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Livermore lightbulb: 107 and still going strong

Ryan — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:00:12 +0000

Some of us have not lived so long or will not live to see the day of 107, but Tom Bramell, a former Livermore fire chief at Station No. 6 still gazes at the worlds longest burning lightbulb. Bramell said: Most people just consider it a...

David Blaine breaks world record for holding ones breath

Dianne — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:54:26 +0000

David Blaine set a new world record Wednesday for breath-holding, 17 minutes and 4 seconds. The feat was broadcast live during The Oprah Winfrey Show and the studio audience cheered as divers pulled the 35-year-old magician from a...

Boy Blows Up 213 Balloons With His Nose

AP — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:53:55 +0000

A 13-year-old boy is claiming the world record for blowing balloons with his nose. Using one nostril at a time, Andrew Dahl inflated 213 balloons within an hour Friday in the town’s public library. His feat has been submitted for review by...

Guinness World Records Adjudications New records in the Philippines

Khalil — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:43:23 +0000

nearly 487 years to the day after Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines – businesswoman Sister Grace Galindez-Gupana (Philippines) achieved five Guinness World Records in a single day. With the support of the Philippine National Red...

Russian woman gives birth to a huge baby girl weighing 17 pounds

Parul G — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:04:38 +0000

Russian Tatiana Khalina has made her town Aleisk in the Altai region in southern Siberia proud as she set a record by delivering her 12th baby that weighed 17.05 pounds (7.75 kgs) at birth. The newborn is more than the twice as an average...

Samsung mobile trio gets into the 'Guinness World Record Book'

Ankush — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:56:16 +0000

You will have to actually catch a glimpse of these Samsung phones to believe what mobile developers at Samsung have fabricated. ‘Samsung’ just released its trio of cellphones that carry names of actually being the world’s slimmest...

A Word with Isobel Varley - The World's Most Tattooed Senior Woman

Disha Singh — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:27:39 +0000

There is no age to get a tattoo and Isobel Varley, 69, is the name to prove this fact as a retiree. In 2000, Mrs. Varley was recognized by the Guinness World Records as “The World’s Most Tattooed Senior Woman” and still she holds...

Jenny Gomes' 4-inch Chihuahua may be the world's smallest living dog

Aneez — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:39:44 +0000

Jenny Gomes, a resident of Okahumpka, is one proud pet owner. And she has every right to feel so, because her beloved pet, a rust-coloured, long-haired Lake County Chihuahua, is on the way to claim the spot of being the smallest dog in...

Martin Strel Conquers Amazon River

Rajni — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:37:28 +0000

52-two-year-old Slovenian marathon swimmer Martin Strel has become the first person to swim down 5,265 km South America’s Amazon River breaking his own three-year world record set in China. He averaged about 80 km a day in the swim from Peru...

Bhut Jolokia: World's hottest chili pepper

Kanchan — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:30:13 +0000

While you might want spice up your food with chilies, this is one even you had best avoid . Its guaranteed to make you weep and cry cos it’s the world’s hottest chili pepper. Bosland, a regents professor at New Mexico State University,...