Man speaks nonstop for 124 hours

" PERPIGNAN (FRANCE): Frenchman Lluis Colet broke the world record for the longest speech after rambling nonstop for 124 hours about Spanish painter Salvador Dali, Catalan culture and other topics. The 62-year-old Catalan and local government worker spoke for five straight...

8 Million Downloads of Firefox 3...And Crashing?

Apparently 8 million copies of Firefox 3 were downloaded yesterday, but I guarantee that no more than 7,999,999 are satisfied customers. I was one of those pre-emptively enthusiastic technophiles to nab a copy...

1959 Opel gets 375 miles per gallon

Hybrid car-makers take note."Could you believe that a 1959 Opel made the 1975 Guiness World Record book? Its claim to fame is getting an amazing 376.59 miles per gallon of gasoline, and that in a 1973 contest...

Ball-hockey players set Guinness world record

Is a hundred-hour game of ball hockey a finesse game or more of a grinding affair?"THERE were 3 a.m. shifts when they staggered around the rink like zombies, and there was a day when a sump pump kept the game...

Tallest Man in the Whole World!

A Ukrainian man is the tallest person in the world at 8 feet 5 inches, overshadowing a Chinese man who previously held the title, Guinness World Records said Wednesday. Leonid Stadnik, a 37-year-old former...

The World's Largest Gingerbread Man

It's official.  Canada has done it.  The Hyatt Regency in Vancouver has created the largest Gingerbread Man in the World...blessed by the good folks at Guiness.  Who says Canadians aren't productive? Now, onto...

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