Another day, another record in humanity's neverending quest to redefine the outer limits of achievement - no mater how strange and pointless that achievement might be.
Sorry, Bono, You're Not the World's Biggest Rocker
Bono's trophy case includes 22 Grammys, Time magazine "Man of the Year" honors and a slew of humanitarian awards, but he can't call himself the World's Biggest Rocker. That honor goes to Dan and Carolyn Sanazaro's 42-foot, 1-inch behemoth in Cuba, Missouri.
'I Do' . . . for the 26th Time!
Woman sets Guinness record for marrying. Over the years, she's been known as Mrs. Moyer, Mrs. Massie, Mrs. McMillan, Mrs. Berisford, Mrs. Chandler and Mrs. Essex. But she was born Linda Lou Taylor.World's Longest Fingernails Broken
Photo © Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
A four-car pileup in Utah caused Lee Redmond to break her world-famous 35-inch fingernails. She was otherwise unharmed.
22 Scorpions in One Brave Mouth
Guinness World Records
A man from Syria puts 22 poisonous scorpions in his mouth. Shortly after, a woman finishes a more amazing feat -- spending 33 days and nights in a small room eating, sleeping and watching TV (but not going to the bathroom) with 5,000 scorpions.
Ala. Town Prepares to Eat Giant Moon Pie
A 60-lb., $9,000 moon pie is being prepared for New Year's Eve festivities in Mobile in the hopes of impressing the folks at Guinness. Moon pies have long been a part of the city's Mardi Gras parades, with revelers throwing them from floats.World's Tallest Man Now World's Tallest Dad
The 7-foot-9-inch Bao Xishun and his 5-foot-5-inch wife are now parents to a perfectly healthy baby boy.
Largest Gathering of People Wearing Underpants
Photo Courtesy Fair Trade
In bras, panties, boxers and briefs, 116 Brits braved the November weather in London to help Fair Trade's "Pants to Poverty" cause at St. Pancras rail station.
World's Largest Piñata
Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Lines
It took a wrecking ball to level this 61-foot-high, 60-foot-long donkey. causing an avalanche of 8,000 lbs. of candy.
Largest Arm Wrestling Tournament
Bulldog Gin
Using tactics such as the "Top Roll", the "Post" the "Hook", and the "Shoulder Roll", 200 arm wrestlers at the River Thames earned a spot in the Guinness book.
