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: | 275 | |
| Posts / Week: | 2.8 | |
| Archived Since: | June 21, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
Epic World Records In Olympic Mens Track (VIDEO)
In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Usain Bolt not only won three Gold Medals in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 4x100 meter races, but he also shatt... Read more: Mashup, World Record, Video, Mens Track Olympics, Olympic World Records, Olympic, Broken World Records, Track World Records, Mens Track, Sports News
WATCH: Historic Record Breaking Runs In Olympic Women's Track
Florence Griffith-Joyner was the last woman to break a world record during an Olympic track event during the 1988 summer games in Seoul, South Korea.... Read more: Mashup, Video, Womens World Records, Womens Track, World Records Track, Olympics, Womens Track Olympics, Olympic World Records, World Records, Summer Olympics, Sports News
LOOK: World's Largest Lollipop Unveiled Downtown
See's Candies celebrated National Lollipop Day in a massive way on Friday July 20. The local candy company erected a 7,000 pound lollipop in Justin... Read more: Largest Candies, World's Largest Lollipop Sees, Guinness World RecordsShow More Summary
Cuba Whips Up Giant Daiquiri In World Record Bid
HAVANA -- Who says 9 a.m. is too early for a drink? Especially one that its makers believe will set a world record. Cuban mixologists whipped up a gi... Read more: Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway, Giant Daiquiri, Guiness World Record, Hemingway Daiquiri, Hispanic Heritage, Guinness Book of World Records, El Floridita, Hemingway Museum Foundation, Cuban, Cuba, Daiquiri, World News
Clumsy Customer Shatters $77,615 Bottle Of Historic Cognac
Here's something groan-worthy. A customer at London's Playboy Club recently managed to destroy a $77,615 (£50,000) bottle of historic Cognac, which d... Read more: Clos De Griffier Vieux, Salvatore Calabrese, Historic Cognac Shattered, Playboy Club, Cognac Shattered, Guinness World Records, Clos De Griffier Vieux Broken, Food News
WATCH: Most Half-Court Buckets In One Minute
Talk about a bucket list. A half-court shot is usually best reserved for desperate moments before the buzzer or a sponsored halftime promotion, but... Read more: Half Court Shot, Adam Beatrice Basketball, Video, Guinness World Records, Adam Beatrice, Basketball, Shot Attempts, Adam Beatrice World Record, Adam Beatrice Record, Sports Highlights, Sports News
WATCH: Bizarre World Record Broken
The world record for human mattress dominoes has fallen for the second time in 2012. Guinness World Records announced that 1,001 volunteers in Chi... Read more: Silly Video, Video, Funny Video, Human Mattress Dominoes World Record, Guinness...Show More Summary
Man Eats 61 Crickets In 60 Seconds (And Hates How The Legs Got Stuck In His Teeth)
Does eating 61 crickets in a minute sound gross? Maybe, but it beats smoking, according to magician Richie Magic, who recently set a bugged-out wor... Read more: Weird Food, Cricket Eating, Video, Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods, Daniella...Show More Summary
Teen Pilot Will Fly Solo Across Canada
At 16, most teens are just learning to drive. But Michael Gougeon from Ontario, Canada has his sights set on something a little more difficult: This F... Read more: Neil Armstrong, Neil Armstrong Fund, Guinness World Records, Michael Gougeon, Record Breaking, Ontario, Teen Pilot Record, Solo Flight, Canada, Teen Pilot, Teen News
WATCH: At World Snuff Championships, Not Everyone Is Up To Snuff
People who aggressively stuff powder up their noses are called a lot of things, bur rarely "world champions," unless of course you're talking about co... Read more: World Snuff Championships, Video, Weird Germany, Jr., World Records, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird Sports, Wayne Smith, Snuff, Christian Knauer, Weird News News
