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An Idaho man who recently took on two weight-based strength records put his endurance to the test by attempting to transfer 60 pounds of weight from hand to hand. David Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records, recently attempted the records for fastest time to transfer 20 and 40 pound weights from hand to hand 100 […]

Joseph Dituri, a University of South Florida associate professor, broke a world record for the longest time living underwater Saturday, when he marked his 74th day at Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo. Dubbed Project Neptune, Dituri’s undersea adventure began March 1 as a mission of the Marine Resources Development Foundation combining research and ocean conservation […]

The world’s oldest dog, a Portugal canine named Bobi, is celebrating his milestone 31st birthday on Thursday. Bobi, born May 11, 1992, was named the world’s oldest dog living and oldest dog ever by Guinness World Records earlier this year. Bobi has lived in the village of Conqueiros with his owner, Leonel Costa, 38, for his entire life. […]

A West Virginia man’s home security camera recorded the moment a bear wandered onto his porch at night and rang his doorbell. Dustin Smith of Fairmont posted a video to Facebook showing the bear wandering up to his front door just after 11 p.m. and investigating his Ring doorbell camera. The bear manages to ring the bell before running […]

An Idaho man donned a boxing glove and used it to catch 84 tennis balls in 1 minute, breaking a Guinness World Record. David Rush, who has broken more than 250 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, said he initially thought the 74-catch record would be easy to beat, but then he realized the record was for catching […]

A soap bubble master with 11 Guinness World Records to his name attempted to add five more titles during a public demonstration in Ohio. Gary Pearlman, aka Dr. U.R. Awesome, teamed up with fellow bubble master Blaise Ryndes, whose skills earned him an appearance on America’s Got Talent, Sunday at Tower City Center in Cleveland. Pearlman attempted to […]

Public works employees in a New Jersey town cleaned up an estimated 500 pounds of cooked pasta dumped near a river basin — but the origins of misplaced macaroni remains a mystery. Nina Jochnowitz, a local politician who ran for city council in Old Bridge, posted photos to Facebook showing the mounds of cooked pasta dumped near […]

About 1 million bees were released onto a Florida highway early Tuesday morning when the truck hauling the insects was involved in a crash. The Florida Highway Patrol said a big rig crashed into a truck carrying a load of bees on U.S. Highway 301, in the Baldwin area, around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday. The FHP […]

An Australian woman won a lottery jackpot worth more than $670,000 using a set of numbers that came to her in a dream. The Altona, Victoria, woman told The Lott officials she bought her ticket for the April 12 Monday & Wednesday Lotto drawing on The Lott’s website while away from home and only discovered she had […]

A New Mexico woman was awarded a Guinness World Records title when she demonstrated her ability to turn her foot to an angle of 171.4 degrees. Kelsey Grubb, 32, of Albuquerque, said her figure skating experience led to her becoming curious about her own flexibility after learning of a previous record. I work at a library and […]