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Dumb Stuff On the K-Bear Morning Show

Greg Tillotson — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:50:38 +0000

This morning on the K-Bear Morning Show’s Daily Dose of Dumb segment I shared with you the story of Scott Damerow. He’s the freshmen college student who set the Guiness Book of World Records for “Most crushed eggs with the head”. For your enjoyment I present the video Is there anyone in Billings you know [...]

Amazing 10-Year-Old Girl Breaks Women's Weightlifting Record

Don Deane — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:00:56 +0000

Anyone who thinks children aren’t capable of amazing feats had best prepare themselves for the following news. Fairlawn, NJ, native recently set a new world record in the raw squat weightlifting event by lifting a massive 215 pounds. Oh, and did we mention that she’s only 10-years-old? Kutin shattered the old record of 209 pounds, [...]

Watch the Amazing World Record Paper Airplane Toss

alex staub — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:00:59 +0000

The world of paper-craft aviation has a couple new heroes now that former quarterback Joe Ayoob has shattered the world record for paper airplane distance, throwing John Collins’ incredible design. The previous record, held by Stephen Kreiger, thrown back in 2003 was 207 feet and was officially beaten on February 26th, 2012 with a bar-raising distance of 226 feet and 10 inches.

Japanese Man Breaks the World Record for Cracking the Most Nuts With His Butt

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:11 +0000

Japan has some crazy shows, but their Guinness World Records TV series is somehow the craziest. You think we’re kidding, but in one episode a man named Tomoharu Shoji sets a world record by crushing 43 nuts in one minute… Oh, yeah, and he did it just by using his butt.

One Million Strong Facebook Comment Thread to Set World Record

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:13 +0000

It took about three months, but 106 dedicated fans of the game Fronterville have posted over one million comments on a single Facebook post, setting what they believe is a Guinness World record. The thread was started by a woman named Tracey Hodgsen, who on October 30 opened the Ffgpioneers/gwr/attempt group to discussion of any topic for [...]

We Say Goodbye to the World's Oldest Dog Who Died at 26

Kathy Landin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:15:29 +0000

As the theory goes, when a dog lives for 26 years, he’s actually lived the equivalent of 182 people years. That’s a long time for anyone and it was a long time for Pusuke, the world’s oldest dog, who passed away Monday.

Wow! Man Stacks 3,000 Coins on a Single Dime for World Record [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:00:05 +0000

While our loose change typically languishes in a jar, this man uses coins in an extremely unique way. With the combined skill of countless bank tellers, Tai Star of Tuscon, AZ set a new record by stacking 3,118 coins on one dime, according to RecordSetter.com. But he doesn’t simply build a tower of coins. Instead, [...]

21 Straight Backflips While on Stilts Makes Man World Record Holder [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:00:44 +0000

David Hale entertained Burning Man festival attendees by performing 21 backflips in a row while wearing stilts, setting a world record. Any attempts to break his mark should probably be done on an empty stomach. [via Say OMG] Read Original: 21 Straight Backflips While on Stilts Makes Man World Record Holder [VIDEO]

World's Largest Violin Can Actually Be Played [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:00:35 +0000

Twelve luthiers from Germany has recently finished building the world’s largest violin. It measures in at 4.28 meters tall and 1.45 meters wide and hails from Markneukirchen, a town that is already famous for their wood instrument craftsmanship. Best of all? It can actually be played (though requires to grown men to navigate the bow over its [...]

Michelle Obama Sets Jumping Jacks World Record With a Mob of Kids [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:00:30 +0000

As part of her noble initiative to fight childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama gathered 450 kids on the White House’s South Lawn on Tuesday in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period.

Yes, there’s a record for that.

Acrobat Climbs 15 Stairs on His Head [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:00:25 +0000

Appearing on the TV show ‘Guinness World Records Japan,’ Chinese acrobat Sun Xi Zhong set the world record for Most Stairs Climbed on the Head by scaling an incredible 15 steps using only his noggin. Zhong looks pretty shaky at the beginning of the stunt, and it doesn’t seem like he could possibly make it all [...]

Pizza Face-Slapping World Record Set by Two Girls [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:30:30 +0000

Erin O’Keefe and Amy Milano set an officially-sanctioned world record by slapping each other in face with slices of pizza a combined 174 times in 15 seconds. Although it’s far from the grossest thing we’ve seen two girls do in an internet video, it can’t be good for the complexion. There are all sorts of other [...]

Chinese Cups Break 'Antiques Roadshow' Record

Shauna Wright — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:48 +0000

When the popular PBS program ‘Antiques Roadshow’ rolled through Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend, a local man got some truly life-changing news.

His five Chinese carved cups, made from rhinoceros horns, are worth between $1-1.5 million — a ‘Roadshow’ record.