Culture's World Records
After Edvard Munch's "The Scream" sold for a whopping $120 million in May, taking the title of most expensive artwork sold at an auction, it got us th... Read more: Art World Records, Music World Record, Edvard Munch the Scream, Dance...Show More Summary
Pauline Potter, World's Heaviest Woman, Credits Sex For 98-Pound Weight Loss
Pauline Potter became the world's heaviest living woman last year, weighing in at a whopping 643 pounds. Now, Potter has her sights set on losing weig... Read more: Pauline Potter Weight Loss, Sexercise, Pauline Potter World's Heaviest Woman, Guinness Book of World Records, Slidepollajax, Pauline Potter, World's Heaviest Woman, Heaviest Living Woman, Healthy Living News
$3,100 Pie Might Be A World Record
Rich Hill, Missouri is proud to be "famous for the Fourth." Their Independence Day celebrations are looked forward to by the locals all year. After th... Read more: Expensive Pie, Guinness World Records, Rich Hill, Missouri, Missouri Pie Auction, Jara Mumma, Jerry Mumma, World's Most Expensive Pie, Food News
TWICE THE FUN: This Two-Headed Bearded Dragon Is Partying (PHOTOS)
Two years ago, when Todd Ray first got Pancho and Lefty -- his two-headed, six-legged bearded dragon -- the pet wasn't expected to survive long. "P... Read more: Video, Two-Headed Animals, Larry Gomez, Wolf Boy, Weird Los Angeles, Todd Ray, Weird Photos & Videos, World Records, Animals in the News, Slidepollajax, Venice Beach Freakshow, Weird News News
James M. Clash: World Record Holding Sky Diver Talks Free Fall
"At about 90,000 feet, I reached more than 600 miles per hour. The altimeter on my wrist was unwinding very rapidly, but there was no sense of speed." Read more: James Jim Clash, The Right Stuff: Interviews With Icons of the 1960s, Adventure, Felix Baumgartner, Red Bull, Joe Kittinger, Risk, Sound Barrier, Space Flight, Guinness World Records, Parachute Jump, Travel News
What A Croc! Killer Reptile Goes Into Record Books
MANILA, Philippines -- A huge crocodile known as Lolong has brought pride, fear, tourism revenue and attention to the remote southern Philippines town... Read more: Edwin Cox Elorde, Video, Worlds-Largest-Crocodile, Lolong, Lolong Crocodile,...Show More Summary
Fattest Athlete Is Ready To Lose It
At 6 feet, 8 inches, 704 pounds, Emmanuel Yarborough sticks out in a crowd -- even a crowd of Guinness World Records holders. Yarborough, 47, is an... Read more: Kelly Gneiting, Video, Guinness World Records, Worlds Heaviest Athlete, Wacky Sports Champions, Anatomical Wonders, Emmanuel Yarborough, Sumo Wrestling, World Records, Slideexpand, Weird Sports, Weird News News
What A Croc! Killer Reptile Goes Into Record Books
MANILA, Philippines -- Guinness World Records has declared that a huge crocodile blamed for deadly attacks in the southern Philippines is the largest... Read more: Edwin Cox Elorde, Worlds-Largest-Crocodile, Video, Lolong, Guinness World...Show More Summary
Granny Quits Daring Swim Because Of Powerful Current
KEY WEST, Fla. -- A 49-year-old grandmother and veteran endurance swimmer scuttled her quest early Sunday to become the first woman to swim unaided fr... Read more: Palfrey Swim, Video, Penny Palfrey Swim, Penny-Palfrey-Cuba-Swim, Penny-Palfrey, Florida Keys, Amazing Feats, Florida-Straits, World Records, Weird Florida, Penny Palfrey Cuba, Weird News News
Flaming Lips Playing For Crazy Record
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fun for Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips means collaboration, and a recent dust-up with Erykah Badu after they worked together isn'... Read more: New Orleans, Flaming Lips, Flaming Lips World Record, World Records, Guinness Book of World Records, Flaming Lips Guinness, Guinness World Records, Memphis, Weird News News