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If the winter weather is getting to you, imagine how British skier Felicity Aston must have felt. She just returned today from a solo ski expedition across Antarctica. She is the first woman—and first human—to complete such a journey alone. The trip took her 59 days, during which she was powered only by her own strength. She hauled two sledges over 1,084 miles, which is not too shabby! The 34-year-old woman from Kent, England, is a veteran of subzero treks, and she used to work at a British weather service base in Antarctica. After being picked up after her expedition, she said she'd been promised "A very long, very hot shower. It's something I haven't had in quite a long time now!" And also some very well-deserved red wine. More »
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Forget trying to help this little old lady across the street: Bernice Bates, who's 91 years old, is probably more spry than you are. Guinness World Records has just awarded her the title of Oldest Yoga Teacher, and she teaches once a week at her retirement center in Florida. The great-grandmother may not actually be the oldest living yoga teacher—there could be an older yogi hiding in some remote location—but she's the oldest one to have filled out all the necessary Guinness paperwork, and that counts for a lot! More »
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Have you noticed the atmosphere has felt a little changed in the past few days, that things seem to have shifted somehow, but you can't quite put your finger on what's different? Well, here's your answer: the world has a new shortest woman! That's right, Jyoti Amge, of Nagpur, India, was given the honor on Friday—her 18th birthday—by Guinness World Records. More »
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Yesterday Guinness World Records named Chris Walton of Las Vegas the woman with the world's longest fingernails. Her nails measure 10-feet-2-inches on her left hand and 9-feet-7-inches on her right hand. Perhaps Walton does have the longest nails in the world, but the folks at Guinness should really take style and presentation into account. We can't help feeling that Jazz was robbed! More »
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Congratulations to Harbor, an 8-year-old Black and Tan Coonhound from Boulder, Colorado, for being awarded the Guinness World Record for having the longest ears as a living dog. His ears measure 12.25 inches (left) and 13.5 inches (right). And you thought you were teased for your dumbo-like ears in middle school! More »
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Excluding humans, that is. Because whales mate at breeding sites, she probably wasn't making the 6,200 miles from Brazil to Madagascar for love. "It could be that the animal got very lost," says a marine ecologist. Goddamn whale-gender stereotyping. More »
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After receiving the go ahead from courts, fourteen-year-old Laura Dekker set out today for Portugal, from where she intends to begin her round-the-world solo sail. Dekker hopes to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe. More »
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Teen sailor Laura Dekker's mother has given her the go-ahead for a round-the-world trip. But the state still says no — so why is this news? I think it has something to do with the allure of the Adventure Teen. More »
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Teen sailor Abby Sunderland appeared on The Today Show this morning to discuss her failed attempt to sail around the world and defend her decision to keep on sailing. More »
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16-year-old Jessica Watson may not break the world record for youngest solo around-the-world sail. According to sailing expert Rob Kothe, Watson has not followed the correct route, and thus her voyage will be 1,500 nautical miles too short. [UPI] More »
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New Jersey mom Donna Simpson has one goal: to become the world's fattest woman. She currently weighs over 600 lbs, but she will need to consume 12,000 calories per day to get up to her goal weight. [DailyMail] More »
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On Sunday, Katie Spotz, 22, became the youngest person to row an ocean alone and the first American to row without help from mainland to mainland. She spent 70 days crossing the Atlantic, and raised $70,000 for charity. [NYT] More »
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Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez might just be the oldest living person. Rodriguez celebrated her 125th birthday last weekend in Cuba with her great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, but her age has not yet been officially confirmed. [NYT, Image via Flickr] More »
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"Lonely is the word for a Friday night with nowhere to go, sitting at home feeling sorry for yourself...I feel like the luckiest girl in the world," wrote 16-year-old sailor Jessica Watson, now two months into her record-breaking journey. [SydneyMorningHerald] More »
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Two British women have announced their intentions to row across the Atlantic in only 70 days. In order to beat the previous record for a 2-woman team and shave off a few days, they're doing it in the buff. [UPI] More »
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This morning Asha Mandela broke the Guinness World Record for longest dreadlocks on a woman with one strand measuring in at 19 feet, 6 inches. She told The Early Show that her hair weighs over three pounds. [CBS] More »
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Despite doctor's warnings about her status as the world's smallest mother, Stacey Herald is about to have her third child. Her last baby was 18 inches at birth, more than half her height. [Telegraph] More »
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A Dutch court has ruled that 14-year-old Laura Dekker is too inexperienced to sail around the world. Dekker hoped to become the youngest person to sail the globe solo, but child protection authorities say she will have to wait. [NYT] More »
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Last Saturday, 181 women leaped from nine planes for Jump for the Cause, which benefits breast cancer research. Not only did they raise $900,000, they also broke the world record for the most women skydiving in formation. [UPI] More »
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Patricia Demauro, "a New Jersey grandmother" (among other things, we imagine) has broken the world craps record, with a four-hour, 54-roll lucky streak in Atlantic City. The odds of beating the feat? Roughly 1 in 1.56 trillion. Demauro won't reveal how much she won from the $100 buy-in. [Time] More »
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• Just to prove to American voters that they are really unfeeling, the Republican National Committee released word today that the California Republican Party is filing an FEC complaint against Barack Obama for his visit to his dying grandmother, who passed away today. Is anyone home over there? [Washington Post]
• If you weren't already aware, Barack Obama doesn't want to see your underwear. Panty-flinging should remain metaphorical. [Politico]
• Sarah Palin is definitely not releasing her medical records. I want to be angry about this, but I wouldn't want reporters pawing around my gynecological exams either. [CNN]
• Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, having lived the last 8 years with his head firmly up his ass, thinks that the U.S. will "lose a lot of stature throughout the world" if we elect Obama. [Politico]

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