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Japan sets new world record for largest mailbox, now ready for your puny mail
A lot of world records are inherently silly. Sure, you could set a record for the most mascot characters dancing in sync, but why would you? Because you are Japan, that’s why! And now Nippon has...
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Are you faster than a 90-year-old? Japan’s Turbo Granny still smashing records
What’s your 100m sprint time? If it’s over 23.8 seconds, then you’re slower than a 90-year-old! Last month Japan’s Turbo Granny smashed the Japanese record for her age category and now has her sights...
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Behold: The world’s fastest Super Mario Bros. speed run
Truth be told, I’ve never been a huge fan of video game speed runs. All too often, recordings show players exploiting a game’s code to the point that it hardly seems like they’re playing the game any...
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New world record set for highest score in arcade classic Donkey Kong
Ever since the 2007 documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, the world record score for 1980s arcade hit Donkey Kong has been kind of a big deal. For years, the existing record seemed...
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Shaolin monk “walks on water,” smashes world record
No Hollywood special effects, no magician’s helper, heck, not even any mystical kung-fu powers here. All it took for this Shaolin monk in China to walk on water was practice, practice and more...
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Is this the oldest cat in the world? Japanese kitty Ai-chan turns 27 【Pics】
Many of the world’s oldest living people are Japanese. Whether it’s down to a healthy diet, good healthcare, or simply the support of friends and family, we can’t say for sure, but all those things...
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The Pokémon Company, U.K. artist create world’s largest Pokémon trading card...
The Pokémon Company and U.K. artist Quentin Devine created the world’s largest Pokémon Trading Card as a mosaic. The mammoth undertaking measures 10 meters (33 feet) on its longest edge, seven meters...
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World record set for most crane games in one arcade with new game center in...
Guinness World Records representative awards honor at grand opening of new Taito Station. In a lot of other countries, crane games have a reputation for being stuffed with cheap, cheesy, knockoff...
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Shinjuku arcade breaks Guinness World Record for having the most crane games
If you want it, this arcade’s probably got it. Crane games – Japan loves them, needs them, and sometimes breaks them. And on January 7, 2021, the Sega Shinjuku Kabukicho arcade in donwtown Tokyo...
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The Titan-Sized Attack on Titan manga is freakishly huge, breaks world record...
Collected volume is sized to fit the hands of the Titans themselves. The Attack on Titan manga began in 2009, and it’s scheduled to come to an end next month when its final chapter is published in the...
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Kanna Hashimoto wins Guinness World Record for getting tissues really fast
Hashimoto becomes the undisputed, certified Queen of Tissues. It was eight years ago that a photo of young idol Kanna Hashimoto dancing spread through the Internet like wildfire and earned her the...
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New champion for title of longest-running manga ever, creator explains how...
Golgo 13 has been killing people for over 50 years, and the series’ longevity is due in part to its artist’s rice-farmer mentality. Golgo 13 is known as a man who never misses, and the famed...
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Japanese Scottish Fold Motimaru grabs Guinness World Record for most watched...
There can be only one. The year was 2019. A stupid entertainment news website had just spoiled the ending of Avengers: Endgame for me, and pretty much only Japanese people could be seen wearing face...
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Hokkaido potato growing town sets Guinness World Record for world’s biggest...
This little town easily eclipsed the previous world record by about 54 kilograms (119 pounds)! Hokkaido is known for a lot of things, like delicious seafood and the Sapporo Snow Festival, but did you...
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Learn how to crush walnuts with your butt from Japan’s Guinness World Record...
Will our butts survive the crushing blows of victory? Mr. Cherry Yoshitake, otherwise known simply as Mr. Cherry, is a Japanese comedian who holds 26 Guinness World Records as of September 2022. These...
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178 People named Hirokazu Tanaka break record for largest gathering of people...
It’s a name you can count on. Human achievement comes in many different forms, from pulling tissues out of their box with lightning speed or crushing various objects with ones butt such as walnuts or...
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Japanese female rock band Scandal earns a Guinness World Record for staying...
17 years and counting! Music is a rough business, and differences in interests, tastes, and ambitions make keeping a band together difficult. But not for everyone; Japanese girl-band Scandal has...
View ArticleGet Ready for the Olympics by Revisiting Current World Records
One of the best parts of the Olympics is when a world record is broken, but with the 4 year gap between Olympic summer games it’s easy to forget what has happened before. So RocketNews24 would like to...
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