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Dutch Teen Sails 'Round the World

Laura Dekker completes voyage in Caribbean

(Newser) - Dutch teenager Laura Dekker sailed into the Caribbean harbor of St. Maarten to a cheering crowd today after circumnavigating the globe, the Telegraph reports. Controversies surround the 16-year-old sailor, who fled Holland in 2010 when officials tried to stop her voyage. Dekker claims to be the youngest round-the-world sailor, but...

World's Oldest Yoga Teacher Is 91

Bernice Bates can still get her knee to her nose

(Newser) - Bernice Bates is 91 years old, but she’s probably more flexible than you. She’s been practicing yoga for half a century, and now teaches it once a week at the community center of a Florida retirement village, making her the Guinness World Records’ oldest yoga teacher. In one...

Wacky Events Abound: It's Guinness World Records Day

One example: World’s fastest toilet takes on world’s fastest mobility scooter

(Newser) - It’s a question that would only be asked on Guinness World Records Day: What’s speedier, the world’s fastest toilet or the world’s fastest mobility scooter? The mobility scooter, apparently, which also took on the world’s smallest roadworthy car in today’s race in London. The...

First Lady Aims for Jumping Jack Record

Michelle O wants team to jump into record books

(Newser) - Michelle Obama is looking for at least 20,425 people to help her break a Guinness World Record next week. The first lady will lead hundreds of children doing a minute of jumping jacks on the White House's South Lawn on Tuesday, kicking off a 24-hour challenge, AP reports....

Lauren and David Blair Wed for 100th Time, Setting Guinness World Record
 Couple Weds for 100th Time 
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Oct 4, 2011 4:44 PM CDT

Couple Weds for 100th Time

They have been making vows since 1984

(Newser) - No 15-year itch for this couple: Two Tennessee lovebirds have renewed their wedding vows a 99th time, setting a world record once again, the Huffington Post reports. Lauren and David Blair fell in love when they met in 1982. They were married—for the first time—in California in 1984....

Celebs With 2012 Guinness World Records

Apparently, a lot of people live streamed the royal wedding

(Newser) - The Guinness Book of World Records is not just for regular joes who go on epic bar crawls or paddleboard rides . No, it's also for celebrities—and according to Perez Hilton , Gossip Cop , and MTV , a whole slew of them made their way in to the 2012 edition:
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Man Rides Entire Mississippi—by Paddleboard

Dave Cornthwaite traveled more than 2,300 miles on the water

(Newser) - A British man has conquered the 2,300-plus miles of the Mississippi, with only a stand-up paddleboard to keep him moving. Dave Cornthwaite, 31, has earned himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for his journey from Elk Lake, Minn., to the Gulf of Mexico, the Huffington...

New York Beer Drinkers Hit 200 Pubs to Beat Guinness World Record
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 Hit 200 Bars 
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Sep 4, 2011 3:46 PM CDT

Beer Buddies Hit 200 Bars in 10 Hours

Crew video-recorded their exploits for Guinness

(Newser) - A gang of beer guzzlers hit Manhattan yesterday in a 10-hour drinking marathon, hoping to stumble their way into Guinness World Records. The "Thirsty 13" started at 8:45 a.m. and video-recorded one of their crew downing a brewskie at each of 200 bars, the New York Daily ...

China Opens Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, World's Longest Bridge Over Water at 26 Miles
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 World's Longest 
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Jul 3, 2011 11:10 AM CDT

China Opens World's Longest Sea Bridge

The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26 miles long

(Newser) - China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge. The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26 miles long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the island of Huangdao. State-run CCTV says the 110-foot-wide bridge is the longest of its kind and cost more than $1.5 billion....

Georgia Woman Now World's Oldest Person (Again)

Besse Cooper is closing in on her 115th birthday

(Newser) - The world's oldest person is now Besse Cooper of Georgia, at 114 years and 230 days, reports CNN . She gains the Guinness Book of World Records title with the passing of Brazil's Maria Gomes Valentim, who was just shy of her 115th birthday. Cooper actually held the title...

