TORONTO -- Centenarian marathoner Fauja Singh won't have a spot in the Guinness World Book of Records after all. 04 more images after the break...
Showing posts with label Record. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Record. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The Cat was Born with two Faces
Frank and Louie the cat, was born with two faces, two mouths, three eyes, and lots of doubts about his future. Twelve years after Marty Stevens rescued him from being put down because of his condition, the exotic blue-eyed rag doll cat is not only thriving but has made it into the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records. He's the longest surviving member of a group known as Janus cats, named for the Roman god of transitions, who has two faces. 07 more images after the break...
Saturday, October 1, 2011
World's Tallest Female Dog Is Nova
World's Tallest Female Dog Is Nova, A Great Dane — Nova, a Great Dane, who's 2 feet, 11.51 inches tall is the world's tallest female dog, according to Guinness World Records. That's 35.51 inches from paw to shoulder for Nova, who takes up a lot of space in her owner's house in Addison, Ill. and there's 160 pounds packed onto that frame. She eats through 50 pounds per week. Owner Ann Suplee said strangers often say her dog looks like "a horse galloping" and ask her "Are you getting ready for the Kentucky Derby?" according to a statement from Guinness. But super Nova is a pipsqueak compared to Giant George of Tucson, the tallest male dog, who's 43 inches tall. 03 more images after the break...
Friday, December 10, 2010
The Most Expensive Book in the World
A rare copy of "the most expensive book in the world" Fah Franco-American ornithologist John James Audubon and goes back to the nineteenth century recorded on Tuesday evening in London, a new record price, Which sold more than eight million euros, on the auction house said, "Sotheby's". More images after the break...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
World's Shortest Woman
The world's shortest woman, Hatice Kocaman,21 who is just 28 inches tall and weighing 15lbs is suffering from a rare bone disease that means, at 21-years-old, she has the body mass of an eight-year-old baby. Guinness World Record has officially granted the title of world's smallest woman to Hatice Kocaman, following to Khagendra Thapa Magar, Nepalese man who is the world’s shortest person at 25.8 inches. More after the break...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Albania - Largest Screw Mosaic
Albania - Largest Screw Mosaic — Height - 240 cm, Length - 490 cm, Number of screws - 300 000. Saimir Strati created mosaic at the National Theatre in TIRANA-ALBANIA between 04.11.2010 and 18.11.2010. Last year Saimir Strati achieved the record for the largest paintbrush mosaic on Guinness World Records Day 2009. 06 more images after the break...
Monday, November 22, 2010
Smartest Man in China
With nine educational diplomas under his belt, Zhou Baokuan can definitely claim the title of “smartest man in China.” When it comes to education, we all want the best for our kids, but I think Zhou Baokuan’s parents might have pushed him a little to far, when he was a child. I mean, the man started studying and even though he is now 53 years old, he has no intention of stopping. More images after the break...
Thursday, September 9, 2010
The world's shortest living man
Edward Nino Hernández is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian man. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car – preferably a Mercedes-Benz – and wants to see the world. What sets him apart is his size. He is slightly taller than a piece of carry-on luggage and weighs just 10kg (22lbs). Nino Hernández has just been officially certified as the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records, measuring 70cm (27in). "He hasn't grown since he was two years old," his mother, Noemi Hernández, said of the oldest of her five children. More images after the break...
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