Extinct cephalopod named after President Biden

Scientists have named a now-extinct relative of the octopus that has 10 arms after President Joe Biden — the syllipsimopodi bideni — according to a study released.

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, said the vampyropod fossil was discovered in the Bear Gulch Limestone in Fergus County, Mont., and donated to the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada in 1988.

The fossil was examined just recently by scientist, who say the syllipsimopodi bideni lived during the Carboniferous period 328 million years ago. It’s the oldest vampyropod ever discovered, pushing the group’s fossil record back by about 82 million years.

World’s longest car is over 100 feet long

A restored version of the world’s longest car broke its own Guinness World Record when it was officially measured at 100 feet and 1.5 inches long.

The super limousine, known as the American Dream, was originally built in 1986 by car customizer Jay Ohrberg and measured 60 feet long. Ohrberg later extended the vehicle to 100 feet, capturing the Guinness World Record for the longest car.

After numerous appearances in film was stored in a New Jersey warehouse for several years where it had rusted and many of its components were unsalvageable.

Michael Manning, owner of the Autoseum technical teaching museum in Nassau County, N.Y., shipped it to Orlando for restoration.

The restored American Dream features a helipad, a swimming pool, a hot tub, a putting green and a large waterbed. It will now be displayed at the Dezerland Park Car Museum.

World’s highest tea party at Mount Everest

An adventurer from Seattle was awarded a Guinness World Record for hosting the world’s highest tea party when he and his team sat down for hot beverages at a height of 21,312 feet above sea level on Mount Everest.

Andrew Hughes, an endurance athlete and adventurer, and his team had tea and snacks at an altitude of 21,212 feet last year.

Hughes said he was preparing to summit the mountain during the Covid-19 pandemic when he came up with the idea to set a Guinness World Record in the process.

Hughes, who successfully reached the summit, served tea to team members.

Published in Dawn, Young World, March 26th, 2022