For 10 years Bethel has made it a point to have one of the most unusual winter carnivals. Unusual enough to make the Guinness Book of World Records twice.
As we were growing up my family, our grandparents kept us supplied with dictionaries and encyclopedias. We became quite intrigued with knowledge, some of it was rather trivial. Every year we anticipated the latest editions of the world almanacs and our great favorite; the Guinness Book of World Records. There is so much to know about the world around us. I used to love playing "Trivial Pursuit" until I had memorized the answers. "Jeopardy" is still my favorite TV show. And I have become a huge fan of "Schott's Miscellany." Ben Schott published his "Original Miscellany" in 2002.
Engelbert Humperdinck doesn't spend his time reminiscing. But ask him about the success of his mega-hit record, "Release Me," and he'll gladly talk about the year he blocked the Beatles from hitting the top of the record charts. It was 1967 when the romantic ballad "Release Me" soared to No. 1 in Britain, stopping the Beatles' "Penny Lane" from claiming the top spot. "Release Me" remained in the Top 50 singles list for an unprecedented 56 weeks, Humperdinck says, earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for his signature song.
Dan Hasselius performs under the stage name of "Wilsome," which he says refers to "Some will, some won't. I Wilsome. During the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival in South Huntingdon on Sunday, he did. And whatever name he wants to be called may be etched in the Guinness Book of World Records because the Minnesota man apparently broke the record for fire eaten in 30 seconds by extinguishing 41 torches -- or as he put it for 'jammin' torches in my mouth in rapid succession."
LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In Dec. 1950, Korea's northeast seaside town Heungnam was at the critical state: 105,000 American military members and 100,000 refugees were hemmed in by Chinese Reds and the North Korean military. Against an enemy's attack, a shortage of troopships, and dreadful cold, refugees' starvation was inevitable. In this poor situation, the American and Korean military gave up numerous war supplies and created the most loving and touching humanitarian drama by saving 100,000 refugees. One of the 7600-ton troopships entered in the Heungnam evacuation plan; the Meredith Victory was originally a merchant ship that was designed to carry only 59 passengers but it transported about 14,000 refugees to the land of freedom, South Korea. Five babies were born on...
Magic show Master Magician Sir James Dixon will appear at the V.F.W., 4263 U.S. 51 S. in Hernando, Sunday at 2 p.m. Dixon has performed all over the world and is the holder of 78 Guinness Book of World Records, including World's Fastest Escape Artist.
From halfcourt the shooter stood and fired, a mere shot away from tying the Guinness Book of World Records' mark for most halfcourt shots made in 60 seconds. At Clarke University's Kehl Center Wednesday night, Dubuquer Dennis Dieters, a man who never played high school basketball yet alone college ball, was on the verge of breaking a record previously owned by New Orleans Hornets star point guard Chris Paul and a two- time NBA Most Valuable Player named LeBron James.
Paul Spencer's website is called www.yeshesmad.com for good reason. The 29-year-old Brit passed through Bloomington-Normal recently on his way to setting a Guinness Book of World Records mark for cycling across the United States from north to south and west to east. He completed the 4,700-mile trip in just 44 days, which was 400 days faster than the previous record set in 1999. Spencer and Dean Stanley, his one-man support crew, began the north to south leg in Blaine, Wash., on July 8 and arrived in San Diego, Calif. near the U.S.-Mexico border 15 days later. Spencer began the west to east leg of the trip in Los Angeles on July 24 and ended at city hall in New York City on Aug. 21.
'Round this time each year, I buy the updated Guinness Book of World Records. I'm not in it, of course.
REDLANDS - Valley Preparatory School students stacked plastic cups as part of a world-record attempt Thursday. Sixty-seven students in second through sixth grade participated in the World Sport Stacking Association's Stack Up! event for the Guinness Book of World Records. The record is for the most people "sport stacking" at multiple locations in one day for 30 minutes.
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