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UPI
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Washington woman breaks record with 4,060 jigsaw puzzles
July 14 (UPI) -- A Washington woman earned a Guinness World Record for her collection of 4,060 different jigsaw puzzles. Liza Fireman, 46, of Bellevue, told Guinness World Records she started collecting puzzles in 2019, and she has since accumulated thousands of designs, mostly from her favorite manufacturer, Ravensburger. "I didn't set out to break the world record, I just fell in love with puzzling," Fireman said. "But not just any puzzles -- Ravensburger puzzles. I love their quality, their design, the history of puzzles. It just became a passion." Fireman's 4,060-strong collection was enough to take the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of jigsaw puzzles from John Walczak, whose collection was tallied at 2,022 in 2023. Her collection includes numerous Disney puzzles, as well as puzzles based the TV series Friends, the James Bond film franchise, Hello Kitty and the movie Wicked. "If I kept all of the puzzles I did in a year, I could easily carpet my house with puzzles," she said.
USA Today
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
UNC gets famous surprise visitor at Saturday football practice
UNC gets famous surprise visitor at Saturday football practice You never know who'll appear in Chapel Hill. The Bill Belichick era is in full swing for the North Carolina Tar Heels, who are hoping their new head football coach can return them to national relevance. UNC made bowl games in each year under former head coach Mack Brown, but only won once (2019 Military Bowl vs. Temple). North Carolina sported immense talent under Brown, most notably Sam Howell, Drake Maye and Omarion Hampton, but only one division title (2022 ACC Coastal) to show. The Tar Heels aren't nationally-relevant on the football field yet, but Belichick is already attracting national attention. UNC was the talk of college football upon Belichick's arrival, despite bowl season being in full swing. North Carolina's national attention includes a recent visitor to spring practice. Lil' Wayne, a 5-time Grammy Award-winning rapper known for songs like "Fireman," visited the Tar Heels during their spring practice session on Saturday, April 5. There's no previous known connection between Weezy and the UNC football program, but his visit is pretty big news. Lil' Wayne isn't a football recruiter by any means, at least not that I know of, but he's a big name in the music industry. My hope is that young football players, whether in the transfer portal or coming out of high school, will choose North Carolina due to its newfound ability to bring in famous visitors. The Tar Heels will play their first game under Bill Belichick on Monday, September 1 at 7:30 p.m. against TCU. How UNC performs in its season-opener will likely determine the direction of its season, which there's plenty of anticipation and question marks about. Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X (formerly known as Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.
