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By Ben Hooper
Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A retired 747 pas- senger plane pur- chased for less than $2 under- went more than $600,000 worth of renovations to transform it into a museum and party venue at a British Airport.
Suzannah Harvey, chief executive of England's Cotswold Airport, pur- chased the for- mer British Airways passen-
ger jet for $1.35, and the plane then underwent $627,000 worth of renovations, including turning a portion of the vehicle into a bar and dance hall.
The plane, which made its final landing at the air- port in 2020, was redecorated with the Negus livery that British Airways featured in the 1970s and 1980s.
The airport said the plane isavail- able for event
bookings, with the first events scheduled to take place in February.
Public tours are also being booked for the rest of the plane, which was trans- formed into a museum space.
"We want to share her with everyone in the local community and local educa- tional institutions, as well,"
Harvey told the BBC.
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Man Balances 85 Spoons On His Body at Once For Guinness World Record
By Ben Hooper
Jan. 27 (UPI) -- An Iranian man broke an unusual Guinness World Record by balancing 85 spoons in vari- ous locations on his body.
Abolfazl Saber Mokhtari, 50, who broke the record in Karaj, said he has been bal- ancing spoons on his body since he was a child.
"I accidentally noticed this talent of mine when I was a kid," Mokhtari told Guinness World Records, "but after multiple years of practice and effort, I was able to strengthen my talent and develop it to where it is now."
Mokhtari, who bested the record of 64 spoons, set by Marcos Ruiz Ceballos of Spain, said his balancing skills aren't limited to flat- ware.
"Anything, I mean it, any object. Anything that has a surface I can stick to my body, such as plastic, glass, fruit, stone, wood and even a fully grown human," he said.
The record-breaker said the secret to his ability is focus.
"I focus on whatever I am trying to stick to my body, making me capable of transferring my energy and power to them," he said.
Retired Boeing 747 Transformed Into Party, Event Space