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This past weekend, 34-year-old James Peterson attempted to set a Guinness World Record by fist pumping for 17 straight hours. The self-described fist-pumping veteran had a video team document his quest so he can submit it to Guinness. If he's successful, Peterson will own the first individual fist-pumping record. If you think that sounds awesome, then you'll enjoy 15 more odd world records in this gallery that have been set in recent years. If you think spending an entire day fist-pumping sounds like a waste of a weekend, don't worry; Peterson is unemployed. He'll have more days off to enjoy.
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Most Bees on the Body
On April 18, 2012, She Ping, a 32-year-old farmer in southwest China's Chongqing municipality, broke the world record by covering his body with 33.1 kilograms of bees (approx. 331,000 bees). When it comes to getting your entire body covered in flying insects, this guy is the bee's knees.
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Longest Continuous Television Viewing
Back in February, in celebration the 500th "The Simpsons" episode, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in Los Angeles hosted an Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge, in which 100 participants attempted to watch as many episodes in a row without sleep starting with episode No. 1 from 1989. Two fans, Jeremiah Franco, 22, and Carin Shreve, 33, both from California, outlasted the competition by making it to the 11th episode of the 11th season. In the process, they set a new world record for longest continuous television viewing, at 86 hours and 37 minutes. Ay, caramba!
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Tallest Lego Tower
Here's a record that has been broken more than 30 times: the world's tallest Lego structure. Just this past Sunday, the tower was built in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Danish toy maker. It required 50,000 pieces, and more than 4,000 children helped construct it. The final piece of the tower was put in place by Danish Crown Prince Frederick, bringing the height to 104 feet, besting the previous mark of 103 feet set last year in France.
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Longest Kiss
Proving once again that boys rule and girls drool, a gay Thai couple set the record for longest continuous kiss days before this past Valentine's Day. Nontawat Jaroegenasornsin, 31, and Thanakorn Sittiamthong, 28, kept their lips locked for 50 hours and 25 minutes, beating out seven other couples (including last year's winners) to set the new world record. The two men were taking part in the annual "Ripley's Believe It or Not" longest kissing competition in the resort town of Pattaya, Thailand, and won $6,500 worth of diamond rings for their achievement.
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World's Longest Tongue (female)
Speaking of kissing, how would you like to make out with this gal? That's Chanel Tapper, who has a tongue that measures a whopping 3.8 inches, from tip to top lip. She was measured in California on September 29, 2010. However, British citizen Stephen Taylor's tongue is actually the world's longest, at 3.86 inches.
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Farthest Distance Unicycled Atop Beer Bottles
The owner of this unique world record is 25-year-old Lutz Eichholtz from Germany. He broke the record of 26 feet previously set by himself on September 26, 2011, at an exhibition in Tel Aviv. His new record is 29 feet. He probably could have made it to 30 feet, but his buddies couldn't drink beers fast enough.
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Longest Aerial Tightrope Walk
In what appears to be sheer insanity, Samat Hasan, a 24-year-old stuntman from China's farwest Xinjiang region, walks on a tightrope across a valley in the tourist spot of Zhangjiajie, Hunan province on April 25, 2009. Hasan made it across a 700-meter-long (2,300 feet) rope on a 39-degree gradient, to successfully break the Guinness World Record for aerial tightrope walking after failing in a previous attempt in October 2008.
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Longest Time Spinning a Basketball on a Toothbrush While Holding Toothbrush in Mouth
From sheer insanity to complete ridiculousness, Thaneshwar Guragai broke the last Guinness record of 13.5 seconds by spinning a basketball on a toothbrush while holding the toothbrush in his mouth for exactly 22.41 seconds. He accomplished the feat on April 19, 2012.
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Midwest's Longest Brat
On September 15, 2011, Chicago's Berghoff Restaurant set the record for the Midwest's longest brat, measuring 47 feet and three inches. The brat weighed in at 40 pounds and was made from a pork and beef mix seasoned with salt, black pepper, whole marjoram, sugar and paprika. It required a 50-foot long bun. Those who were on hand to eat the brat nearly set a record for largest gathering of people with indigestion.
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Longest Cigar
Five-time Guinness World Record winner and cigar-roller Jose Castelar broke his own record for longest stogie in Havana on May 3, 2011. When he was done rollin', he finished with an 80-meter-long cigar that crushed his previous world record of 65 meters.
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Most Pierced Man
This prestigious record belongs to Rolf Buchholz of Dortmund, Germany. He has 453 studs and rings scattered across his body, although the majority of his many piercings are below his neck. We'll let you use your imagination as to where they may be. We are also assuming that because of his appearance, Buchholz may hold the record for most rejection letters received after a job interview, but that has not been verified.
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Longest Beard
Canada's Sarwan Singh entered the 2012 edition of Guinness World Records with his 7-foot-9-inch beard. Singh is a head priest at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Surrey, Canada, and his faith forbids haircuts. Therefore, many men who follow the religion have long beards, but Singh is the cock of the walk.
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Tallest Professional Model
Guys, feast your eyes on Amazon Eve, a 6-foot-8-inch model from California (she's the one on the right). She was crowned the World's Tallest Professional Model by Guinness World Records, and makes her living as a model and personal trainer. If you are looking to take her out on a date, keep in mind that she'll be about 7 feet tall with heels on.
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Highest Speed Driving a Car on Ice
On February 10, 2011, Finnish driver Juha Kankkunen set a world record for driving a car on ice at a speed of 205.48 miles per hour. He did it in his convertible Bentley Continental, and it's pretty fair to say he's the coolest person on this list. Except for maybe the next guy.
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Most Spoons on a Human Body
This is Etibar Elchiyev, posing with 50 metal spoons stuck to his body during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for "Most Spoons on a Human Body" in Tbilisi, Georgia on December 14, 2011. The "metallic man" as he is called, provides a bizarre attraction to metal and got himself a world record out of it. And if they weren't blaring Soundgarden's "Spoonman" when Elchiyev was going for the record, well, they really missed out on an awesome opportunity.
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Whats the white fungus on her tongue?? Nasty
May 15 2012 at 2:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply