{
  "id": 2506020,
  "title": "150 words in 1 sticky note: 29-year-old sets Guinness World Record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/150-words-in-1-sticky-note-29-year-old-sets-guinness-world-record",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T05:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/dubai-woman-guinness-world-record-150-words-sticky-note-10844499/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 29-year-old engineer from the United Arab Emirates has broken a Guinness World Record by fitting 150 words onto a single sticky note. Pushpajothi Ravikumar, a senior cloud engineer based in Dubai, achieved this impressive feat on her very first attempt. Despite the note's tiny size, she ensured all the words remained clear and legible. Her passion for Guinness World Records began in childhood, and she finally decided to try for a record of her own. The challenge involved not only cramming as many words as possible onto the note but also making sure they could still be read. Ravikumar opted for short, simple words, most of which were only three letters long, to maximize the available space. Her experience with various handwriting styles proved helpful during the attempt. She documented the challenge on Instagram, where the video garnered nearly one million views. The unexpected attention even prompted inquiries from family, friends, and former college contacts about her unusual accomplishment. Ravikumar expressed that becoming a Guinness World Records holder has boosted her confidence and inspired her to seek out more record-breaking challenges, seeing them as opportunities to uncover hidden abilities. For now, she holds the record for writing 150 words on a single sticky note.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "29-year-old engineer Pushpajothi Ravikumar from UAE sets Guinness World Record",
    "Fits 150 words onto a single sticky note in one attempt",
    "Ravikumar's passion for records began in childhood; video garnered 1 million views"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Becoming a Guinness World Records holder has boosted Pushpajothi Ravikumar's confidence and inspired her to seek out more record-breaking challenges, seeing them as opportunities to uncover hidden abilities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Indian-Origin Woman Based In UAE Sets Guinness World Record By Writing 150 Words On One Sticky Note",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/indian-origin-woman-based-in-uae-sets-guinness-world-record-by",
        "published": "2026-08-22T06:52:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}