Fastest solo, non-drafting, 100 mile (160.9km) cycle ride
Jonathan Parker (UK) has achieved one of the most precious records in the world of cycling, he is the man who has cycled 100 miles faster. He has achieved it by pulverizing the previous record in 8 minutes, finally leaving it at 2:49:58. Jonathan Parker also has the honor of being part of the small club of athletes that hold several Official World Records. He has been known as the man who fastest has cycled the distance between Paris and London. Well, what ended up being an amazing record began as a self-assessment test. The sessions and the stopwatch were accompanying and he tried what at first seemed unattainable. The temperature and humidity were optimal and a tail wind accompanied him in part of the event. The event took place in Qatar, which is where he resides for much of the year and due to the topography of the terrain…
World’s largest tree
Hyperion is the name given to the tree and the tallest living being on the planet (discovered), a 115.55 meter (379.1 ft) tall Sequoia sempervirens, located in the Redente National Park, north of San Francisco (California) ). Its discovery was on September 8, 2006, Chris Atinks and Michael Taylor, on a walk through the national park discovered a tree that exceeded the estimated height to this day. This tree was called Hyperion due to the similarity it had with the Titan of Greek mythology son of the god Uranus (from heaven) and goddess Gea (Earth). Until Hyperion was discovered, it was believed that the world’s largest tree was known as “The Stratosphere Giant”, also located in Redwood National Park. This tree continues to grow and by 2010 it had reached 113, 3 meters. A Eucalyptus that lived in Australia in 1872 had a height greater than 132 meters. This type…