Blog Profile / HuffPo Weird News: World Records
| URL : | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/world-records/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Odd | |
| Posts on Regator: | 298 | |
| Posts / Week: | 3 | |
| Archived Since: | June 21, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
KICKIN' IT: America's Tallest Man Finally Gets Custom-made Size 24, 10E Tennis Shoes
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- It was a tall order to fill, but the tallest man in the United States now has his own custom-made tennis shoes. Igor Vovkovinskiy... Read more: Video, Igor Vovkovinskiy Shoes, Guinness World Records, America's Largest Man, Weird Photos & Videos, World Records, Igor Vovkovinskiy Reebok, Weird Minnesota, Igor Vovkovinskiy, Weird News News
Australian Man Runs Around The World For Charity
Tom Denniss has run nearly 9,000 miles since New Year's Day, and he isn’t stopping until he completely circumnavigates the globe for a cause close t... Read more: Video, Charity, Guinness Running Record, Guinness World Records, Man Runs Around World for Charity, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Oxfam, Tom Denniss, Guinness Book of World Records, Running Records, Impact News
'Never Mind, I'll Find Someone Like You': Adele's Song Is A Hit At Funerals
Forget about rolling in the deep. Adele's music may have some people rolling in their graves. The pops singer's hit ballad "Someone Like You" made... Read more: Pop Songs Funeral, Someone Like You Funerals, Popular Funeral Songs, Video,...Show More Summary
Sarah O'Leary: The Marketing of Dubai: A Brilliant Mirage
It's difficult to embrace the hype while wading in a sea of black. Read more: Arab World, Dubai World, Women's Rights, Shopper-Marketing, Global Economy, Jordan, Dubai Economy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Atlantis Resort, Abu Dhabi,...Show More Summary
Felix Baumgartner Completes Record-Setting Jump
ROSWELL, N.M. -- In a giant leap from more than 24 miles up, a daredevil skydiver shattered the sound barrier Sunday while making the highest jump eve... Read more: Felix Baumgartner Landing, Felix Baumgartner Space Jump, Video, Felix Baumgartner Safe, Redbull Space Jump, Felix Baumgartner, Felix Baumgartner Alive, World-Records, Space Jump, Felix Baumgartner Jump, Science News
PHOTOS: Felix Baumgartner Smashes 52-Year-Old Skydiving Record
Felix Baumgartner has done it. It may have taken a few attempts, but the 43-year-old daredevil from Austria successfully completed his 24-mile jump... Read more: Felix Baumgartner Success, Felix Baumgartner, Red Bull Skydive, Stratos Skydive, Red Bull Stratos, Felix Baumgartner Skydive, Felix Baumgartner Jump, Felix Baumgartner Photos, World Records, Fearless Felix, Science News
Amanda Mercer: I Set a World Record and Swam the English Channel -- Four Months After Breast Cancer Surgery
"I discussed your desire to swim the Channel with the doctors on the tumor review board, and I'm sorry, but no one believes that you will be able to do it. The fatigue from the chemo will be too great." I looked at my husband and thought they don't know me. Read more: Lumpectomy, World Record, Dr. Show More Summary
WATCH: World's Fastest Pram?
