The fis ski flying world championships 2016 was held between 15 and 17 january 2016 in tauplitzbad mitterndorf, austria for the fifth time. Ski jump world record broken twice in two days the norwegian. In 1941, with the kpoint increased further to 120 m 390 ft, the world record was broken five times in planica. Guinness book of world records man with the most piercings. In 2008, kohinoor foods limited in delhi made guinness world records by cooking world s heaviest biryani weighted around 12,000 kilograms of rice and vegetables. However, since 1972, the fis ski flying world championships has been a mainstay event, and ski flying event are also part of the fis ski jumping world cup calendar. The adventurer and multiple record holder disappeared the next year while flying a light aircraft over the great basin desert between nevada and california, usa.
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