Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your long hair.

A teen with the world’s longest locks has chopped her mane for the first time in 12 years, donating the 6-foot ponytail to Ripley’s Believe it or Not.

18-year-old Nilanshi Patel from India has held the glossy Guinness World Record for longest hair on a teenager since 2018, having avoided the hair salon with a vengeance after a rough haircut at age 6, the record-keeper said.

Nilanshi Patel and her mom Kaminiben before the big chop.
(Ripley’s)

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Her dark hair grew and grew, measuring a whopping 6’6.7 inches when it was last officially measured in July 2020. During that time, Patel won three Guinness World Records titles for her marvelous mane. Ready for a change, Patel recently lobbed her locks and has donated her hair to Guinness World Records.

“My hair gave me a lot – because of my hair I am known as the ‘real life Rapunzel’… now it’s time to give it something back,” the Modasa, Gujarat teen said in a statement.

According to Guinness, Patel was split on what to do with her hair after the big chop, unsure whether to donate it to charity, auction it off, or give it to a museum. Untangling the options, her mom Kaminiben argued that her record-breaking mane belonged in a museum to inspire people and was “the right thing to do.” Thinking philanthropically, Kaminiben said she’d also cut her hair in solidarity with her daughter, and donate her long locks to charity in exchange.

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On Wednesday, Guinness released footage of the highly anticipated haircut, in a clip viewed nearly a million times on YouTube.

“I’m so excited and a little bit nervous because I don’t know how I’m looking in the new hairstyle… so let’s see what happens, but I hope it’s going to be amazing,” Patel said before the chop.

Wincing and crossing her fingers as a stylist made the first cut, the teen was emotional as her first ponytail was handed to her.

“I can’t believe it, I’m so excited,” she exclaimed, kissing her hair and telling the ponytail “I love you.”

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“My hair gave me a lot – because of my hair I am known as the ‘real life Rapunzel’… now it’s time to give it something back,” the Modasa, Gujarat teen said in a statement.
(Ripley’s)

The stylist worked his magic with a little help from Kaminiben, and Patel was all smiles when her floor-length hair was finally cut into a cute bob.

“Oh my god it’s beautiful!” she gushed of the change. “It’s amazing – I’m like a little princess!”

“I love my new hairstyle. I feel proud that I’m going to send my hair to the U.S. museum,” Patel said. “People will see and be inspired by my hair. I’m really, really happy… Today is a new beginning and I hope I will break many more records in [the] future.”  

Once it arrives stateside, the 9.4-pound ponytail will go on display at Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Hollywood, before moving to the Guinness World Records Museum.

The German company Mercedes-Benz has presented a new electric car EQS. Car sales will begin this fall. Autonews reports about it on April 16.

The production model was built on the basis of the conceptual model EQS Vision, which debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show (Germany). At the same time, many stylistic decisions were taken from the new generation of the S-class sedan.

The length of the electric vehicle was 5265 mm. The company noted that it has developed the most aerodynamically verified production car in history, with a drag coefficient of 0.20.

The car received a special hyperscreen of the MBUX multimedia system. The huge display with integrated air vents occupies almost the entire front of the passenger compartment. In addition to the multimedia system, the hyperscreen combines the functions of the dashboard, navigation system and various vehicle settings.

All physical buttons and switches, the number of which is minimized, are located on the central tunnel.

As an option, the Drive Pilot semi-automatic control system is available, corresponding to the third level autopilot, but it will work at speeds up to 60 km / h only on some sections of the motorways, mainly in Germany.

The new Mercedes-Benz EQS is powered by a 331 hp electric motor, which allows the car to accelerate from standstill to 100 km / h in 6.2 seconds. In addition, a version with two engines with a total output of 524 hp will be available. Such a car accelerates to 100 km / h in 4.3 seconds.

Thanks to a set of lithium-ion batteries, the model can travel up to 700 km without recharging. Mercedes-Benz is also developing the most powerful version of the EQS with a return of 725 hp.

On April 7, it was reported that Mercedes-Benz has unveiled an updated third-generation CLS model.

The car received a modernized radiator grille, a modified front bumper, and original alloy wheels. Inside, there is a new multifunction steering wheel with Nappa leather trim.

Ankara has excellent relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this on April 15 in an interview with NTV TV channel.

According to him, now there is a distribution between Kiev and Moscow. Largely because of its positions on Donbass, but Ankara will not support either side and will remain neutral.

Cavusoglu also noted that there are Minsk agreements and it is important to solve the problem in the east of Ukraine through diplomacy.

“Turkey supports the territorial integrity of any country – Ukraine, Russia and everyone else. And we are building relations with both Russia and Ukraine. In the misunderstanding between Ukraine and Russia, we do not support any side, ”the minister said.

The senior diplomat added that there are many ties between Russia and Turkey in various fields.

On April 11, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope that Ukraine and Russia will be able to peacefully resolve the existing differences in the near future.

The day before, a meeting between Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took place in Istanbul. After meeting with Zelensky, Erdogan said that Turkey does not recognize the “annexation of Crimea” and supports the sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine. On April 12, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Ankara and other capitals not to react to fueling Kiev’s militaristic sentiments.

In April, it was reported that Ukraine had acquired the Turkish Bayraktar drone drones, and on April 10 it became known about the first use of Bayraktar drones in Donbass.

On April 11, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the White House’s concerns about the fact that “more Russian forces are concentrated on the border between Russia and Ukraine.”

The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said that Russia poses no threat to anyone, and the movement of troops across the country should not bother anyone.

In addition, he noted that the de-escalation of the situation in Donbass will be possible only if Kiev refuses to provoke. Peskov pointed out that Washington could influence Kiev in this matter.

At the same time, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, expressed the opinion that NATO is inciting Kiev to continue the conflict in Donbass. On April 14, it became known that Kiev had organized military exercises near the border with Crimea.

Crimea became a region of Russia after a referendum held there in the spring of 2014, in which 96.77% of Crimean voters and 95.6% of Sevastopol residents voted to join Russia. Kiev and Western countries refuse to recognize the voting results.

Since a year, Kiev has been conducting a military operation against the residents of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup in the country. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities blame Russia for the current situation. Moscow has repeatedly noted that it is not a party to the internal Ukrainian conflict and called on Kiev to negotiate with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, as well as to implement the Minsk agreements.

The development of water supply systems for the lunar base and the interplanetary space station will begin in Russia This is stated in the decision of the scientific council of the Scientific Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engineering (NIIkhimmash)

The project will start with the creation of water supply systems for promising objects of the lunar program in the period from 2022 to 2025. Further work will begin on the development of an orbital station, a landing complex, a lunar base, and an interplanetary space station. As a result, equipment layouts will be provided.

The final decision on these issues will be made at the end of April 2021 at an expanded scientific and technical council with the involvement of customers from the rocket and space industry.