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10 Amazing World Record-Breaking Foods

Carl Pettit — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:28:41 +0000

Sometimes you’ve just got to have more. That last slice of pizza or that last piece of apple pie simply wasn’t enough to satisfy your monster appetite. In the land of plenty, you’d think this really wouldn’t be much of a problem. The ability to super size pretty much anything might be added to the [...]

Anchorage Winter Makes Billings Look Like a Beach Vacation [AUDIO]

Jami Bond — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:00:12 +0000

While we enjoyed a rather mild winter here in Billings, Anchorage, Alaska broke a record for snow over the weekend. A storm dumped more than 4 inches on Alaska’s largest city over the weekend, breaking the record for winter snowfall at 134.5 inches. That’s 1.9 inches more than the previous record set back in 1954-1955, [...]

Takeru Kobayashi Sets Twinkie-Eating Record on 'Wendy Williams' [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:00:22 +0000

Takeru Kobayashi may officially be banned from the sport of competitive eating, but that hasn’t stopped him from setting world records. On ‘The Wendy Williams Show,’ Kobayashi set a record for consuming 14 Twinkies in one minute.

New World Record for The Most Christmas Lights

Jami Bond — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:00:43 +0000

Santa won’t have any trouble finding the home of David and Janean Richards this Christmas! The property in Forest Act, Australia is illuminated with a whopping 331, 038 lights which sets a new Guinness World record for the most Christmas lights. Visitors come to view the 97,211 feet of LED strings, 15,000 cable ties and [...]

'American Idol' Champ Lee DeWyze Dropped by His Record Label

Shauna Wright — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:00:23 +0000

If 10 seasons of ‘American Idol’ have taught us anything, it’s that viewers who vote for the winner cannot necessarily be counted on to buy that person’s albums later on. In other words, for every Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, there’s at least one Taylor Hicks.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest victim of such fickle behavior is season nine winner Lee DeWyze, who’s been dropped by his label, RCA. DeWyze’s debut, ‘Live It Up,’ has sold only 168,000 copies since its release almost a year ago, a few months after he won the Fox competition.

Katy Perry Earns Fifth Number-One Hit, Ties Michael Jackson's Record

Andy Scott — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:00:18 +0000

For Katy Perry, the number-one hits keep on coming.

According to EW.com, the ‘California Gurls’ singer’s latest single, ‘Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),’ has reached the top spot on Billboard’s pop charts. This marks her fifth-consecutive number-one single off her platinum-selling CD, ‘Teenage Dream.’