Topic: Guinness World Records Ltd.
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Bestselling books the week of 12/13/12, according to IndieBound*
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IBM and the world's tiniest film
IBM has created the world's smallest film. "A Boy and His Atom" features, you guessed it, atoms as the main stars.
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For Boston Marathon's charity runners, resolve and camaraderie unshaken
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, the many athletes who run for charity are rallying around one another, their fundraising causes, and the larger Boston community.
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Chicken lays giant egg with another egg inside it (+video)
Chicken lays giant egg: A hen in a village in China's Guizhou Province has reportedly lain a nearly half-pound egg that had another egg inside it. How often does this happen?
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42 facts about Douglas Adams (+video)
Google's doodle celebrates 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author Douglas Adams. Here are 42 facts about the humorist, environmentalist, technophile, and all-around hoopy frood who would have turned 61 on Monday.
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Long-time secretary to the Beatles breaks her silence
A new documentary called, 'Good Ol' Freda,' tells the story of Freda Kelly who was secretary to the Beatles for more than a decade. Kelly reveals stories about the band that she never got around to telling.
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Largest crocodile dies (+video), but Philippines town plans to keep tourism alive
Largest crocodile dies: The world's largest crocodile, Lolong, was 20 feet 3 inches long and weighed 1 ton. The town of Buanway will preserve the world's largest saltwater crocodile in a museum to keep the tourists coming.
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Global News Blog New record for the biggest wave ever surfed? (+video)
Garrett McNamara may have set a new world record for the largest wave ever surfed. Garrett McNamara surfed a wave off Portugal that was about 100-feet high.
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Bestselling books the week of 12/13/12, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 11/22/12, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 11/15/12, according to IndieBound*
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Walking the Amazon
Ed Stafford walked the length of the Amazon, a feat the experts assured him was impossible.
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Bestselling books the week of 10/4/12, according to IndieBound*
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Stir It Up! World's largest Fritos Chili Pie
Frito-Lay celebrates the 80th birthday of its humble corn chip with a record-breaking chili pie.
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Bestselling books the week of 9/27/12, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 9/20/12, according to IndieBound*
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Global News Blog Centenarian sister helps Sardinian siblings set world record
Nine Sardinians were recognized Wednesday as the oldest living siblings, with a combined age of 818. The eldest sister celebrated her 105th birthday today.
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3 million mile Volvo: Long Island man's P1800S won't quit (+video)
3 million mile Volvo owned by a Long Island schoolteacher already holds the world record for the highest recorded mileage on a car, but Irvin Gordon's beloved Volvo is expected to hit the 3 million mile mark sometime next year.
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10 coolest cars you've never heard of
These 10 cars are so rare you won't see them on any lot. Click through for a list of 10 cars you've probably never heard of.
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7 trillion degrees Fahrenheit: Atom-smashing physicists break temperature record (+video)
An atom smasher at Brookhaven National Laboratory has attained a Guinness World Record for highest manmade temperature, generating heat that is 250,000 times warmer than the sun.
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World's tallest tower is now in Tokyo
World's tallest tower: The Skytree tower opened Tuesday in Tokyo. At 2,080-feet, the Skytree now surpasses the Canton Tower in China.
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Surfer catches 'biggest wave ever' off Portugal (+video)
The Guinness World Records recognizes Hawaii pro surfer for the biggest wave ever ridden. Garrett McNamara surfed a 78-foot wave off the coast of Portugal.
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Paragliding grandma defies gravity and age
At 101, great, great grandmother May Hardison of Utah, celebrated a new world record Tuesday: the 'Oldest Female to Paraglide Tandem.'
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Pi Day: five fun facts about 3.14
March 14, or 3.14, is Pi Day. Get it? Pi Day celebrates all things related to the mathematical constant that measures the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Here are five things you should know about π.
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Whitney Houston: Her Grammy wins
The singer dominated album sales and received many award nominations during her heyday – here are the songs and albums that got her Grammy Awards.
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