Beth Laster

Six Flags Over Texas (SFOT) Debuts “Tormenta Rampaging Run,” The World’s First Giga Dive Coaster, In 2026 For Its 65th Anniversary. At 309ft Tall, 87mph, & A 285ft 95° Drop, It Breaks 6 Records: Tallest, Fastest, Longest Dive Coaster; Tallest Loop (179ft); Highest Immelmann (218ft); & Steepest Drop. The Original SFOT Opened On Aug. 5, 1961

…

Brazil’s Sandro Dias, 50, Shattered Two Guinness World Records In Porto Alegre With A 60 Meter Skateboard Drop, The Tallest Ever, From A Temporary Ramp Built Off The 22-Storey Caff Building. He Reached A Speed Of 103.8 Km/H In Just 8 Seconds, Setting The Fastest Skateboard Speed. The Red Bull Building Drop Stunt Took 13 Years Of Planning.

Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, From London, Is The Youngest Woman Intl. Chess Master & Youngest Female Prodigy To Beat A GM (Peter Wells) At The 2025 British Championship. She Won Best Female Player At The 2023 EU Blitz; Is England’s Youngest-Ever Intl.Sports Rep After Joining Women’s Team At 9 In 2024; Began Chess At 5 In Lockdown; & Aims To Be A GM.

NASA’s Artemis II Launches In Feb 2026. 4 Astronauts, Led By Reid Wiseman, Will Orbit The Moon 10 Days In Integrity (No Landing; Only Testing Systems & Crew). This First Crewed Mission In 50 Yrs Includes Christina Koch (First Woman), Victor Glover (First Black Astronaut), & Jeremy Hansen (First Non-American), Advancing Goals For Moon Bases/Mars.

UK Scientists, In A First, Found A Strong Link Between Thumb Length & Brain Size Across 94 Living & Fossil Primate Species. Longer Thumbs, Important For Gripping & Handling Objects, Are Tied To A Larger Neocortex, Which Controls Thinking & Senses. This Link Holds Without Humans, Showing Hands & Brains Co-Evolved Over Millions Of Years.

Radia’s Windrunner, Expected By 2030, Will Be The World’s Largest Cargo Aircraft By Volume (6,800m³+). Built To Fill An Airlift Gap, It Can Carry, E.G., Six CH-47 Chinooks Or 12 Apaches Intact. With 7–12x The Capacity Of Current Airlifters, It Targets Rapid Deployment To Remote Bases, Supports US Military/Special Ops, And Disaster Relief.

…

On 9/19/25, Russian Farmer Alexander Chusov Set A New National Heaviest Pumpkin Record With A 969kg Entry At Russia’s Giant Veggie Contest, Surpassing His Previous Mark. A 144kg Watermelon & 73kg Courgette Also Won. Winners Will Be Displayed At Moscow’s Apothecary Garden. The World’s Heaviest Pumpkin Is 1,247kg, Grown By Travis Gienger In California.

Chinese Scientists Created A World-First Transparent 0.62mm Self-Cleaning Glass That Removes 98% Of Dust Using Alternating Electric Fields Without Water, Chemicals Or Abrasion. The Mass Producible Glass Also Repels New Dust, Making It Ideal For Solar Panels & Windows In Dusty Areas Where Visibility, Cost, & Energy Efficiency Are Critical.

…

On 9/3/25, Ukrainian Immigrant Alex Babich, 47, Set A Guinness World Record For The Tallest Sunflower. At 35ft 9in, The Indiana-Grown Sunflower, Named “Clover” By His Son, Beats The Previous Record In Germany By 5ft 8in. Inspired By His Legacy & Ukraine’s National Flower, This Symbol Of Peace Will Be Featured In The 2025 Documentary, Bloom.

Paleontologists Found Zavacephale Rinpoche, The Oldest And Most Complete Dome-Headed Dinosaur (DHD), In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, Jutting From A Cliff. At 108–115M Years Old, It’s 15M Years Older Than Prior DHDs. The Juvenile, 3.3ft Long & 12.9lbs, With A Full Skull & Limbs, Offer Rare Insight Into Pachycephalosaur (DHD) Growth & Evolution.

…