The most spoons balanced on the face is 16 and was achieved by Joe Allison (United Kingdom) in Devon, United Kingdom, on 1 April 2008.
Joe used stainless steel teaspoons. He balanced 5 spoons on the forehead, 4 on the cheeks, 1 on the nose, 2 on his top lip, 1 on each ear and 2 on the chin.
Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher have been married for more than 84 years-setting the world record for the Longest marriage for a living couple.
They watch TV together but she leaves when the baseball game comes on. They now have separate bedrooms and she says he can stay up until the last ball is thrown.
The two sit on the porch and as a train goes by they count the cars. They also watch the neighbors who walk by.
Herbert was born June 10, 1905. His hearing is going but his mind is sharp.
Zelmyra was born Dec. 10, 1907. She uses a walker to get around the house and yard.
The two of them can still give their reasons for marrying on May 13, 1924.
“He was not mean; he was not a fighter,” Zelmrya said. “He was quiet and kind. He was not much to look at but he was sweet.”
MEXICO CITY, Mexico--40,000 people have gathered in Mexico City's huge central plaza to pucker up for peace and locked lips on Valentine's Day -setting the world record for the Most people kissing at one time.
The previous world record of simultaneous kisses was previously held by Britain with 32,648 people. The seaside resort town 225km west of London held the Guinness World Record for the largest group kiss since July, 2007 when more than 32,000 people kissed for 20 seconds.
Tony Adams, 49, share-broker and motivational speaker, danced in 60 seconds using 602 tap beats and that makes him the fastest tap dancer in the world.
More info about him can be found here
admin on December 21st, 2008 | File Under Human achievements & skills | No Comments -75-year-old Gennai Yanagisawa, who runs an electronics equipment company in Matsumoto, central Japan, has created a 75kg (165-pound) one-man aircraft which sets the world record for the smallest helicopter.
Yanagisawa's helicopter is the smallest model in the world in terms of weight and its rotor length of 3.9 metres.
The first prototype he created in 1995 hovered several centimeters above the ground for just a few seconds, but after poring over books and other materials, including some 50 years old, he managed to solve the technical problems that had been hindering his flight.
With six wins from championships Michael Schumacher from Germany is world's best Formula 1 driver. Michael also holds the F1 records for: most career wins (91), most wins in a season, most career pole positions, most points during a season (148 in 2004), most consecutive world championships (5), most consecutive race wins (2004), most pdium gfinsihes (154), most laps leading, most fastest laps (76), plus several others.
Michael is the highest paid racing driver in the world and second highest earning sportsman in the world, earning a reputed $80 million US in 2004 ($40m of which was his salary from Ferrari). His younger brother Ralf became the third highest paid driver in Formula 1 in 1999, when his pay after the 2000 season was raised to $15.5 million US.
Dominic Lacasse is the person that holds a world record in human flag. Watch the video of braking the old record. The new record is 39 seconds
The longest unambiguously documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who died aged 122 years and 164 days.
Ken Edwards from England ate 36 cockroaches in one minute on the set of The Big Breakfast, London, England on March 5, 2001.
We really don't know why he ate the cockroaches but it's interesting information 
Here are the fastest runners in the world
Source: wikipedia
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