed awake for 11 days straight, breaking the record of 264 hours by only two hours and coming in at 266 hours total.

Longest Time Spent Inside an Inflatable Snow Globe

A 24-year-old North Carolina man named Ben Eckerson spent 78 hours and 30 minutes alone inside a giant snow globe, and was the first person to do so. In December 2007.

Longest Time Living in Cloistered Life

103-year-old Sister Teresita holds the world record for the longest time living in cloistered life (a life devoted to religious seclusion), having spent 84 years in a convent in Spain.

Fastest Time Bicycling Across Canada

In less than a month (22.75 days, to be exact), Kevin Robbins broke the record for the fastest time bicycling across Canada (approximately 4,473.87 miles) alone.

Fastest Crossing of the Sahara Desert by Bicycle

In just two weeks, 36-year-old Reza Pakravan became the fastest person to cross the Sahara Desert. He rode a Ridgeback Panorama bicycle for the entirety of his 1,200-mile trek.

Longest Time Spent in a Sub-Zero Ice Cube

After 64 hours, a 29-year-old Israeli magician named Hezi Din broke the record for the longest time spent in a sub-zero ice cube in 2010. He wore only a jeans and t-shirt inside the cube.

Fastest Time to Solo Visit All 194 UN Member Countries

Achieving the first (and therefore fastest) solo visit to each of the 194 UN member countries, it took Yili Liu 3 days, 3 months and 6 days as a solo traveler.

Longest Distance on a Mountain Bike

By covering 354.8 miles on his mountain bike between Cardiff and Caernarfon, UK, 41-year-old Dave Buchanan set the record for the longest distance traveled solo via cycle on an off-road trail.

Longest Solo Unassisted Ocean Swim

48-year-old mother-of-three, Penny Palfrey, broke the record for the longest solo-unassisted ocean swim by swimming between Grand Cayman and Little Cayman in 40 hours and 41 minutes.

Longest Time Spent Living Underwater

A scuba diver in South Africa named Tim Yarrow survived in a glass tank for 10 days (240 hours), surviving on a liquid diet fed to him through a tube.

Fastest Person to Reach the South Pole on Foot

After a grueling 39 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes, Todd Carmichael set the record in 2008 for being the fastest person to reach the South Pole on foot alone.

Fastest Person to Manually Ski Solo Across Antarctica

Just this year, a British woman skied solo across Antarctica, making her the first person to do so without help from any sort of machinery. It took Felicity Aston, age 34, 59 days from her start in November 2011.

Fastest Solo Global Circumnavigation by Bicycle

Breaking the previous record by 10 days, 48-year-old Bruce Gordon circumnavigated the globe alone, by bicycle, in 153 days in October 2011.

Longest Distance Walked Underwater

Joseph Wilkie set the record for the longest distance walked underwater alone when he walked 241.61 feet unassisted in August 2011.

Youngest to Sail Around the World Alone

In January 2012, a 16-year-old Dutch girl named Laura Dekker became the youngest person to sail around the world alone after winning a long legal battle over her right to do so. It took her 518 days.

Longest Saltwater Dive

In the saltwater realm of breath-holding, 45-year-old scuba diver Allen Sherrod, set a new record when he spent two full days under water at Lauderdale-by-the-sea.