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Bini the Bunny set one of the most adorable records of the year.
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Dancing Robots, Da Vinci, and a Dunking Bunny Highlight the Year in World Records

Feed your feat fetish.
Eric Grundhauser December 14, 2017
Washuzan Highland.
Kurashiki-shi, Japan

Washuzan Highland

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.
A 2.5-inch scale model on display at Train Mountain.
Chiloquin, Oregon

Train Mountain Railroad

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.
Manoj Kumar Maharana breaks the world record for number of straws held in a person's mouth.
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The Week In... World Records!

All the record-breaking stories you may have missed over the past seven days.
Eric Grundhauser November 24, 2017
Brock Commons
Vancouver, British Columbia

Brock Commons Tallwood House

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.
Matt Whitaker setting his record at the Blackmores Sydney Marathon.
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The Subtle Art of Running a Marathon in a Three-Piece Suit

Matt Whitaker, the new world-record holder, shares his secrets.
Cara Giaimo September 20, 2017
The Perlan 2 glider in El Calafate, Argentina.
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The Ceiling for Unpowered Flight Just Went Up 2,000 Feet

The Perlan 2 glider team is aiming much, much higher, and doing science on the way.
Kelsey Kennedy September 7, 2017
Nothing says "science" like the white lab coat.
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Behold the World Record for Most People Dressed Like Scientists

It's not science. But it kind of looks like it.
Eric Grundhauser August 31, 2017
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This Man Had Bees on His Face for Longer Than Anyone Else on Record

Juan Carlos Noguez Ortiz set a world "bee beard" record by wearing the insects for 61 minutes.
Cara Giaimo August 31, 2017
DANCE! DANCE! DANCE!
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Here's 1,069 Robots Dancing in Unison

They set a new world record.
Eric Grundhauser August 18, 2017
Highland, Scotland

Inchindown Oil Tanks

This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.
Charlevoix's pie pan still touts a claim to the record.
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Revisiting World-Record Holders After They've Been Eclipsed

In the shadows with the world's best second-bests.
Michael Inscoe August 3, 2017
The 90th anniversary recreation of Malcolm Cambell's first world land speed record in his Sunbeam-powered car.
Pendine, Wales

Pendine Sands

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
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Finland May Have Just Broken a Skinny-Dipping World Record

It's going to be close.
Erik Shilling July 17, 2017
Record-breaker or not, that's a big fish.
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Caught: A Massive Catfish

A California fisherman pulled up what may be one of the largest of its kind.
Eric Grundhauser July 11, 2017
That's a lot of flamingos.
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The Mother of All Flamingo Collections

How many pink tchotchkes does it take to break a world record? Read on.
Eric Grundhauser May 23, 2017
The Absolutely Ridiculous Burger
Southgate, Michigan

Absolutely Ridiculous Burger

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.
"Iten: Home of Champions."
Iten, Kenya

Iten: Home of Champions

The Kenyan town where the best distance runners in the world are trained.