GUINNESS WORLD RECORD SLEDGEHAMMER
Chad Netherland,who is laying on a bed of nails, prepares to break a world record in New York on December 5, 2003. More than 800 pounds of concrete were destroyed on his chest. Netherland, of Duluth, MN, successfully broke the Guinness world record for "Bed of nails concrete block break." Ripley Entertainment, the sponsor of Netherland's attempt, is the rights holder for Guinness World Records Attractions worldwide. (UPI Photo/Rob Bennett/HO)
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Guinness World Records has long been a catalog of extraordinary achievement and strange happenings. We highlight some of the more unbelievable feats that made us ask, "There's a record for that?"
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- An 8-foot, 1-inch Turkish man who was recently certified as the world's tallest says he used to "kind of hide away" but now he is proud of his height.
Sultan Kosen, 26, who was certified as the world's tallest man by Guinness World Records, said through a translator during a tour of New York he used to be embarrassed by his stature, the New York Daily News reported Monday.
"I used to kind of hide away, but now I accept my height and accept that people are really interested," Kosen said. "I'm really proud, not only for me but also for Turkey, that I'm able to take this title."
Kosen, whose feet measure 14.4 inches long, said his current goal in life is to find love.
"To this day, I haven't had a girlfriend because, with my height, they're generally frightened," he said. "But eventually that's one thing I really want to have -- and she doesn't have to be as tall as me." |
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DOHA, Qatar, May 26 (UPI) -- Organizers of the 2011 Doha Trade Fair in Qatar said this year's event will feature a Guinness World Record attempt for the world's largest Monopoly board.
DETROIT, April 27 (UPI) -- An 11-year-old Michigan girl set a world record with a rubber band chain stretching 1.3 miles long, Guinness World Records said.
WORCHESTER, England, April 5 (UPI) -- A British woman's big bunny has captured the world record by weighing in at 49 pounds and measuring 4 feet 3 inches long, Guinness World Records says.
LONDON, June 19 (UPI) -- A British veteran of World War I is the world's oldest man at the age of 113 after the death of the past record holder in Japan, Guinness World Records says.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A perky 114-year-old Los Angeles woman is in line to be named the world's oldest woman, Guinness World Records says.
BEIJING, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- China is now home to both the world's shortest and tallest man thanks to 57-year-old Bao Xishun, who stands 7 feet, 9 inches tall, Guinness World Records says.
LONDON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Britain's Guinness World Records says Bao Xi Shun of China has regained his title of "world's tallest man" at 7 feet, 8.95 inches.
LONDON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Madonna, who turned 50 Saturday, has sold more albums than any other female solo artist in history, Guinness World Records show.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Sandy Allen, 53, the world's tallest woman, died early Wednesday at a nursing home in Indiana.
LONDON, July 12 (UPI) -- A curry created by a London chef is so hot and spicy that it is accompanied by a health warning and a disclaimer, its culinary creator says.
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