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WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Rotokas alphabet: World’s shortest alphabet

Rotokas is a North Bougainville language spoken by about 4,320 people on the island of Bougainville, an island located to the east of New...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Royal Burgess Golfing Society: Oldest golfing society in the world

The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is a Scottish golf club, which is the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Medeu: Highest skating rink in the world

The Medeu is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It is located in a mountain valley on the south-eastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan....

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Queen Alexandra’s birdwing: Largest species of butterfly in the world

Ornithoptera alexandrae, Queen Alexandra's birdwing, is a species restricted to the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea. The species is...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Africa Records Institute (AFRI) NSAS: World’s largest known fossil water aquifer system

The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) is the world's largest known fossil water aquifer system. It is located underground in the Eastern end of...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Penang Butterfly Garden: First tropical butterfly park in the world

The park was born from the idea of David Goh, a young teacher with a love and passion for butterflies. He embarked on establishing...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Deinacrida heteracantha: World’s largest species of weta

Deinacrida heteracantha, also known as the Little Barrier giant wētā or wētāpunga, is a wētā in the order Orthoptera and family Anostostomatidae. It is...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Mary Ronnie: First woman in the world to head a national library

Mary Allan Ronnie (12 June 1926 – 17 March 2023) was a New Zealand librarian. She was New Zealand's first female National Librarian, from...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Compagnia Carlo Colla e Figli: World’s oldest puppetry company

Compagnia Carlo Colla e Figli (Carlo Colla & Sons Marionette Company) is a family of puppeteers, still represented today. The company started towards the...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) LandSpace: World’s first company to launch methalox rocket into the orbit

LandSpace Technology Corporation (doing business as LandSpace) is a Chinese private space launch provider based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Zhang...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Suomenlinna Sauna: World’s largest wood-fired sauna

Suomenlinna Sauna or Suomenlinna Naval Academy sauna is a sauna belonging to the Suomenlinna Naval Academy, in Helsinki, Finland. This is the oldest and also...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Olympia Looping: Largest portable roller coaster in the world

Olympia Looping, also known as Munich Looping, is a portable steel roller coaster owned and operated by R. Barth und Sohn Schaustellerbetriebe KG. The...

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Top 500 places to visit before you die (P.216) Strasbourg: Melting pot of France and Germany

At the heart of Strasbourg lies its historic Old Town, Grande Île, a UNESCO World Heritage site that transports visitors to a bygone era....

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Hebei University of Technology: The university to build the world’s longest 3d printed concrete bridge

The Hebei University of Technology (HEBUT) is a provincial public university in Tianjin, China. Hebei Province, Tianjin Municipality, and the Ministry of Education now...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Robotics and Drone Laboratory: World’s first 3D concrete printed laboratory

The Robotics and Drone Laboratory (R&Drone Laboratory) in Dubai was completed in 2017 and is now used to conduct research on drones and 3D...

Top spectacular natural landmarks of the world (P.372) Serranía de Hornocal: The Symphony of Colors in Andes

The formation of the Serranía de Hornocal is rooted in the dynamic dance of tectonic forces that have shaped the Andes mountain range. The...