RANTAM BOOKSNEW YORK 2013

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Extreme Bodies 18

Age and Youth 20

Body Parts 22

Body Beautiful 23

Medical Marvels 24

Against All Odds 26

Unusual Skills 30

Tests of Strength 32

Courage & Endurance 34

Marathon Efforts 36

Mass Participation 38

Teamwork 40

Golden Oldies 42

Early Starters 44

Big Stuff 46

Small Stuff 48

Creepy Crawlies 52

Animal Extremes 54

Extraordinary Animals 56

Fantastic Pets 58

Plant World 60

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Internet 66

Amazing Science 68

Buildings 70

Structures 72

Music Feats & Facts 76

TV Shows 78

Stunts & Special Effects 80

Cartoons & Animation 82

Books & Magazines 84

Art & Sculpture 86

Toys 88

Collections 92

People & Places 94

Big Money 96

Big Food 98

Fashion 100

Bikes & Motorbikes 104

Aircraft 106

Cars 108

Epic Journeys 110

Air & Sea Heroes 112

Action Sports 116

Gymnastics & Weights 118

Combat & Martial Arts 120

Ball Sports 122

Soccer 124

Golf 126

Racket Sports 128

Animal Sports 130

Games & Gambling 132

Water Sports 134

Athletics 136

Credits, 138

Index, 140

Stop Press, 148

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LOUDEST BURP WHO: Paul HunnWHAT: 107.1 dbWHERE: London, UKWHEN: 24 September 2008The record for the loudest burp is 107.1 db achieved by Paul Hunn (UK) on the set of The New Paul O’Grady Show, London, UK, on 24 September 2008.

MOST PIERCED

WOMANWHO: Elaine DavidsonWHAT: 720 piercingsWHERE: Edinburgh, Scotland, UKWHEN: August 9, 2001By August 9, 2001, Elaine Davidson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, had a record-breaking total of 720 piercings. She first broke the record in May 2000, when a Guinness World Records official examined her and found 462 piercings on various parts of her body, including 192 on her facial area alone.

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TALLEST MANWHO: Robert Pershing WadlowWHAT: 2.7 m (8 ft 11 in)WHERE: Alton, Illinois, USAWHEN: Last measured on July 15, 1940The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on June 27, 1940, was found to be 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall.Wadlow died at 1:30 a.m. on July 15, 1940, in a hotel in Manistee, Michigan, as a result of a septic blister on his right ankle caused by a brace, which had been poorly fitted only a week earlier. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, in a coffin measuring 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in) long, 81 cm (32 in) wide and 76 cm (30 in) deep.Wadlow’s greatest recorded weight was 222.71 kg (35 st 1 lb) on his 21st birthday and he weighed 199 kg (31 st 5 lb) at the time of his death. His shoe size was 37AA (47 cm, 18½ in long) and his hands measured 32.4 cm (12¾ in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger. He wore a size 25 ring. His arm span was 2.88 m (9 ft 5¾ in) and his peak daily food consumption was 8000 calories.At the age of nine, he was able to carry his father Harold F. Wadlow, later Mayor of Alton, who stood 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) and weighed 77 kg (170 lb), up the stairs of the family home.

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FURTHEST EYEBALL POPPERWHO: Kim GoodmanWHAT: 12 mm (0.47 in)WHERE: Istanbul, TurkeyWHEN: November 2, 2007Kim Goodman (USA) can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of 12 mm (0.47 in) beyond her eye sockets. Her eyes were measured in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 2, 2007.

SMALLEST WAIST ON A LIVING PERSONWHO: Cathie JungWHAT: 38.1 cm (15 in)WHERE: Old Mystic, Connecticut, USAWHEN: As of 1999Cathie Jung’s waist is about the same size as a regular jar of mayonnaise. She’s been wearing a corset every day for the past 12 years, and she now wears one 24 hours a day. “I probably have around 100 of them,” says the corset queen.

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