1.9 km-long pizza sets Guinness World Record in US
Washington: A new Guinness record for the world’s longest pizza has been set in the US where over 100 chefs cooked a pizza measuring a whopping 1,930 metres in length. The attempt saw volunteers in California gather to help beat the previous record of 1,853.88 metres, which was achieved in Italy – the birthplace of pizza. Pizzaovens.com, a US-based restaurant equipment company managed to achieve a total length of 1,930.39 metres – just surpassing the former record holder. Dozens of chefs were in charge of crafting the enormous pizza, which was made using 3,632 kilogrammes of dough, 1,634 kilogrammes of cheese and 2,542 kilogrammes of sauce. As the dough was stretched for the record, it ran along a conveyer belt which passed through three industrial ovens, which cooked the pizza nonstop for eight hours. Volunteers helped to shift the oven every 17 minutes so as to not burn the dough, according to the Guinness World Records. Following the event, all pizza slices were donated to local food banks and homeless shelters. (PTI)
Man steals from mosque, says matter between him and God
Islamabad: A man has stolen Rs 50,000 from the donation box of a mosque in Pakistan and left a letter, saying it is between him and the God and no one should poke their nose in the matter. The incident occurred on Friday night in Jamia Masjid Sadiqul Madina in Khanewal district in southern Punjab. The Express Tribune reported the thief took away the two money boxes where worshippers donate funds and a pair of batteries used as backup for power during power outage. He explained that reasons for stealing the items which according to mosque prayer leader, Qari Saeed, were worth Rs 50,000. “This matter is between me and the almighty God. Please, nobody should try to find me. I am a very needy person and thus stealing from Allah’s home,” the thief’s letter read. He further wrote that he had come to the mosque once and asked the prayer leader for help but he had refused and thrown him out. “When people refused to help me, I was forced to steal from the mosque,” he wrote. “I have not stolen anything from anyone’s house. I am just taking a few things from Allah’s house so this is a matter between me and him. No one should poke their nose in our matter”. The report said the local people expressed sympathy for the thief and asked Saeed to forgive him. A similar incident occurred in Ramazan last year in Jahanian. A thief had stolen taps from Hasnain Kareemain mosque and left a letter to the mosque committee saying he stole because he was very poor and would pay the mosque when he had enough money. (PTI)
Splash dancing by gorilla at Dallas Zoo goes viral
Washington: Video of a 14-year-old gorilla dancing in a kiddie pool at the Dallas Zoo has gone viral with almost a million views on YouTube. The Zoo released video this week of the Western Lowland gorilla dancing in a kiddie pool that includes some splashy moves. The pool is part of the zoo’s enrichment program to keep animals engaged. “Zola’s “dancing” is really just a play behavior (there was no breakdance music playing in the building, we promise),” the Dallas Zoo said in a news release. Some viewers are comparing Zola’s dance to the famous water scene in the 1983 movie Flashdance. Others on social media are adding their own Flashdance music, including “Maniac.” This is not the first-time Zola has performed for a viral audience, CNN reported. Several years ago, at the Calgary Zoo, Zola was filmed “dancing” in his cage. In that video, the zoo added breakdancing music. It has almost four million views, the report said. (PTI)