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Two Newly Authenticated Music Organ Works By Johann S. Bach (1685–1750), Regarded As The World’s Greatest Composer & “Father Of Modern Music,” Were Performed For The First Time In 320 Yrs At Leipzig’s St Thomas Church, Germany. The Chaconnes (BWV 1178 & 1179), Found In 1992 And Confirmed After Decades Of Research, Are Now In His Catalogue.

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Alex Ovechkin, 40-Yr-Old Russian, Became The First NHL Player To Reach 900 Goals, Scoring Against The St. Louis Blues In Washington. He Broke Gretzky’s 894 Mark Last Season & Is The All-Time Scorer. In His 21st Season, He Led The Washington Capitals To Their 2018 Cup, Has 20+ Goals In 20 Seasons, 9 Rocket Richards, Nine 50-Goal Yrs, & 3 MVPs.

USS Gerald R. Ford, The World’s Largest Warship, Has Entered The Caribbean With A Major U.S. Strike Group To Boost Regional Security & Target Drug Trafficking. With Destroyers, Aircrafts, & 4k+ Personnel, The Force Supports Ongoing Strikes That Killed 76. Ordered By President Trump, It Is The Biggest U.S. Presence In Latin America In Decades.

Sunnyfields Farm In The U.K Made A 212m² Pumpkin Mosaic Of Ozzy Osbourne, Setting A Guinness World Record For The Largest Pumpkin-&-Squash Mosaic. It Honored The Rocker, Who Died July 22, 2025 At 76. Hanoi’s Ceramic Mosaic Mural In Vietnam Is The Longest Mosaic At 6.5km. The Largest Verified Single-Image Mosaic Is Chongqing’s In China At 2,402.13m².

In 2026, The Grammys Will See Historic Firsts: Ketanji Jackson Is The 1st SCOTUS Justice & The Dalai Lama Is The 1st Tibetan Leader Nominated For Spoken Word Album. Huntr/X Is The 1st Girl Group In 20 Years Up For SOTY; Jack Antonoff Earns All Major Category Nominations; And Rosé Is The 1st K-Pop Female Soloist Nominated In Top Categories.

In Sulfur Cave On The Albania–Greek Border, Scientists Found The World’s Largest Spider Web (106m²) Built By ~111K Spiders From Several Species, Mainly House Spiders & Prinerigone Vagans. It’s The First Known Cooperative Colony For These Usually Solitary Species, Unlike Madagascar’s Darwin’s Bark Spider Solo Mega Webs That Span 0.09–2.8m².

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The Dodgers Became The First MLB Team In 25 Years To Win Back-To-Back World Series Titles, A Feat Last Achieved By The N.Y Yankees From 1998–2000. They Beat The Yankees 4–1 In 2024 And The Toronto Blue Jays In A 2025 Game 7. L.A Celebrated With A Massive Parade Led By Ohtani, MVP Yamamoto, Rookie Sasaki, And Retiring Legend Clayton Kershaw.

Egypt Opens The $1B Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Near Cairo; It Will Be The World’s Largest Museum Devoted To One Civilization. Just 2km From The Giza Pyramids, It Displays 100,000+ Artifacts, Including For The First Time King Tut’s Full 5,000-Piece Collection; Ramses II’s Statue; & The Khufu Solar Boat. GEM Opens Nov 4, 2025, To Boost Tourism.

Barcelona’s Sagrada Família In Spain Is Now The World’s Tallest Church At 162.91m, Surpassing Germany’s Ulm Minster (161.53m). The Milestone Came After A Cross Was Added Atop Its Central Tower Of Jesus Christ. When The Cross Is Completed In 2026, The Church Will Reach 172m, 100yrs After Its Designer, Antoni Gaudí’s Death. Construction Began In 1882.

The Guangwushan Nuoshuihe Glass-Bottomed Water Slide In Sichuan, China, Holds The Guinness World Record As The Longest Of Its Kind, Stretching 2.66 Miles. Made Of High-Strength Transparent Glass, It Gives Riders A Thrilling Several-Minute Ride As They Glide Through Mountainous Terrain With Dramatic Views, Blending Nature, Beauty, And Innovation.