Butlins break record for giant rock

The Sun Newspaper reports that BUTLINS have smashed the Guinness World Record for the largest stick of rock – to celebrate Sugababes performing at their Party In The Pavilion weekend next month.

The 970lb monster is the equivalent to 5,000 normal-sized sticks of rock and is half the length of a bus.

Bao Xishun to become the world’s tallest father

Not content with reclaiming the Guinness World Record for being the world’s tallest living man, 7 foot 9 inch Chinese herdsman Bao Xishun is now set to become the world’s tallest father after revealing that his wife Xia Shujuan, who measures just 5 feet 5 inches, is pregnant with their first child.

Bao and Xia got married in June 2007 at a traditional ceremony in their native Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China. The couple found love after Bao placed advertisements all over the world. Despite the breadth of his search, he eventually settled on Xia, who hails from his own home town of Chifeng.

It is unlikely that Bao’s first born will inherit his father’s record-breaking height. Unlike fellow giants Leonid Stadnyk and Yao Defen, Bao’s height is not a result of suffering from a growth disorder.

And even if it was, it would be extremely unlikely that the disease could be inherited. In addition, no-one else in his family is excessively tall.

August 2008

Michael Phelps takes greatest Olympic gold medal swag ever As if that weren't enough, all but his 100m Butterfly victory was accompanied by a world record. Along the way, Phelps (pictured above) broke a host of other records, ...See all stories on this topic

Isinbaeva sets new world record Russia's Yelena Isinbaeva broke her own world record to win gold in the women's pole vault in Beijing. Isinbaeva thrilled the Bird's Nest crowd with a ...See all stories on this topic

Shawn Crawford backs Usain Bolt for 200m world record ATHENS 200m gold medallist Shawn Crawford has backed his rival Usain Bolt to break Michael Johnson's 19.32sec world record. While the American is refusing ...See all stories on this topic

Britain breaks world record to win men's team pursuit gold Beijing -- British cyclists stunned the world by breaking their own world record to take the gold of men's team pursuit at the Beijing Olympic Games in ...See all stories on this topic

Aramnau sets 105kg world record World champion Andrei Aramnau of Belarus has set a world record with a 200 kilograms snatch lift in the Beijing Olympics men's 105kg weightlifting. ...See all stories on this topic

Comic retailer sings for world record, charity Comic retailer Joe Ferrara, owner of the awesome shop Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, Calif., will attempt to "set a world record for a solo performance by an individual in a club setting without repeating a song or ...mailto:...Blog@Newsarama%20-%20http://blog.newsarama.com

New World Record Set with $5 Million Jaguar Sale A legendary prototype sportscar that helped shaped the future of Jaguar was auctioned off at Bonhams & Butterfields' Quail Lodge Sale in California on Friday for just under $5 million, setting a new world record. ...Luxist - http://www.luxist.com

August 2008 update

World Longest Flag Guinness World Record India

World's Longest flag ever made by a religious group Vyaswadi Pagpada Sangh, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India for the Ambaji temple here, is pictured above. It’s a mammoth 415 feet long. When erected, it stands as high as 20 feet. Weight of the temple flag

Scouts have world record in the can

After smashing the million cans they smashed their own world record for the number of cans used to create the Fleur de Lis - one which they've held for nine ...

Cheers to a world record

CUSTOMERS at a Brighouse pub have played their part towards creating a new world record. They took part in a synchronised wine tasting at The Richard ...

Haeundae Beach is a Double World Record-Breaker

Attracting over a million daily visitors, Busan’s Haeundea Beach is the country's largest - and is now also the proud holder of two Guinness world records ...

Boys bounce for 24 hrs to set world record

That was what eight boys in Michigan did this week in an effort to set a world record. The boys began the attempt on Friday morning at the Bounce-a-Lot entertainment centre southwest of Detroit in Flat Rock. They bounced two at a time ...

Largest Origami Mosaic in Hong Kong World Record

‘origami stars, millions of hearts’ set a new Guinness World Record for the largest origami mosaic in Hong Kong, China. The event was organized by Hong Kong Youth Visual Art Association, Hong Kong Chinese Arts Festival, ...

Corsair Dominator DDR3 Memory Sets New World Record!

