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October 28, 2017

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Joel Byers

On October 28, 2017, the Xiangnian Food Co., Ltd. in Nanyang, Henan, China, made the longest noodle ever recorded, which stretched for 10,119 feet and 1.92 inches, according to Guinness World Records. It took more than 88… Continue reading →

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October 21, 1918

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 21, 1918, world champion typist, Margaret Benedict Owen set a typing speed record of 170 words per minute. When Chim-Chim the talking chimpanzee learned of this, he immediately sent a telegram to Emile Borel in France. In the message, Chim-Chim asked how long it would take Margaret Benedict Owen randomly banging away at … Continue reading →

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January 28, 1962

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Joel Byers

On January 28, 1962, Johanne Relleke was stung by honey bees a record 2,443 times at the Kamativi tin mine in Zimbabwe (which at the time was known as Rhodesia). Mr. Relleke was the only survivor. All 2,443 bees perished in what they now call ‘The Relleke Massacre’. The Worldwide Apis Community (aka WAC) tried … Continue reading →

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June 19, 1988

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1988 the world’s longest sausage was created in London and it measured in at 13 miles long. Both Texas and Australia complained and said that they weren’t even given a chance to compete and they wanted a recount. They were denied. On December 1, 2014, the city of Ploiesti … Continue reading →

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February 6, 1971

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1971 NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at two golf balls on the surface of the moon. He shanked the first one and asked for a mulligan. Fellow Astronauts Roosa and Mitchell both insisted that he had to … Continue reading →

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August 24, 1960

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1960 the lowest temperature in world history was recorded. Temperatures measured at the Vostok, Antarctica research station dipped to -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius). On this same date the temperature at the equator of Mars was a balmy 71 degrees Fahrenheit. When the researchers at the Vostok station … Continue reading →

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February 25, 1974

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1974, Veronica and Colin Scargill of England began a tandem bicycle ride that began in New York City and lasted until August 27, 1975 and saw the couple cross the entire world and spanned 18,020 miles. What is truly amazing was that as of 2012, the Scargills were still … Continue reading →

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February 9, 1992

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1992, Thomas Scholl of Germany set a world record when he yodeled 22 tones in 1 second with 15 of them being in a falsetto. Hot yodeling groupies immediately flocked to him demanded his autograph and he was featured in Young Yodelers Quarterly; in his imagination. What actually happened … Continue reading →

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December 22, 1939

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1939, seventeen year old Gloria Jacobs became the first girl to hold a world pistol record when she shot 299 out of 300 possible points. Her boyfriend was seen to sweat and twitch as he stood next to Ms. Jacob’s grinning father during the event as Ms. Jacobs was … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2004

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2004, George Brunstad, at age 70, became the oldest person to successfully swim the English Channel. The swim from Dover, England, to Sangatte, France, took him 15 hours and 59 minutes. In contrast, the first recorded person to swim the English Channel was Matthew Webb on August 25, 1875. … Continue reading →

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