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Meet the World’s Oldest Twins – 102 Years Old Apiece
Meet the World’s Oldest Twins – 102 Years Old Apiece
Meet the World’s Oldest Twins – 102 Years Old Apiece
Edith Ritchie and Evelyn Middleton, of Aberdeen, Scotland, both turned 102 on November 15th of last year. Normally that's a cause for celebration in of itself, but it's an especially big deal because it means the twins are now officially world record holders, according to Guinness.
Yorkshire Terrier Is the Newest of the Top 12 Pets With World Record Titles [PHOTOS]
Yorkshire Terrier Is the Newest of the Top 12 Pets With World Record Titles [PHOTOS]
Yorkshire Terrier Is the Newest of the Top 12 Pets With World Record Titles [PHOTOS]
All creatures great and small amaze us. But these record-breaking animals of the recently released Guinness Book of World Records 2012 Edition are truly astounding. See how your pet measures up to the dog with the longest tongue or the world's shortest cat. You never know — he might earn a spot in the 2013 edition!
‘The Simpsons’ Fan Marathon Attempts to Break Guinness World Record
‘The Simpsons’ Fan Marathon Attempts to Break Guinness World Record
‘The Simpsons’ Fan Marathon Attempts to Break Guinness World Record
To celebrate its 500th episode, 'The Simpsons' is hoping one of its biggest fans will set another record -- and one that Homer Simpson, TV's most notorious couch potato, would really appreciate. Starting on February 8th, Simpson fanatics are being challenged to continuously watch all 500 episodes of TV's longest-running primetime, scripted show.
RecordSetter Picks Their 15 Best and Craziest World Records of 2011 [VIDEOS]
RecordSetter Picks Their 15 Best and Craziest World Records of 2011 [VIDEOS]
RecordSetter Picks Their 15 Best and Craziest World Records of 2011 [VIDEOS]
Thanks to the website RecordSetter, which allows folks to invent a world record in anything, many a wacky record was set and/or broken in 2011. Some of our favorite RecordSetter marks this year include the record  for two girls slapping each other with pizza, the record for most time spent simultaneously juggling, eating and balancing on “rola bola" and the man who set a world record for most
World’s Shortest Living Woman Has a Big Spirit [VIDEO]
World’s Shortest Living Woman Has a Big Spirit [VIDEO]
World’s Shortest Living Woman Has a Big Spirit [VIDEO]
At just under 25 inches tall, some toddlers can reach shelves she can't. But 18-year-old Indian student Jyoti Amge has a claim to fame they don't: she's just been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s shortest living woman.
Michelle Obama Is Now a World Record Holder for Jumping Jacks [VIDEO]
Michelle Obama Is Now a World Record Holder for Jumping Jacks [VIDEO]
Michelle Obama Is Now a World Record Holder for Jumping Jacks [VIDEO]
First Lady Michelle Obama is a world record holder, and she didn't even have to anything weird like stuff a bunch of quarters up her nose or run around in her underwear, which is what less presidentially-connected folks have been doing recently to set world records. Instead, she set her mark in a recent event in which 300,000 kids in locations around the world joined her in doing jumping jacks, sh
Man Sets Record for Most Fast-Food Tasted in 30 Seconds [VIDEO]
Man Sets Record for Most Fast-Food Tasted in 30 Seconds [VIDEO]
Man Sets Record for Most Fast-Food Tasted in 30 Seconds [VIDEO]
The US is the junk-food capital of the world, but when it comes to tasting the most fast-food in a short period of time, it turns out that Spain has us beat. This stunt originally was introduced on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' when Fallon set the bar at 13 food items tasted. But on this Spanish program, Florentino Fernandez bests Fallon by three items, setting a new record with 16 fast foods tas

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