George W. Bush Helps Break World Record

Former prez among the crowd that got in Guinness

(Newser) - George W. Bush: Former president of the USA and Guinness World Record holder? Sort of. Bush was among the throng of baseball fans who donned sunglasses in the dark at last night's Texas Rangers game. The previous record for people wearing shades at night was 423, so officials only...

World's New Shortest Guy Is 23.5"

Junrey Balawing stopped growing when he was 2 months old

(Newser) - Junrey Balawing stopped growing 17 years and 10 months ago, and today, on his 18th birthday, was named the world's shortest man for his trouble. Guinness World Records swooped into his Philippine hometown, measured Balawing up at a whopping 23.5" inches, and gave him a certificate that stands...

Teens Milk Denny's All-You-Can-Eat Deal for 301 Pancakes

They're establishing a new Guinness World Record category

(Newser) - Ever wondered just how far you can take the whole "all-you-can-eat" thing? Seven teenage boys found out recently. They sat down for the $5 all-you-can-eat pancake deal at a Denny's in California, and didn't stop for 24 hours, the OC Weekly reports. The boys ate 301 pancakes...

At 114, Brazilian Woman Is Oldest Living Person

Woman born before Ford Motor Company, Ira Gershwin

(Newser) - A 114-year-old Brazilian, Maria Gomes Valentim, is the world's oldest living human, according to Guinness World Records. She attributes her longevity to eating a daily roll of bread for breakfast along with fruit, and the occasional nip of wine (her father also lived to be 100). Valentim, known as...

25K Big Macs? Man Marks Milestone Today

Don Gorske will celebrate at McDonald's

(Newser) - Don Gorske ate his first Big Mac on May 17, 1972. Today, 39 years later, he will eat his 25,000th. Gorske, 57, normally eats two of the McDonald’s classics a day, but has eaten just one on a number of days this year so that he could hit...

Meet the Man With 121 Guinness World Records

Health store manager from Queens, NY, has set 342 records since 1979

(Newser) - In November, he had 120 Guinness World Records; now this 56-year-old health food store manager from Queens, NY, has 121. Life's Little Mysteries takes a look at Ashrita Furman, the man who holds the most Guinness records and had his latest verified on Friday. That feat? "Most lemons...

400-Pound Man Finishes LA Marathon

Former sumo wrestler may have set world record

(Newser) - Former sumo wrestler Kelly Gneiting weighs 400 pounds, and he may have just set a Guinness world record in a different sport: the marathon. Gneiting completed the Los Angeles Marathon yesterday in nine hours, 48 minutes, and 52 seconds, the Los Angeles Times reports, almost exactly a two-hour improvement over...

'Wolf Child' Named Hairiest Girl

Spot in 'Guinness Book of World Records' boosts her popularity

(Newser) - An 11-year-old Thai girl called "wolf child" by some of her cruel classmates has been named the world's hairiest girl by the Guinness Book of World Records (makes you wonder if there could possibly be a hairier boy out there)—and she's delighted about it. A spot in the...

'Genius' Horse Nabs World Record

Lukas can identify numbers, colors, letters

(Newser) - He’s been called the “world’s smartest horse,” and now he’s got a Guinness World Record: Lukas holds the record for “Most Numbers Correctly Identified by a Horse in One Minute”—19. The 17-year-old thoroughbred has a wealth of tricks under his belt, including...

Meet the Guy With Record ... for the Most Records

Plus, 10 of the most bizarre (and often gross) records

(Newser) - Arguably the most impressive of all the Guinness World Records: the record for having the most Guinness World Records. That honor belongs to Ashrita Furman, who has set 312 records since 1979 and currently holds 120 titles, the Wall Street Journal reports. Among his feats: 27,000 jumping jacks, the...

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