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Watch the Strongest High School Kid You'll Ever See Bench Press 700 Pounds

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:30:13 +0000

Everything is bigger in Texas. Everything is also heavier. Mike Poursoltani is a senior at Pilot Point High School in Texas who just so happened to bench press 700 pounds last weekend, setting a new state record and coming dangerously close to shattering the NFL mark of 705 pounds by former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman [...]

The World's Shortest Escalator

Tom Blunt — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:30:37 +0000

Here’s one tourist attraction that won’t leave you breathless! Located in Tokyo, Japan, the escalator lowers you a mere 32.8 inches. This modest distinction has earned it a Guinness World Record for ‘World’s Shortest Escalator,’ a category which we can only imagine must be quite competitive. This video’s creator rode the escalator a total of [...]

Original 'Calvin and Hobbes' Artwork Sells for Record-Breaking Amount

Donald Deane — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:55:55 +0000

We've been mourning the sad loss of 'Calvin and Hobbes' ever since cartoonist Bill Watterson stopped producing the beloved comic strip in 1995. But apparently the strip hasn't gone completely forgotten, since a piece of original 'Calvin and Hobbes' artwork recently broke a record at auction by selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

96-Year-Old Farmer Sets Record for World's Oldest Dad

Donald Deane — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:20:47 +0000

A farmer in India recently became the world's oldest dad at 96-years-old. But what's even more impressive is that he broke a record set by himself two years prior. How the heck does this guy keep going?

Felix Baumgartner Breaks Skydiving World Record, Sound Barrier

Joe Student — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:00:46 +0000

No one gets high better than Felix Baumgartner.

Austrian BASE-jumper Baumgartner, 43, broke a 52-year-old skydiving altitude record and the sound barrier by jumping out of a space capsule 128,100 feet above the Earth in Roswell, N.M. on Sunday.

Red Bull to Launch Dude at Earth From Space

Emerald Catron — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:23:12 +0000

Okay. We get it, Red Bull -- you're EXTREME. They've certainly proved that point with their historic mission, which should be taking place today if weather holds. A trained pilot will be going a record 120,000 feet above the surface of the earth in a balloon, and then he's going to jump out and fall towards the earth at supersonic speeds.

Woman Sets Record for Smallest Waist

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:36:37 +0000

Setting any kind of record must be pretty awesome. Having the lowest voice on the planet or making the largest Frito pie in all of crunchy snack history garners major bragging rights. It seems like everyone these days wants to take a crack at making things bigger, better, or taller, but in the case of Nerina Orton, she’s aiming for small. Really, really small.

Heaviest Pumpkin Ever Nets Man $15,000

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:10:07 +0000

Ron Wallace was able to grow a pumpkin to 2,009 pounds. And now the Greene, RI man is $15,500 richer for it. The gigantic gourd took top weight prize at the Topsfield Fair in Rhode Island, netting Wallace $5,500. Then he got an additional $10,000 for passing the one ton (2,000 pound) mark. On top of [...]

'Gangnam Style' Sets World Record for Most Liked YouTube Video

Emerald Catron — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:43:10 +0000

“The song is characterized by its strongly addictive beats and lyrics, and is thus certain to penetrate the foundations of modern philosophy.” That’s the description of this video on YouTube. And they might be right — Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ has just set the Guinness world record for the most liked video on YouTube — 2.2 million [...]

Japanese Man Breaks the World Record for Cracking the Most Nuts With His Butt

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:50:11 +0000

Japan has some crazy shows, but their Guinness World Records TV series is somehow the craziest. You think we’re kidding, but in one episode a man named Tomoharu Shoji sets a world record by crushing 43 nuts in one minute… Oh, yeah, and he did it just by using his butt.

One Man Hopes to Lick the Record for the World's Longest Tongue

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:30:32 +0000

Two tongues enter, and only one tongue leaves with the world record for the longest tongue. Stephen Taylor, left, currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest tongue with a whopping licker of 3.86 inches. However, stand up comedian Nick Stoeberl, right, claims he has beaten it according to RecordSetter.com, a competing record measuring [...]

8 Sexy Guinness World Records

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:08:32 +0000

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The ultimate authority on record-breaking achievement is the Guinness Book of World Records. Some Guinness World Records are shocking. Some are insane. More than a few are downright disgusting. T

Pizza Face-Slapping World Record Set by Two Girls [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:38:30 +0000

Erin O’Keefe and Amy Milano set an officially-sanctioned world record by slapping each other in face with slices of pizza a combined 174 times in 15 seconds. Although it’s far from the grossest thing we’ve seen two girls do in an internet video, it can’t be good for the complexion. There are all sorts of other [...]

More Than 3,600 Waldos Sing 'We Are the Champions' To Set World Record [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:12:14 +0000

If you wanted find the real Waldo in Dublin, Ireland last weekend you would have been in for quite a challenge.

That’s because 3,657 people donned the red-and-white striped costume of the notoriously illusive character from the ‘Where’s Waldo?’ children’s book series in order to set a world record for the most Waldo impersonators in one place.