Monday, April 20, 2026

Tag: World Record

“King of the Freaks” Lives up to Title With New World Record

Finally, a story about a man sticking something up his nose that has nothing to do with RFK Jr. 

Justin Cappa

Saxophone Player Sets World Record With 33 Hours of Sax Appeal

It's official: This guy really blows.

Bram Teitelman

Local Inventor Achieves Terminal Velocity in Garbage Receptacle, Calls It “Engineering”

Standard protocol if the bin tips at 66 mph is to "tuck down inside and let the bin slide," which are words a grown man said out loud.

Drew Curtis

Polar Bear Plunge Record Frozen While Recount Happens

Anyone waiting for the verified results will just have to chill... again.

Bram Teitelman

Knot Your Typical Milestone: Canadian Politician Wears Lots of Ties

When a world record and fashion statement are both accomplished, everybody wins.

Gabe Herman

Chinese Man Lifts 317 Lbs With Middle Finger in His Quest To Tell the Entire World Where To Go

So say we all. Also, copropraxia is a real thing. Stop giggling. If you can.

Drew Curtis

Ink About It: New Record for Signatures on a Baseball

Having lots of anonymous people sign an item is a great way to infuriate professionals in the memorabilia industry.

Gabe Herman

Guinness World Record Holder Wipes Competition for TP Stacking

Do or do not, there is no ply...

Bram Teitelman

Hit the Bricks: Man Solidifies Record for Biggest Brick Collection

Why bricks? Because collecting cinder blocks would just be weird.

Gabe Herman

How Swede It Is: Legends Break Table Tennis Record

Turns out, there’s a reason no one had ever played ping-pong nonstop for 13 hours and 37 minutes: it’s insane.

Gabe Herman

Jurassic Park-ty: Museum Breaks Costumed Dinosaur Record

Leave it to Florida to break a world record for dinosaurs, as if there aren’t already enough retirees down that way.

Bram Teitelman

St. Louis Museum Has World on a String After Setting Shoelace Record

The City Museum added to its list of world records, and having the longest-ever shoelace will surely make it a bigger tourist attraction than the Louvre in Paris or the Met Museum in New York.

Gabe Herman

No Human Cone: Failure to Set Silly Record Leaves Crowd Feeling Silly

Who knows why a holiday crowd in D.C. tried to form the largest ever human ice cream cone, but their hopes melted away into a puddle of futility when the record couldn’t be confirmed.

Gabe Herman

Spud Racer: Man Sets World Record with Lightning-Fast Mr. Potato Head Assembly

A 20-year-old man recently had a date with destiny when he faced off with an infamous shape-shifter by the name of Mr. Potato Head. He won by a nose—a plastic nose.

Missy Baker

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