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Boy, 9, scoops world record by balancing 16 spoons on his face
Apr 7 2008, Kevin

As he placed the 16th spoon delicately on the end of his nose, Joe Allison felt a huge rush of achievement.

For at the age of nine, he had broken a world record. The schoolboy beat the previous record for balancing spoons on the face, by just one.

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