Colin Furze's "megapram" is a stroller built with the parent -- not the baby -- in mind. If the parent is a world record coveter with a need for speed... Read more: Colin Furze Stunts, Stunts, World's Fastest Stroller, World's Fastest...Show More Summary
OMG! Cheerleader Backflips Her Way To World Record (VIDEO)
Miranda Ferguson, a 16-year-old cheerleader in Texas, gave the halftime performance of a lifetime last week. As her team and the audience cheered her... Read more: Cheerleading World Record, High School Cheerleaders, Youngest World Record Breakers, Miranda Ferguson, Hockaday School, Flipping World Record, Handsprings, World Records, Guinness Book of World Records, Teen News
WATCH: It's Less Than 18 Inches Tall, But Still Street Legal
A group of high school students have built the perfect vehicle for taking a short drive. It's called the "Mirai," which means ‘future’ in Japan... Read more: Weird UK, Video, Weird Japan, Guinness World Records, Shortest Roadworthy Car, Weird Photos & Videos, World Records, Worlds Smallest Car, Far Out Photos, Weird News News
WATCH: World Record For Mickey Mouse Collectibles
Some would call her obsessed, but so long as they're only referring to her Mickey Mouse collection, it doesn't bother Janet Esteves one bit. The 57... Read more: Mickey Mouse Keychains, Video, Mickey Mouse Memorabilia, Guinness World Records, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse Plush, Mickey Mouse Collectibles, Mickey Mouse Figures, Money News
Travel + Leisure: PHOTOS: Visiting The World's Biggest Buildings
As architects strive to outdo each other and new cities and structures command recognition, the new motto becomes clear: More is more. Read more: Architecture, Travel, Travel + Leisure, World's Biggest, World's Tallest Building, World's Largest, Slidepollajax, Slideexpand, Travel News
SLITHERING INTO HISSSS-TORY: World's Longest Snake
A reticulated python has slithered into a place where few snakes have gone: Guinness World Records. She's named Medusa and the 25-foot-long, two-in... Read more: Video, Medusa World's Longest Snake, Weird Kansas, Edge of Hell, LarryShow More Summary
The Man Who Wrote Over 100K Books
The following is an excerpt from "This Is Improbable" [Oneworld, $15.95]: Philip M. Parker is the world’s fastest book author, and given that he... Read more: Book News, World Record, Book Record, Fast Writer, Fastest Writer, Fast Writer Record, Fastet Writer Record, Book World Record, Wrote Most Books, Most Books, Video, Books News
DRAW YOUR ATTENTION: Man Attempts To Make The World's Largest Maze
The writing is on the wall: Joe Wos is halfway to setting a world record for largest hand-drawn maze. Wos, a Pittsburgh-based cartoonist and perfor... Read more: Video, Toonseum, Weird Art, Guinness World Records, World Records, Weird Photos & Videos, Joe Wos, Far Out Photos, Pennsylvania Weird, Weird News News
BIG DOG: This Great Dane Is The World's Tallest
OTSEGO, Mich. — A Great Dane from Michigan is doggone tall. The Guinness World Records 2013 book published Thursday recognizes Zeus of Otsego,... Read more: Video, Denise Doorlag, Guinness World Records, World's Tallest Dog, Animals in the News, Weird Michigan, World Records, Zues, Weird News News
I CAN HAZ WORLD RECORD? This Cool Cat Is The World's Tallest
This is a bittersweet time for Debby Maraspini. The 2013 edition of Guinness World Records just came out and her beloved cat, Savannah Islands Trou... Read more: Tallest Mohawk, Video, Guinness World Records 2013, Guinness World Records,...Show More Summary
MOHAWK, MO' HIGH: Japanese Fashion Designer Has World's Tallest Mohawk
It took three cans of hairspray, one large bottle of gel -- and, of course, 15 years to grow it out -- but Kazuhiro Watanabe has made history. The... Read more: World's Tallest Mohawk, Anatomical Wonders, Video, Kazuhiro Watanabe, World Records, Weird Photos & Videos, Slidepollajax, Guinness World Records, Weird News News
You're Gonna Need A Bigger Phone For This QR Code
You're gonna need a bigger phone. The Kraay family of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, turned their farm's annual corn maze into an ode to Quick Response... Read more: Farming, Small Business, Quick Response Codes, Corn Maze, Agriculture, Alberta,...Show More Summary
What The World's Largest Crab Cake Looks Like
What do you do after you break the world record for largest crab cake? Make a bigger crab cake, obviously. At least that's what Maryland seafood proce... Read more: Worlds Largest Crab Cake, Handy International, Biggest Crab Cake, Largest Crab Cake, Crab Cakes, Crab Cake, World's Biggest Crab Cake, Food World Records, World Records, World's Largest Crab Cake, Food News