1.
Future galaxy collision predicted
LONDON, June 13 (UPI) -- A record-breaking 2,060,285 text messages were sent in a bid get tickets for July's Live 8 concert in London, the Guinness Book of Records said Monday.
While tickets to the July 2 concert are free, fans had to text message their details in order to qualify for the ticket lottery. As a result, the bid for tickets set a record for the largest text-message lottery in the world.
"The Live 8 text lottery has had an unprecedented response and we're thrilled to be awarding them with a Guinness World Record -- especially as it's all in the name of charity," said Craig Glenday, editor of Guinness World Records.
Winners of the lottery will be notified by June 16 -- by a text message from the organizers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Science News Stories | |
BOSTON, May 31 (UPI) --
A U.S. appeals court panel in Boston ruled Thursday that the federal Defense of Marriage Act cannot affect gay marriages in states that permit them.
|
OSLO, Norway, May 31 (UPI) --
Dozens of teenage girls suffered minor injuries during a stampede at a Justin Bieber concert in Oslo, Norway, officials said Thursday.
|
BALTIMORE, May 31 (UPI) --
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.
|
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UPI) --
A Massachusetts woman said she investigated bird sounds in her yard and discovered a baby cardinal with two heads and three beaks.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
