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👉 Wie man diese mit Hilfe von #Archiven aufdecken kann, zeigt ein interessantes #Video über einen offenbar gefälschten Eintrag im Guinness Buch der #Rekorde. Um die Fälschung zu entlarven, hatte der Youtuber auch Kontakt zum #Staatsarchiv #Ludwigsburg aufgenommen.

👀 Das Video können Sie hier anschauen: youtu.be/E3DbmBrArTY?feature=s

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✧ Katy Perry ✧

Katy Perry (born October 25, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She released her debut album in 2001, then signed to Capitol Records in 2007. Perry rose to fame in 2008 with the release of the single "I Kissed a Girl". She has released seven studio albums, most rec...

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In today's #LongreadsTop5:

➡️ How Canada may fail its vulnerable citizens.
➡️ Teju Cole on the Rijksmuseum's Vermeer exhibition.
➡️ The toxic culture behind the hit TV show Lost.
➡️ Succession‘s excellent writing.
➡️ The popularity of Guinness World Records.

longreads.com/2023/06/02/the-t

LongreadsThe Top 5 Longreads of the WeekBy Longreads

#January 28, 1887
#OTD Giant #Snowflakes fell at Fort #Keogh in #Montana.

To this day, the flakes remain the largest ever recorded by #GuinnessWorldRecords.

Matt Coleman, a rancher near the fort, measured one flake to be 15 inches wide & 8 inches thick. A mail carrier verified the reports.

When asked about the monster snowflakes, Mr. Coleman said they were "larger than milk pans" or roughly the size of a #Frisbee.

In 2012, #Google commemorated the 1887 snowflakes with a #Doodle.