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...

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]