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Chinese Card Thrower Wants to Break World Record for Cucumber Slicing

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:00:09 +0000

This isn’t a still from the newest X-Men movie, it’s the handiwork of a man who hopes to slice a record number of veggies using only a handful of everyday playing cards. Glory comes in many forms. Someone can be a three-time World Series champion or a Super Bowl MVP; they can invent a vaccine [...]

Mysterious Picnic Table Stackers Strike Again

Tom Blunt — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:24:42 +0000

Someone in Spokane, Washington must have a lot of time on their hands. Who is sneaking stacking all the parks’ picnic tables into a pyramid, and why? City workers are baffled and annoyed by the pyramids, which have popped up in several different places over the last few weeks. No one knows whether they’re just [...]

Starbucks Is Everywhere — Even in Funeral Homes [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:28:31 +0000

At most funeral homes, tissues and condolences are all that’s typically offered to the grieving. But at one South Carolina mortuary, you’ll also be able to boost your spirits with a Starbucks latte. The Robinson Funeral Home in Easley is about to get the town’s first Starbucks franchise, which will be located in a new [...]

Miami McDonald's Employees Play Soccer With A Rat They Corner And Killed [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:00:35 +0000

A Miami man on last Wednesday stopped into a South Beach McDonald’s for a 20 piece chicken McNugget lunch, when he noticed a rat in the restaurant. “As I place an order for 20 piece, I see the four employees corner the rat, one of the employees step on it, kill it and they start [...]

There's No Shame In Her Game, Moves Unlike Jagger! [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:19:59 +0000

Most times in order to see moves like this you would have to pay. I guess I’m just surprised she’s giving everyone such a show for free.Deep inside you know there’s an alter-ego (Candy, Summer, Lacy, Paris) yearning to be set free!21st and McKinley certainly doesn’t seem to be the place to let your freak [...]

Feeding Style Would Make Birds Sing, Maybe Not! [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:26:34 +0000

Parenting skills are mostly a learned trait. Generally the technique of feeding ones young is a personal matter, with many mothers choosing to breastfeed as a way of bonding with the newborn.Baby bottles of milk, baby food at some point is the mainstream. However, there are some parents who practice more extreme measures of bonding [...]

This Girl Is A Demon- Can Say Any Word Backwards [VIDEO]

Nick Perkins — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:22:00 +0000

I’m not sure why this is so intriguing, but it sort of blows my mind. This girl can say any word backwards. She’s a freak. I wish I was there, because I would tell her to say Racecar backwards. She’d be confused!

Narcissistic Teen Is Funny [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:30:12 +0000

I’m sure ‘Baby Girl’ was freaking out when she saw this. Technology isn’t kind to all who use it. Grains of sands, gold and diamonds, the air he breathes doesn’t compare to his love for “Baby Girl!’There will come a day (like now) when he’ll regret this video. The Home Depot mention is hilarious, so [...]

Microwave Explosions Captured In Slow Motion [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:35 +0000

Microwaves admittedly make life a little easier at times. To warm last nights leftovers or heating a microwavable meal. It’s quick and time saving. We’ve all heard the stories of what happens when you ‘accidentally’ leave non-microwavable materials in the fast cooking device. Curiosity has always plagued, but common sense prevented me from screwing up [...]

Six Year Old Pageant Beauty Alana Will Make You Laugh [Video]

Jon Michaels — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:15:49 +0000

Alana is a six year old pageant beauty with a style all her own. She may just be the craziest contestant to ever grace the pageant stage.Her parents are around but Alana seems to be in total control of the situation. Mom gives so great advice to young Alana, yelling from the audience “shake your [...]

World's Most Expensive Chocolate Pudding Will Bust Your Wallet and Waistline [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:01:41 +0000

Over in the UK, Chef Marc Guibert has set a record by creating the world’s most expensive chocolate pudding, according to the World Records Academy. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill Jell-O pudding cup. The lavish dessert is made with four different kinds of Belgian chocolate and other pricey ingredients like champagne jelly, caviar, gold leaf and [...]

Giant Roller Skating Clown Terrorizes Portland [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:00:21 +0000

Clowns can be fairly terrifying in life-size, or even miniature, so about the last thing you want to see while walking down the street is a ten-foot clown scooting toward you on roller skates.

But that’s exactly what the folks in Portland, OR are subjected to in the video below.

Man Sets World Record by Shoving 18 Quarters Up His Nose [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:41:00 +0000

Paul Green Jr. shoves an astounding 18 quarters up his nose, setting a new world record, according to RecordSetter.com. Well, if you need to be famous for something, it might as well be this. In this video, Green jams more than a dozen quarters up his schnoz, with only the occasional wince of pain. If [...]

Forget Flash Mobs — 'Flash Robs' Are the New Trend [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:00:18 +0000

It seems as though teens have taken the flash mob to a new and criminal level by planning events called “flash robs,” during which they run screaming into a store, steal things in a frenzied mass and run out as quickly as they came in.

Conan O'Brien Reveals the World's Actual Longest Cat [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:00:30 +0000

Recently we uncovered video footage of what the Guinness Book of World Records says is the longest cat in the world. She’s 48 and a half inches long and belongs to a couple in the US.

But last night on ’Conan,’ Conan O’Brien disputed the couples’s claim and showed viewers the actual longest cat in the world.

Yuck! Competitive Eaters Chug Ranch Dressing [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:00:12 +0000

Ranch dressing is the ultimate American condiment. So it’s about time someone combined it with another great tradition: eating contests. The guys in this video really have a taste for the stuff — and some strong stomachs. It takes a real love of ranch to be willing to chug 32 ounces of the stuff. Sure, there’s [...]

Acrobat Climbs 15 Stairs on His Head [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:06:25 +0000

Appearing on the TV show ‘Guinness World Records Japan,’ Chinese acrobat Sun Xi Zhong set the world record for Most Stairs Climbed on the Head by scaling an incredible 15 steps using only his noggin. Zhong looks pretty shaky at the beginning of the stunt, and it doesn’t seem like he could possibly make it all [...]

How to Sharpen a Kitchen Knife With a Coffee Mug [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:30:45 +0000

Picture this: You just moved to a new city, and in an effort to unclutter your life, you brought only the bare essentials to your new apartment. Maybe that includes a kitchen knife. It probably doesn’t include a knife sharpener, though.

But now, through overuse and/or improper care, that one kitchen knife can barely slice through a stick of butter, and you’re too ~~poor~~ frugal to buy something new.

'Back to the Future' Audio Replaced by One-Man A Cappella Performance [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:50:56 +0000

Musician/comedian Matt “The Mouth” Mulholland was able to recreate the entire audio track from the famous skateboard chase scene in ‘Back to the Future’ using only the power of his own voice.

Mulholland voiced the dialogue, the sound effects and the background music from the scene on different tracks and synced them to the video. As you can see (and hear) below, the results are very impressive:

Double-Jointed Musician Plays the Piano Backwards [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:17:27 +0000

Evan Patrone has double-jointed shoulders and elbows, which allows him to sit on a bench and play the piano backwards. You’ll probably cringe a little bit when you see his talent in action (nature did not intend for arms to bend that way, right?). And you may continuing cringing, depending on how you feel about Coldplay’s ‘Clocks,’ the song he plays in the clip below: