Stories from the UN Archive: Cuba’s longest ‘brief’ speech at UN

adminJanuary 18, 2024September 18, 202402 mins

Answer: 269 minutes “Although we have been given the reputation of speaking at great length, the Assembly need not worry,” Fidel Castro of Cuba said at the outset. “We shall do our best to be brief.” While the General Assembly requests that delegates limit their addresses to 15 minutes, on 26 September 1960, he remained at…

A new world record has been set for the longest stay at the bottom of the sea

adminMay 15, 2023September 12, 202402 mins

An American university professor has set a new record by staying underwater for 74 consecutive days, which was previously held by Bruce Centrole and Jessica Fein in 2014. Professor Joseph Dettori, also known as Dr. Deep Sea, set the record by staying at Julius Undersea Lodges, an underwater facility for scuba divers in Florida, since…