#TodayILearned that the official #Thai name for Bangkok is Krung Thep, short for “Krungthepmahanakhon” (City of Angels, Great City of Immortals).

But *that* name is short for “Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit” (City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest), which at 168 (western phonetic) letters, earns it the #GuinessWorldRecord for the longest place name on earth.

(Yes, even longer than Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch.)

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/67273-longest-place-name

Team officials estimated the goal was kicked from a distance of about 110 yards. The current Guinness World Record for longest goal in a competitive soccer match is 105 yards and was set by British player Tom King in January 2021.

#soccer #goal #GuinessWorldRecord

https://youtu.be/pzOBPFUdzoE

wonder how long it took the guy who holds the #guinessworldrecord for fastest clapping to hook up with the PR team for The Clapper. >clap< >clap< #weedthoughts ~ also, did that guy ever come down with The Clap. also, I will be googling “what is the clap” because I’m clueless.