Some records are impressive, like running a mile in 3 minutes, and 43 seconds. Or even the fastest mile running backwards at 5 minutes, 54 seconds. But other records are just weird. And that's what this list is about . . .
The news site UPI.com put together a list of the weirdest world records broken in 2022. Here are the top ten in no particular order . . .
1. Most soda cans are suctioned to a person's head. A bald guy in Wisconsin did ten at once. He claims he has a weird skin condition where his pores suck in oxygen.
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2. Most eggs are balanced on the back of your hand. A guy in Iraq did 18 eggs.
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3. Fastest time to find and alphabetize all 26 letters in a can of Alphabet Soup. An Oregon guy did it in under 2 minutes and 9 seconds.
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4. Fastest time to eat ten Carolina Reaper hot peppers. They're the hottest in the world. A guy from California did it in 33 seconds.
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5. Farthest tightrope walks in four-inch high heels. A teenager in Vermont crushed the old record of 49 feet. She walked back and forth on a tightrope and never fell. She decided to stop at just under 640 feet.
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6. Largest gathering of people with the same first and last name. One hundred seventy-eight people named "Hirokazu Tanaka" got together in Japan back in October. The previous record was 164 "Martha Stewarts" in 2005.
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7. Farthest distance to blow a pea with one breath. The guy in Idaho who's turned breaking records into a CAREER did it . . . just under 85 feet. His name is David Rush. It was the 250th world record he's broken.
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8. Longest journey by pumpkin boat. A guy paddled a hollowed-out pumpkin 37.5 miles down the Missouri River. His daughter was maybe TOO proud of him at the finish line.
She broke down in tears.
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9. Fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head. You have to add feet, arms, and a face. A guy in Malaysia did it in 5.43 seconds.
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10. Longest beard chain. Last month, a bunch of guys in Wyoming tied their beards together and hit 150 feet. The old record was 62 feet, 6 inches.
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