Zombies Help with CPR in PSA, 'The Undeading'

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Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natali has teamed up with The Heart and Stroke Foundation create an amazing public service announcement to bring public awareness and promotion of "hands only" CPR. The clever PSA showcases a young woman (Michelle Nolden) who goes into cardiac arrest and is revived by some zombies ... albeit briefly.

The video is a part of an awareness project entitled "The Undeading." The Heart and Stroke Foundation hosted an event in Ontario, Canada on October 25, 2012, breaking the North American Guinness World Record for most people learning CPR in the same place at the same time, with over 5000 participants. Check out the video and maybe even learn something!

 

-Nowal Massari

'Doctor Who' 50th Anniversary Special Lands a Guinness World Record

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The "Doctor Who" 50th anniversary episode, "The Day of the Doctor" received a Guinness World Record. The 75-minute-long special episode earned the record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama. The BBC released a statement confirming that the episode was broadcast across six continents and in 94 countries.

With over 500K tickets sold, the episode was also screened in over 1500 theaters worldwide, including 3D screenings in the US, UK, Canada, Latin America, Germany, Russia, and Scandinavia.

Steven Moffatt, showrunner for "Doctor Who," said of receiving the award, "For years the Doctor has been stopping everyone else from conquering the world. Now, just to show off, he's gone and done it himself!"  "The Day of the Doctor" drew in 10.2 million viewers on BBC One, with another 1.36 million tuning into "Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty," on BBC 3.

-Nowal Massari