RANTAM BOOKSNEW YORK 2013
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Extreme Bodies 18
Age and Youth 20
Body Parts 22
Body Beautiful 23
Medical Marvels 24
Against All Odds 26
Unusual Skills 30
Tests of Strength 32
Courage & Endurance 34
Marathon Efforts 36
Mass Participation 38
Teamwork 40
Golden Oldies 42
Early Starters 44
Big Stuff 46
Small Stuff 48
Creepy Crawlies 52
Animal Extremes 54
Extraordinary Animals 56
Fantastic Pets 58
Plant World 60
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Gadgets 64
Internet 66
Amazing Science 68
Buildings 70
Structures 72
Music Feats & Facts 76
TV Shows 78
Stunts & Special Effects 80
Cartoons & Animation 82
Books & Magazines 84
Art & Sculpture 86
Toys 88
Collections 92
People & Places 94
Big Money 96
Big Food 98
Fashion 100
Bikes & Motorbikes 104
Aircraft 106
Cars 108
Epic Journeys 110
Air & Sea Heroes 112
Action Sports 116
Gymnastics & Weights 118
Combat & Martial Arts 120
Ball Sports 122
Soccer 124
Golf 126
Racket Sports 128
Animal Sports 130
Games & Gambling 132
Water Sports 134
Athletics 136
Credits, 138
Index, 140
Stop Press, 148
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LOUDEST BURP WHO: Paul HunnWHAT: 107.1 dbWHERE: London, UKWHEN: 24 September 2008The record for the loudest burp is 107.1 db achieved by Paul Hunn (UK) on the set of The New Paul O’Grady Show, London, UK, on 24 September 2008.
MOST PIERCED
WOMANWHO: Elaine DavidsonWHAT: 720 piercingsWHERE: Edinburgh, Scotland, UKWHEN: August 9, 2001By August 9, 2001, Elaine Davidson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, had a record-breaking total of 720 piercings. She first broke the record in May 2000, when a Guinness World Records official examined her and found 462 piercings on various parts of her body, including 192 on her facial area alone.
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TALLEST MANWHO: Robert Pershing WadlowWHAT: 2.7 m (8 ft 11 in)WHERE: Alton, Illinois, USAWHEN: Last measured on July 15, 1940The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on June 27, 1940, was found to be 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall.Wadlow died at 1:30 a.m. on July 15, 1940, in a hotel in Manistee, Michigan, as a result of a septic blister on his right ankle caused by a brace, which had been poorly fitted only a week earlier. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, in a coffin measuring 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in) long, 81 cm (32 in) wide and 76 cm (30 in) deep.Wadlow’s greatest recorded weight was 222.71 kg (35 st 1 lb) on his 21st birthday and he weighed 199 kg (31 st 5 lb) at the time of his death. His shoe size was 37AA (47 cm, 18½ in long) and his hands measured 32.4 cm (12¾ in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger. He wore a size 25 ring. His arm span was 2.88 m (9 ft 5¾ in) and his peak daily food consumption was 8000 calories.At the age of nine, he was able to carry his father Harold F. Wadlow, later Mayor of Alton, who stood 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) and weighed 77 kg (170 lb), up the stairs of the family home.
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FURTHEST EYEBALL POPPERWHO: Kim GoodmanWHAT: 12 mm (0.47 in)WHERE: Istanbul, TurkeyWHEN: November 2, 2007Kim Goodman (USA) can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of 12 mm (0.47 in) beyond her eye sockets. Her eyes were measured in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 2, 2007.
SMALLEST WAIST ON A LIVING PERSONWHO: Cathie JungWHAT: 38.1 cm (15 in)WHERE: Old Mystic, Connecticut, USAWHEN: As of 1999Cathie Jung’s waist is about the same size as a regular jar of mayonnaise. She’s been wearing a corset every day for the past 12 years, and she now wears one 24 hours a day. “I probably have around 100 of them,” says the corset queen.
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