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Surfer Sets World Record by Riding 78-Foot Wave
Pro surfer Garrett McNamara recently set a world record for the largest wave ever surfed after catching a gargantuan 78-footer off the coast of Portugal. Dude, gnarly!
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World’s Oldest Living Man Turns 115 Years Old
On Thursday, Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, the world’s oldest living man and the third oldest man in recorded history, celebrated his 115th birthday. Happy birthday, Jiroemon! (It’s anybody’s guess how they fit that many candles on a cake.)
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What Would You Do If You Won?
Mega Millions lottery Jackpot is at $540 Million for Friday nights drawing, what would you do if you won? Here's what a few people said! Good Luck!
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10 Creative Uses for a Two-Mile-Long Wedding Dress
Last week, the world record for longest wedding dress was set in that most romantic of European countries — Romania. With a train that goes on for 1.85 miles, you can bet this gown is a real pain to lug around when you’re going from table to table, thanking your guests for coming.
There are plenty of benefits of wearing the dress, though. Judge for yourself:
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fans Set Radical Guinness World Record
It was the largest gathering of humans dressed in green suits anywhere. (Well, outside of St. Patrick’s Day, that is.) 836 men, women and children displayed “Turtle power” at Minnesota’s Mall of America when they set a new record for the largest gathering of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans, beating the previous record of 786 set at Rutgers University in 2008. We like to imagine all 836 fans shouted “Cowabunga!” after the folks at the Guinness World Records gave them the news.
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Marcell Endrey Solves Rubik’s Cube Blindfolded in Less Than 30 Seconds
The world record for the fastest-solved Rubik’s Cube is 5.66 seconds, set last year by Feliks Zemdegs. When you see a speedcuber like Zemdegs do his thing, you realize that he is approaching the puzzle in an entirely different way than you would.
That goes double for watching Marcell Endrey, who just set the world record for finishing a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded, which is now 28.8 seconds. Watch Endrey complete this remarkable feat at last week’s Zonhoven Open.
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Human Mattress Dominoes Is the Weirdest World Record Ever
Considering how often new world records are set these days, people are now trying to find the most obscure of challenges to get some attention. It worked for New Orleans recently, when 850 people volunteered to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people taking part in human dominoes.
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World’s Tallest Stack of Pancakes Looks Delicious
In a move guaranteed to make you hungry for breakfast food, Australian chef Andy Wrobel recently broke the Guinness world record for the tallest stack of pancakes at 76 centimeters (almost 2 1/2 feet). Yum! Please pass the syrup.