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Were you one of the 1.9 billion people around the world who watched the royal wedding? British Prince Harry married American Meghan Markle yesterday at Windsor Castle in London. Their new titles are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. After months of excitement and preparation, everyone was happy watching the beautiful couple get married!
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A new baby was born at the Blackpool Zoo in England, on the same day that Prince William and Kate welcomed their new son! The zoo baby was a double-humped Bactrian camel, born to mama Tibet. Both human and camel babies were named Prince Louis, but only the human one is in line to be King of England.
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Last weekend, the London Marathon resulted in 34 new world records! There was the fastest marathon on stilts, and the fastest people dressed as a carrot, Star Wars character, cheerleader, man in a wedding dress, and Forrest Gump. Even the weather participated: it was the hottest London Marathon on record, at a balmy 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The English village of Willand in Devon is rising up. The elevation of the entire town and surrounding fields, is growing by 2 centimeters every year! While the change is gradual and not really noticeable, it is baffling scientists. They can’t find any reason for the land to lift up! They’ll continue studying until they solve the mystery.
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If you happen to be in England on April 22nd, you need to see this. Runners will attempt to break 90 world records at the Virgin Money London Marathon! They include running the fastest on stilts, and dressed in costumes such as a toilet, tree, emoji, insect, and pencil! Guinness judges will be there to verify any new records.
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A fun-loving dog was trying his best to get a stranger to play fetch with him; too bad it was actually a statue! Adam Shore’s border collie, Hurley, kept dropping his ball at the foot of a life-sized metal man on the beach in Liverpool, England. Adam recorded it, and Hurley is now a YouTube sensation!
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Congratulations to Bethan Padbury, a British teen who won the Guinness World Records: Science and Stuff Inspire Award at the Big Bang Fair in England. She produced electricity to light up a sign using a bicycle and a homemade generator. You could also smell a recreation of the smelly corpse flower at the fair!
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Most people these days buy milk from a grocery store. But after watching Blue Planet II, a BBC documentary encouraging recycling, more people in England are getting their milk from milkmen again. Dairy delivery companies reuse glass milk bottles, which is the best way to recycle. Or you can just get a cow!
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Darren King from Worton England takes jumping rope to a new level. He just spent 8 hours at the gym to raise money for the Prostate Cancer charity while breaking a world record. He raised 5000 pounds and skipped 59,916 steps! Do you think you could beat that record? Start practicing!
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A YouTube prankster had to be rescued when his stunt went too far. Jay Swingler from England cemented his head into a microwave oven and filmed it to put on YouTube. Then firefighters had to spend an hour trying to free him. I guess you could call him a blockhead!
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