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Best of Guinness World Records from 2012 [VIDEO]

Eric the Intern — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:15:38 +0000

One thing you can expect every year is a new Guinness world record book. Well this year is no exception and the people at Guinness put together a video of some of the biggest records from this year. Some highlights from this year. The space jump, PSY with most Youtube views, and the Hot Wheels [...]

Katy Perry Breaks Pop Songs Chart Record

Nadine Cheung — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:27:12 +0000

Katy Perry has scored her sixth No. 1 song on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart with ‘The One That Got Away,’ breaking the record for the most No. 1 singles from one album. The Pop Songs chart record was previously held by Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga, who each have claimed four No. 1 singles on [...]

Armless Man Breaks Archery World Record [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:22:50 +0000

Matt Stutzman seems an unlikely archery champion. Not only because he just picked up the sport a mere two years ago, but because Stutzman was born without arms. Despite the odds, he recently broke the world record for longest archery shot, hitting a target 230 yards away. Stutzman credits his parents with teaching him at [...]

Boston Marathon Winner Finishes In Record Time, But Not "Officially"

littlemeg — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:00:19 +0000

Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon today, finishing in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds, the fastest 26.2 miles in history.

But, alas, there's a catch: Even though Mutai beat the previous record by 57 seconds, because there was a strong tailwind on a downhill course, Mutai's time won't be recognized. In fact, 2011 Boston Marathon runner-up and fellow-Kenyan Moses Mosop also surpassed the world record, finishing only four seconds behind Mutai.