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: | 2.7 | |
| Archived Since: | June 21, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
WATCH: Giant Rube Goldberg Gizmo Takes 300 Steps To Fill, Pop Balloon
It's being called the world's largest Rube Goldberg machine, and it's not hard to see why. The crazy apparatus, created by Purdue University's Society... Read more: Perdue University, World Record, Video, Rube Goldberg, Rube Goldberg Machine, World's Biggest Rube Goldberg Machine, World Record Rube Goldberg Machine, Science News
7 Amazing Kid Record Holders
It's not everyday that a legend tweets about a 12-year-old. But, when skateboarder Tom Shaar, became the first and only person of any age to land a 10... Read more: Kid Who Broke Record, Giuliano Stroe, Kids Who Break Records, Parents-Kids, Kid Record Holders, Tom Shaar, World Records, Guinness Book of World Records, Tom Shaar Skateboarder, Parents News
KING-SIZED KING: 500-Pound Elvis Impersonator Wants To Lose A Hunka Hunka Fat
As an Elvis Presley impersonator, Peter Vallee has no problem recreating the King's big voice. The problem is, he's also a little too good at maste... Read more: Elvis Impersonator, Peter Vallee, World's Biggest Elvis, Video, Presley...Show More Summary
Secrets Behind Guinness World Records Food Awards
The Guinness World Records is infamous for recording incredible, zany and outrageous achievements -- especially when it comes to food. Titles suc... Read more: Food World Reconds, Guinness Book of World Records, Guinness World Records, Food Records, Food News
54-Hour World Record Kickball Game Raises Money For Cancer
NAUGATUCK, Conn. -- A friendly game of kickball in Connecticut ended after 345 innings with a score of 164-117 and a Guinness world record. Two tea... Read more: Naugatuck, Padua Franciscan High School, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Cancer Research, Kickball, Guiness Book of World Records, Atlanta, Video, Impact News
Tallest Man In America Finally Gets A Pair Of Shoes, Thanks To Generous Donors
The tallest man in America had just one small wish -- to buy a pair of shoes that fit. Thanks to generous donors, his $16,000 dream has come true. ... Read more: Tallest Man, Video, Minnesota, Charity, Slidepollajax, Guinness World Records, Tallest Man America, Igor Vovkovinskiy, Impact News
Is This The World's Smallest Dog?
One of the world's biggest pop starts may now be sharing her name with the world's smallest puppy. Beyonce, a Dachsund mix born at the Grace Founda... Read more: Beyonce Puppy World Record, Grace Foundation Animal Shelter, Video, Beyonce...Show More Summary
FORGET-ME-NOT: This Man Has America's Best Memory (VIDEO)
PHILADELPHIA -- As Mike Mirski sits down with a pack of playing cards, he starts spinning the most incredible yarn. It involves a giant club sandwich,... Read more: Nelson Dellis, Video, USA Memory Championship, Tony Dottino, Colette Silvestri, Dana Hamilton, World Records, Weird New York, Mike Mirski, Weird News News
Stuart Claxton: The Year of the Highest Jump and Deepest Dive
This is truly record-breaking at its most courageous and the two men chasing this moment of wonder should be applauded and celebrated. This is the stuff legends are made of; this is how history is made and records are broken. Read more:...Show More Summary
WATCH: Did These Local Drivers Set A World Record For Spinning Donuts?
The Infineon Raceway in Sonoma was filled with smoking engines, squealing tires, and cheering fans last Tuesday as 75 drivers attempted to set a new G... Read more: Guinness World Record, Infineon Raceway Donuts, Video, Cars Donuts Bay...Show More Summary
This 100-year-old Lightbulb Still Works!
Unless you're talking about diamonds, Twinkies or vampires, lasting forever usually isn't in the cards. Yet all over the world -- and universe -- t... Read more: 100-Year-Old Lightbulb, Video, Historic Artifacts That Still Work, World Records, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird Science, Weird News News
LOOK: People Crammed Into Phone Booths And Cars
Remember phone booths? What about human contact? Occasionally, those two anachronisms would collide when people would cram into phone booths -- ju... Read more: Video, Phone Booth Cramming, People Stuffed Into Phone Booths, People Stuffed...Show More Summary
Real-Life Rapunzel To Chop Her Locks
Rapunzel, Rapunzel isn't just letting down her hair -- she's chopping it off for the first time in her life. Natasha Moraes de Andrade, 12, has the... Read more: Real Life Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Brazil, Guinness World Records, Long Hair, Longest Hair World Records, World Records, Slidepollajax, Guinness World Record for Longest Hair, Weird News News
America's Tallest Man Needs $16K For Shoes
America's tallest man has a big problem: He can't find shoes that fit. Even worse: He says he's been told that getting a pair that properly fit cou... Read more: Video, Slidepollajax, Weird News News
WATCH: 101-Year-Old Woman Sets Paragliding Record
Just living to be 101 is a momentous achievement, but Mary Allen Hardison set the bar even higher -- about a few hundred feet in the air. Hardison... Read more: Weird UK, Oldest Female to Paraglide Tandem, Video, 101 Year Old Woman Paraglides,...Show More Summary
World's Tallest Man May Have Stopped Growing
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Thanks to treatment by researchers at the University of Virginia Medical Center, the world's tallest man may have reached... Read more: Sultan Kosen, Anatomical Wonders, Video, Turkey, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Guinness World Records, World's Tallest Man, Weird News News
Lance Armstrong Of Elephants Wins 9th Tour de Trunk
Elephants aren't known for their speed, but one 36-year-old pachyderm must be packing a lot of junk in his trunk. He's Gopi Kannan and he just earn... Read more: Weird India, Video, Hindu Festival, Elephant Racer, Gopi Kannan Elephant Racer, Gopi Kannan, Annoytumm, World Records, Animals in the News, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird Sports, Elephant Race, Weird News News
CLUSTER-CLUCK: New Rubber Chicken World Record Set
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A comedy festival in Michigan is pecking away at chicken-themed world records. In 2011, organizers of Gilda's LaughFest in Gra... Read more: Gilda Radner, Gilda's LaughFest Rubber Chickens, Animal Nose Guinness...Show More Summary
WATCH: New Zealand Man's Tuna Could Be World's Largest
New Zealand fisherman Nathan Adams will never have to say "You should have seen the one that got away" ever again. That's because it is going to be... Read more: Video, Nathan Adams, World's Largest Tuna, New Zealand, World's Largest Fish, Animals in the News, World Records, Weird New Zealand, Weird Photos & Videos, Bluefin Tuna, Giant Fish, Weird News News
WATCH: Panama City Breaks Bikini Parade World Record
Best education system? Not so much. Best quality of life? Don't think so. But when it comes to bikini parades, America leads the way. WJHG reports... Read more: Bikini Parade 2011, Video, Bikini Parade Guinness World Record, Guinness World Records, Bikini Parade 2012, Bikini Parade Panama City Beach, Slidepollajax, Bikini Parade, Weird News News