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WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Reisszug: Oldest cable railway still in operation in the world

The Reisszug is a private cable railway providing goods access to the Hohensalzburg Castle at Salzburg in Austria. It is notable for its extreme...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Cave Diving Group: World’s oldest continuing diving club

The Cave Diving Group (CDG) is a United Kingdom-based diver training organization specializing in cave diving. The CDG was founded in 1946 by Graham...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Horns Rev: World’s oldest motor lightship

The Horns Rev is the world's oldest motor lightship. It was built in 1912 by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was originally...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) British Royal Collection: The largest private art collection in the world

The Royal Collection of the British Royal Family is the largest private art collection in the world. It has been amassing works of art...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Aquijo: World’s largest ketch

Aquijo is the world's largest ketch, a type of sailing yacht with two masts that are set further aft than on a schooner. The...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Society of Cogers: Oldest debating society in the world

The Society of Cogers is a free speech society, established in 1755 in the City of London. It is the oldest debating society in...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Xlendi Deepwater Archaeological Park: World’s first deepwater archaeological park

The Xlendi Deepwater Archaeological Park is a marine park located off the coast of Xlendi in Gozo, Malta. It was inaugurated in 2023 and...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Australia Records Institute (AURI) Richard Harold Smith: World’s first person to solo circumnavigate the world by helicopter

Richard Harold Smith, also known as Dick Smith, is an Australian entrepreneur, adventurer, and philanthropist. He is best known for being the world's first...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Asia Records Institute (ASRI) NS Pioneer: world’s largest DP shuttle tanker

NS Pioneer was built in 2023 by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) for CNOOC, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation. The tanker has a...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) GKT Gazette: World’s oldest hospital gazette

The GKT Gazette is the world's oldest hospital gazette. It was first published in 1872 as the Guy's Hospital Gazette and has been continuously...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) IVA: World’s oldest academy of engineering sciences

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the...

WORLDKINGS – Worldkings News – Europe Records Institute (EURI) Edinburgh Skating Club: World’s first organized figure skating club

The club was originally founded by a group of gentlemen who enjoyed skating on Duddingston Loch, a frozen lake just outside Edinburgh. The club's...

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