Corsair® www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that its Dominator DDR3 memory modules have again shattered the world record for frequency. ...

July 2008

Most text messages in a month-world record set by Andrew Acklin
Andrew Acklin, 17 year old pictured above, sent or received 19678 text messages in a recently completed billing cycle, setting the new world record for ...

Ti rakau world record bid
Deputy principal Rob Soaw says that he thinks it is a world record-breaking performance. The event also included a waiata, song, held to celebrate te wiki o ...

Another World Record for Natalia Molchanova
Natalia Molchanova moved into her 21st world record in freediving, proving again she was always on the road to being the world's best female freediver. ...

City powerlifter sets a new world record
Powerlifter Louise Fox won three British titles and broke a world record with a superb display at Bradford at the weekend. ...

Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors Deliver World-Record Web ...
today announced that the power- and cost-efficient Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processor Model 2356 and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 8356 now ...

Spaniard Fernandez sets world record in 10km walk
I went as fast as possible in the last 400 meters, even though I never knew I was in with a chance of setting a world record," he said, looking ahead to the ...

A Superman World Record
Actually, it's exactly 122 Supermen and Superwomen participating in a Guinness World Record attempt for "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Superman" in Metropolis, IL. Celebrating Superman's 70th birthday last weekend, ...

World Record QuarterPipe Jump - Simon Dumont goes HUGE
Simon Dumont obliterated the world quarterpipe record spinning a corked 900 tail grab 35 feet into the stratosphere above his home mountain of Sunday River, Maine. Simon is awesome.

Largest Ever Mosaic World Record set by Community
The artists - more than 4000 employees at the west London office park plus members of the local community- broke the Guinness World Record with their edible depiction of attractions including the London Eye, Big Ben, the Royal Albert ...

Biofueled Powerboat Breaks World Record : NPR
Earthrace circumnavigated the globe in just 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes – 14 days less than the fastest previous time for a powerboat.

Russia claims world-record dive

As signs of newly confident Russia, Russian scientists say they have broken the world record for the deepest dive in a body of fresh water, plumbing the depths of Lake Baikal in Siberia.

Russian news reports said two manned mini-submarines successfully plunged 1,680m (5,512ft) to the lake's bed.

The mission is part of a two-year plan aimed at conserving the ecosystem of Lake Baikal, which contains about one-fifth of the world's fresh water.

The area was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1996.

Russia's Interfax and Itar-Tass news agencies cited expedition organisers as saying that the Mir I and Mir II mini-submarines had touched the bottom of the lake.

"This is a world record for a submarine diving in fresh water," Interfax quoted an organiser as saying. However, the Russian team say they are still awaiting official confirmation of the depth of the dive.

The Mir capsules are already in the record books for their undersea expeditions - descending to depths greater than 4,000m.

Before the expedition set off, leader Artur Chilingarov described it as a complex one. "There are technological problems, fickle weather conditions. Fresh water dictates its own special conditions," he said.

The two 18-tonne mini-submarines were designed to operate in seawater - but have shed hundreds of kilos to make them buoyant enough in less dense fresh water.

Mr Chilingarov also led a team of scientists to the North Pole in August last year - where they controversially staked Russia's claim by planting a flag on the seabed.

Environmentalists had expressed concern that Russia intended to exploit the lake's mineral wealth, but expedition leaders insisted the mission was for research and conservation purposes only.

Mr Chilingarov said his team would put together "a package of practical measures and recommendations" to promote conservation of the lake.

Lake Baikal, formed 25 million years ago, is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna. One of the most unusual animals unique to the lake is the Baikal seal - one of the few seals to spend its life in fresh water.

June 2008

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Herbst lifts another national title, another world record

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• Va.'s Ziegler Qualifies, But Work Lies Ahead

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Monday July 7, 2008 : World Record iPhone

A week before the release of the new 3G iPhone, several people have formed a line outside of the Apple 5th Avenue cube store in New York City in hopes of obtaining a World Record for the most time spent waiting in line for a purchase.

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Indian Bollywood Dancer set Guinness World Record

More than 200 budding dancers (pictured above) braved the weather in Trafalgar Square to break a world record for Bollywood dancing. The five-minute routine had people of all ages and backgrounds dancing to classic Indian show song Om Shanti Om. ...