Talk:Lata Tondon

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Did you know... that chef Lata Tondon once set a Guinness World Record with a cooking marathon lasting 87 hours 45 minutes?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 00:42, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that chef Lata Tondon once set a Guinness World Record with a cooking marathon lasting 87 hours, 45 minutes? Source: https://guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-cooking-marathon-(individual)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Knights Contract

Created by Send down the rain (talk). Nominated by Evrik (talk) at 02:19, 17 May 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Lata Tondon; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Overall: good work @Evrik: Lightburst (talk) 20:40, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Send down the rain: you might be interested to know your new article on Lata Tondon was noticed at New pages and was nominated for a spot on the DYK Main Page spot. The review is listed above. Currently, its in queue at WP:DYKNA. It might take a few weeks to make it to the top of that list. But eventually, Lata Tondon will have a mention at the Did you know ... area of the Main Page. The general chat page of DYK can be found at WT:DYK Keep up the good work. — Maile (talk) 23:23, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate this acknowledgement of my work, Thank you so much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Send down the rain (talk • contribs) 05:38, May 19, 2023 (UTC)

I see a mirror picked up the article which alerts Earwig 94%. Prior to promotion I have removed the copyrighted image from the article. Bruxton (talk) 00:39, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 03:10, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Probably no longer the record holder...[edit]

The Guinness world record for marathon cooking was probably broken about two weeks ago by Hilda Baci of Nigeria. Guinness is in the process of officially verifying it.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/5/nigerian-chef-hilda-baci-bids-for-longest-cooking-marathon-with-100-hour-kitchen-749666 Ormewood (talk) 22:40, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]