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Everything's Bigger in Texas: Cheerleader Breaks a Guinness World Record for Back Hand-Springs [VIDEO]

Lori Crofford — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:45:07 +0000

Everything is bigger in Texas, even when it comes in the tiniest form. Miranda Ferguson, a 16-year old cheerleader from Hockaday School in Dallas. Just set a Guinness World record for the most back hand-springs in a row. Check her out as she does 35 back hand-springs in a row. The previous record was 32.

Chinese Card Thrower Wants to Break World Record for Cucumber Slicing

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:34:09 +0000

This isn’t a still from the newest X-Men movie, it’s the handiwork of a man who hopes to slice a record number of veggies using only a handful of everyday playing cards. Glory comes in many forms. Someone can be a three-time World Series champion or a Super Bowl MVP; they can invent a vaccine [...]

Ronn Matt Is Our New Cherry Pit-Spitting World Champion!

Nick Romano — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:02:23 +0000

If you can believe it, there is such a thing as an International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship and for the last 20 years the winner has been a member of either the Krause or Lessard families. But not this year. This year belongs to 46-year-old Ronn Matt of Chicago, who was able to spit a cherry pit 69 feet, making him the new world champ.

Watch A 10-Year Old Girl Set Weight Lifting World Record

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:30:36 +0000

Naomi Kutin, a 10-year old from Fairlawn, N.J., recently set a world record in the raw squat at the RAW Unity weightlifting championships in Texas. Big deal, right? How many 10-year old girls even lift weights? Well… Actually, Kutin’s world record was for a competitor of any age, breaking the previous mark in the 97-pound [...]

Michelle Obama Sets Jumping Jacks World Record With a Mob of Kids [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:46:30 +0000

As part of her noble initiative to fight childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama gathered 450 kids on the White House’s South Lawn on Tuesday in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period.

Yes, there’s a record for that.

New Show Brings Flying House in 'UP' To Life [VIDEO]

Billy Goforth — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:50:25 +0000

On the upcoming National Geographic Channel show "How Hard Can It Be," which will premier this fall, a bunch of crazy dreamers recreate the scene in the animated Disney movie "Up" in which helium-filled party balloons lift a house high in the air.

The folks at "Good Morning America" got a sneak peak of how this was done. Read on to check it out.

Couples Kiss for 36 Hours Breaking World Record

Billy Goforth — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:34:37 +0000

Seven couples in Thailand have broken the world record for the longest kiss.

In a Valentine’s Day promotion, the resort town of Pattaya is currently holding a longest kiss contest, in which couples lips need to remain locked continuously.

Seven of the 14 couples entered have now broken the previous world record for a longest kiss, which was 32 hours seven minutes and 14 seconds.