World Records
Highest Hot Wheels Wall Track
No translation necessary.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 01, 2013 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Toys, World Records, Europe, Cars
30-hour Interview
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 23, 2013 -
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Category: Journalism, Television, World Records
Long-Distance Bed Pushing
Whatever happened to long-distance bed pushing? It was a craze that swept across colleges in 1961. Time magazine (Feb. 24, 1961) reported on it:I found reports of students continuing to push beds long distances as late as 1979 when a new world record was set (1,980 miles by students from Pennsylvania's St. Vincent College who pushed a bed in laps around a shopping center). But then the fad seemed to fade away. At least, I haven't been able to find reports of more recent updates to the record.
The picture below shows students from Ontario Western University pushing a bed along a highway back in 1961.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 21, 2013 -
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Category: Fads, World Records, 1960s
The Egyptian Popeye
Mustafa Ismail won the 2013 Guinness World Record for having the largest biceps. He's called the 'Egyptian Popeye.' He insists his bulging arm muscles are 100% natural, and according to albawaba.com, 'Japanese doctors' have examined him, looking for any signs of doping or suspicious needle marks, and have pronounced him to be the real deal. But I'm having trouble believing that. Arm muscles simply don't develop like that naturally.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 20, 2012 -
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Category: Body, Bodybuilding, Sports, World Records
World’s largest ball of paint
Mike Carmichael of Indiana owns the World's Largest Ball of Paint. It started out back in 1977 as an ordinary baseball -- and then he began to paint it. Many thousands of coats later, it weighs over 3000 pounds, has become a roadside attraction, and is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest ball of paint in the world (I'm not sure if there are any competitors to the title).According to Mike's website, for $10 he'll write anything you want on his paint ball and send you a picture of it. His website was last updated in 2007, so I'm not sure if the offer still stands, but if it does I'd be tempted to put a message from Weird Universe on it. Any suggestions?
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 08, 2012 -
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Category: World Records
World Record For Holding Cockroaches In Your Mouth
Watch Travis Fessler set the record by stuffing 11 cockroaches in his mouth. According to an article on Cincinnati CityBeat, he says doing this hurts because the roaches have sharp barbs on their legs, and they try to crawl down his throat. So I'm crossing this off my bucket list.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 03, 2012 -
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Category: Insects and Spiders, World Records
Running the Sahara
Yes, they were technically insane.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 31, 2011 -
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Category: Body, Sports, World Records, Africa, Brain Damage
But Where’s The Snow?
A suitable sport in this winter wonderland, but missing one essential ingredient.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 01, 2011 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Motor Vehicles, World Records
They’ve Gone Squirrely
It's not enough for BrewDog to make the world's strongest beer (55% APV), but to serve it up in Squirrels is a novel idea. (PETA will hate it, of course.)The End of History from BrewDog on Vimeo
Posted By: Nethie - Fri Jul 23, 2010 -
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Category: Animals, Food, World Records, Alcohol
World Record Bamboo Dance
Watch this video. Now picture ten thousand people doing it simultaneously.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 13, 2010 -
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Category: World Records, Dance, Asia
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