When Jack Singer of Warwick, New York, wanted to celebrate his birthday in style, he did what any rational 10-year-old would do.
He asked his parents to help him set a world record.
And not just any world record.
Jack wanted to set the WORLD RECORD FOR WEARING THE MOST UNDERWEAR AT ONE TIME.
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The VUVUZELA, the loud stadium horn made famous at this year’s World Cup, has found another event that it is not welcome.
The INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF COMPETITIVE EATING (IFOCE), which runs major eating events around the world, has issued a press release stating that VUVUZELAS ARE BANNED FROM THE ANNUAL NATHAN’S FAMOUS HOT DOG EATING CONTEST on July 4th at Nathan’s on Coney Island, New York.
The full press release is after the break:
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Monopoly Casino Slot Machine Game
If you have ever been to Las Vegas, then you should be familiar with one of the most popular slot machine game themes ever made: Monopoly. (Yes, the ubiquitious Wheel! of! Fortune! games are a more popular theme, but that’s a different article for a different day).
And when it comes to playing Monopoly – playing the Monopoly-themed slot machine is certainly one way to say that you have played the World’s Fastest Game of Monopoly.
But you would be incorrect, as the slot machine is not the board game, and when it comes to talking smack about Monopoly, it’s all about the board game.
So, Web Watch readers, we ask you this question: assuming you play exactly by the listed rules in a standard set of Monopoly, WHAT IS THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME THAT A MONOPOLY GAME CAN BE PLAYED?
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Guinness World Records Video Game – Wii
Have you ever wanted to set a world record?
Sure, you’ve read through the GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS and contemplated what you could do for fame and infamy, whether there was any category of achievement or secret skill that you may have that would qualify for inclusion in the next edition.
And sadly, while there are thousands of possible records that are recognized as Official World Records, there are also those activities that deserve to be included in some sort of World Record Database – ANY database will do, especially when it’s something as mundane as seeing how long you could throw a ball around the apartment with your friends without letting it hit the ground.
Because until someone else comes along and does the same thing in your apartment, it’s still going to count as a world record.
If only there was some way to record and report these types of things without having to go through an official documenting body, such as Guinness.
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The Adventures of the Zip Code Man
David Rosdeitcher has an affinity for numbers, or just a really good memory. He is a street performer from Boulder, Colorado, and his act consists of asking the audience for their zip code. He then proceeds to tell those people not only what city they’re from, but also about a restaurant or other local point of interest that’s located there.
He’s been called THE ZIP CODE MAN, THE MIGHTY ZIP CODE MAN, and MR ZIP CODE.
As a busker, he earns money based on the tips that people provide from the entertainment he offers. His pitch line is “give me money, because I know where you live.” It seems to be effective.
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Can you name the MOST PLAYED VIDEO GAME OF ALL TIME?
It’s not MS PAC MAN.
It’s not TETRIS.
It’s not even Microsoft Windows’ SOLITAIRE card game (although that one should qualify as the most played video game in the office environment).
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Watching late night television on New Year’s Eve has become a tradition. No matter where you are, who you’re partying with – as soon as midnight draws near, everybody gathers to the closest TV screen to watch Dick Clark and his big ball drop on Times Square.
Sure, Ryan Seacrest may be inheriting the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve throne soon, but it will always be Dick Clark’s show.
But other networks have tried to muscle in on the stranglehold that Dick has had on New Year’s Eve festivities (portions pre-recorded). FOX tried to create an event by having motorcyle legend Robbie Knievel jump “over” the Mirage casino volcano last year. The broadcast was poorly done, there was no crowd to speak of, and even the television audience could tell that Robbie didn’t really jump over the volcano. See for yourself:
So the question is – where was everybody that cold Las Vegas evening?
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Danica Mckellar is best known in some circles as that cute chick from the TV show The Wonder Years, but as thousands of math nerds will attest, she is much, much more than that.
She is a math genius and has the published papers to prove it.
Britney Gallivan is also a teenage math genius and if her photo is any indication, she and Danica have proven that math nerds can be pretty too.
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