Dubai Sets A World Record With The World’s Largest Fireworks Display On New Year’s Eve JULIE ZEVELOFF
It’s another feather in Dubai’s hat: The city appears to have broken the record for the largest fireworks display of all time this New Year’s Eve. Guinness World Record adjudicators were on hand to record the attempt. screenshot via NBC News Fireworks cover the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper. The pyrotechnic […]
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