Weird world records

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Most canned drinks opened by a parrot in one minute

- Record: Most canned drinks opened by a parrot in one minute, 35 cans

- Record Holder: Zac

- Date record was broken: 1/12/2012

- Location in which record was broken: San Jose, United States

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Largest M&M's mosaic (logo)
- Record: Largest M&M's mosaic (logo), 49.5919 square metre(s)

- Record Holder: MARS Incorporated

- Date record was broken: 9/29/2017

- Location in which record was broken: Sofia, Bulgaria

It is undeniable that humankind has evolved greatly since first appearing on the Earth. We've made medical, technological, and economic advancements, and as this record demonstrates, we've even made artistic ones. Mosaics have a long, rich history: it is fitting their 21st century counterpart is in the form of M&M's. Constructed by 27 people, the mosaic took 17 hours 30 minutes to assemble and consisted of approximately 291,490 M&M's.

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Most lightning strikes survived.

The only man in the world to be struck by lightning (a single lightning strike is made up of several 100 million volts) seven times was ex-park ranger Roy C. Sullivan, the human lightning conductor of Virginia, USA.
His attraction for lightning began in 1942 (lost big toe nail) and was resumed in 1969 (lost eyebrows), in July 1970 (left shoulder seared) on 16 April 1972 (hair set on fire), on 7 August 1973 (new hair re-fired and legs seared), on 5 June 1976 (ankle injured) and on 25 June 1977 (chest and stomach burns). In September 1983 he died by his own hand, reportedly rejected in love.

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Strangest diet.

During his lifetime, Michel Lotito (France), known as Monsieur Mangetout, ate metal and glass throughout his lifetime, beginning in 1959. Gastroenterologists X-rayed his stomach and described his ability to consume 900 g (2 lb) of metal per day as unique.
His diet since 1966 included 18 bicycles, 15 supermarket trolleys, seven TV sets, six chandeliers, two beds, a pair of skis, a low-calorie Cessna light aircraft and a computer. He is said to have provided the only example in history of a coffin (handles and all) ending up inside a man.
Mr Lotito died of natural causes on June 25, 2007.

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Strangest diet.

During his lifetime, Michel Lotito (France), known as Monsieur Mangetout, ate metal and glass throughout his lifetime, beginning in 1959. Gastroenterologists X-rayed his stomach and described his ability to consume 900 g (2 lb) of metal per day as unique.
His diet since 1966 included 18 bicycles, 15 supermarket trolleys, seven TV sets, six chandeliers, two beds, a pair of skis, a low-calorie Cessna light aircraft and a computer. He is said to have provided the only example in history of a coffin (handles and all) ending up inside a man.
Mr Lotito died of natural causes on June 25, 2007.

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Most consecutive push-ups by a full-size humanoid robot.

The most consecutive push-ups (press-ups) by a life-size humanoid robot is 5, achieved by the University of Tokyo's 167-cm-tall (5-ft 5-in) biomimetic robot Kengoro in 2016.
Kengoro has been designed to accurately mirror the capabilities and range of motion of the human body, with 174 degrees of freedom (including 30 in each hand). Its designers aim to make a robot that is both flexible and strong, with hands and feet that are fully articulated while also being strong enough to support the robot's full weight.

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Largest hairy family.

Victor Gomez, Gabriel Ramos Gomez, Luisa Lilia De Lira Aceves and Jesus Manuel Fajardo Aceves (all Mexicans) are four of a family of 19 that span five generations all suffering from the rare condition called Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis, characterized by excessive facial and torso hair. The women are covered with a light-to-medium coat of hair while the men of the family have thick hair on approximately 98% of their body apart from their hands and feet.

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Longest career as an ice-cream man
- Record: Longest career as an ice-cream man, 67 years

- Record Holder: Allan Ganz

- Date record was broken: 5/17/2014

- Location in which record was broken: West Peabody, United States

Allan Ganz's record of 67 years as an ice cream man, from 1947 - 2014, is undoubtedly a record worthy of world recognition. The argument could be made that Ganz also deserves an award for listening to the same ice cream truck tune for over three decades.

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Widest wig

Helen Williams, who previously earned the Guinness World Record for the longest handmade wig at 1,152 feet and 5 inches, earned her second title by assembling a wig measuring 11 feet, 11 inches wide -- 1 inch wider than a Mini Cooper car is long.

Williams, a professional wig maker in Nigeria, said she used more than 800 bundles of real hair to make her record-breaking wig, which was then decorated with 1,000 rhinestones and put on display in her office.

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Largest collection of snow globes
- Record: Largest collection of snow globes, 4,059 total number

- Record Holder: Wendy Suen

- Date record was broken: 11/27/2016

- Location in which record was broken: China Mainland

The most amazing thing about this record is not that Wendy Suen owns over four thousand snow globes (where does she store them?), but that she's beaten her own records for most snow globes owned twice now. That's a lot of snow globes.

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Fastest 10 meters on a skateboard by a cat

Bao Zi, an American shorthair cat belonging to Chinese man Li Jiangtao, showed off his shredding skills by skateboarding 10 meters -- 32.8 feet -- in 12.85 seconds.

Li, a professional dog trainer, said he originally brought Bao Zi home to help deal with a rodent problem, but he noticed the feline would watch intently while he was teaching dogs how to skateboard, so he started teaching Bao Zi to do his own tricks.

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Fastest marathon dressed as a telephone box
- Record: Fastest marathon dressed as a telephone box, 4:06:37 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)

- Record Holder: Mark Williamson

- Date record was broken: 9/24/2017

- Location in which record was broken: Hull, United Kingdom

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Most layers in a sandwich
- Record: Most layers in a sandwich, 60 layers total number

- Record Holder: TH Outdoor & Events LLC

- Date record was broken: 10/22/2016

- Location in which record was broken: New York, United States

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Most mustard (tube) drunk in 30 seconds
- Record: Most mustard (tube) drunk in 30 seconds, 14.7 ounces

- Record Holder: Andre Ortolf

- Date record was broken: 1/5/2015

- Location in which record was broken: Schwarzach, Germany

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Deadliest lake
- Record: Deadliest lake, 2,000 people

- Record Holder: Lake Nyos

- Date record was broken: 8/1/1986

- Location in which record was broken: Cameroon (Lake Nyos)

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Largest underwater human pyramid
- Record: Largest underwater human pyramid, 62 people

- Record Holder: John Shaddick, Tyler Reiser, Manolo Cabasal

- Date record was broken: 10/15/2013

- Location in which record was broken: Koh Tao, Thailand

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Most garters removed with the teeth in one minute
- Record: Most garters removed with the teeth in one minute, 26 garters

- Record Holder: Ivo Grosche

- Date record was broken: 12/18/2008

- Location in which record was broken: Germany

Did he have a big mouth?

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Largest whoopee cushion
- Record: Largest whoopee cushion, 7.62 metre(s)

- Record Holder: Matt Funk, Lee Burgess

- Date record was broken: 8/5/2017

- Location in which record was broken: Covington, United States