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There’s a time in everyone’s life that’s marked as before they found out about the Guinness Book of World Records, and after they know about it. Sure, it’s just a silly aggregation of facts and statistics for natural phenomena and super-human achievement. But, from the second you know someone’s keepShow More
There’s a time in everyone’s life that’s marked as before they found out about the Guinness Book of World Records, and after they know about it. Sure, it’s just a silly aggregation of facts and statistics for natural phenomena and super-human achievement. But, from the second you know someone’s keeping score, it doesn’t matter how inane the activity is, your brain will automatically go from enjoying cotton candy to thinking “What’s the most cotton candy anyone’s ever eaten at once? Or the most eaten in one minute? Can I beat them? I bet I can beat them!”
You can try your luck later. There’s a ton of proposed un-achieved records on their website you can try to achieve or you can try to beat a reigning record holder. But, save that for later! Right now, it’s time to two-truths-and-a-lie your way through this quiz. Can you tell a world record from a world-class lie? Let’s find out!
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The human body is capable of some pretty amazing things, but which one of these impressive feats is totally made up?
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The longest time anyone has stayed in a plank position was 8 hours and 1 minute.
The most consecutive push ups ever done is 2,053.
The longest time anyone has voluntarily held their breath under water is 24 minutes and 3 seconds.
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Don't you wish the largest ice cream cone was the size of a cloud? Us, too. What's the biggest lie in this list of biggest objects?
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The largest poster is 162791.23 square feet.
The largest pizza is 13580.29 square feet.
The largest greeting card is 14480.69 square feet.
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Some Guinness world records are a bit of a long game. Which impressive achievement of the human body is actually a lie?
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The longest head of hair in the world is 15.85 feet long.
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The longest mustache ever grown was 14.07 feet long
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The longest beard grown reached the length of 8.19 feet long.
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The longest fingernails grown on one hand totaled 29.84 feet in length.
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Animals also get to be part of the world record game! But which animal accolade is a tall tale?
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The longest a snake has grown in captivity was 25.16 feet.
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The largest spider on record was nearly a foot long.
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The largest dog was 3.67 feet tall standing on all four legs.
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The largest tiger in captivity was 820 pounds heavy.
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These people show it's never too late to make your mark in the Guinness book. Find the lie.
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The oldest male stripper was in his 60’s when he first began his career.
The oldest mail carrier was in their 90’s and never retired.
The oldest female bodybuilder was in her late 70’s at the time of her last competition.
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This is a collection of buttons. People collect strange things. But, which impressive collection is totally made up?
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The largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia is 93,260 items.
The largest collection of Superman memorabilia is 1,518 items.
The largest collection of weed paraphernalia is 4,562 items.
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Who doesn't love a novelty item? We'd take these things even if they were totally imaginary. Find the imposter in the list of (unnecessarily) really big things.
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The largest lollipop is 17 feet tall and 9 inches.
The largest golf tee is 6 feet 3 inches tall.
The largest whoopee cushion is 25 feet in diameter.
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Unfortunately, this baby in a car didn't make the cut with Guinness. What other transportation world record isn't in the book (because it isn't real)?
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The longest monster truck is 32 feet long.
The longest bicycle is 135 feet and 10.7 inches long.
The longest limousine is 54 feet and 9 inches long.
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Each of these world records is for traveling a mile in an extremely unusual way. Which one is too unusual to be factual?
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The fastest mile on pogo stick while also juggling 3 balls is 23 minutes and 28 seconds.
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The fastest mile ran while carrying someone piggyback is 11 minutes and 11.8 seconds.
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The fastest mile ran in a wheelbarrow race is 34 minutes and 52 seconds.
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The fastest mile traveled on spring-loaded stilts is 7 minutes and 13 seconds.
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More animal achievements! This time, it's about their abilities. Which statistic is a lie?
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The highest bar jumped by a llama was 3.7 feet tall.
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The most aluminum drink cans opened by a parrot in 1 minute is 56 cans.
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The fastest tortoise traveled at a speed of 0.63 miles per hour.
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The most slam dunks in 1 minute made by a rabbit in a rabbit-sized basketball hoop is 7 dunks.
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Competitive eating is definitely a thing some people want to do. In just one minute, the human stomach can consume some weird things. Spot the lie among the real world records.
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The most apples bobbed in one minute is 37 apples.
The most ketchup packets consumed in one minute totaled 24.6 ounces.
The most beans eaten with chopsticks in one minute is 71 beans.
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You can consider these feats of human agility and strength as minor super powers. Which one of these world records is super fake?
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The most items kicked off peoples’ heads in one minute is 59 items.
The most karate boards broken with a hand in one minute is 102 boards.
The most drink cans crushed by a human elbow in one minute is 77 cans.
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