Sunday, May 8, 2011

The most tattooed senior citizen

The most tattooed senior citizen is Isobel Varley, who covered 93 percent of her body with the ink art.

Deepest cycling underwater

The deepest cycling underwater is 66.5 meters (214 feet, 10 inches) and was achieved by Vittorio Innocent in Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, Italy, on July 21, 2008.

Tallest dog


Gibson, a Great Dane, was the world’s tallest dog. He measured 107.18 centimeters from floor to shoulder and stood at 2.19 meters. In this photo, Gibson is playing with with his friend, Zoie a 19.05 centimeter Chihuahua. The tall California dog, who was battling bone cancer, passed away on Aug. 12, 2009.
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California dog dubbed tallest in world has died
Gibson, the California dog dubbed the tallest in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records, has died after a battle with bone cancer.

Tallest man


The world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, is measured by Guinness Book of World Records’ officials on Sept. 21, 2009. Kosen towers over the rest of the world at an astounding 8 feet 1 inch
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World’s tallest man: ‘I’ve had difficult life’
Turk Sultan Kosen, 27, says he is ”proud and happy” at being named the new Guinness record holder for tallest man, and human, in the world. “Up until now, I’ve really had a difficult life,” said the 8-foot-1-inch man, whose height was caused by a pituitary condition. “From now, I’m really going to have it a lot easier.”

Largest pie fight

Participants toss pies for the World’s Largest Pie Fight in front of ABC Studios in New York, on Sept. 17, 2009, during “Live with Regis & Kelly.”

Farthest eyeball pop

Kim Goodman of the U.S. can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of 11 millimeters (0.43 inch) beyond her eye sockets. Her eyes were measured on the set of the television show “Guinness World Records: Primetime,” in Los Angeles on June 13, 1998.

Most people dancing Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’

Michael Jackson impersonator Hector Jackson performs with thousands of people at the Monument of the Revolution in Mexico City on Aug. 29, 2009. The Guinness World record of most people dancing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is 13,597.