Three friends claim to have set a world record for the longest ever journey by taxi, having driven 43,000 miles round the world.

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Black cab circumnavigates globe

Dick Franklin was reclining on a beach in Maui 13 years ago, reading a novel, when he heard a blood-curdling scream. His wife, D.A. Franklin, had been snorkeling with their daughter Missy, then just under 3, when the toddler suddenly gave chase to a beautiful fish as it headed out to sea.  ¶  “She just took off, both fins just going like this,” Dick Franklin said, his hands imitating her splashes. “D.A., of course, can’t catch her. . . . Hence the scream.”  ¶  Dick Franklin leaped out of his chair, threw his book into the sand and plunged into the surf to try to retrieve his daughter.  ¶  “I caught her 35 feet out in the ocean,” he said, “in about 12 feet of water.”  ¶  Said D.A., a casual swimmer: “That was it. I was done. I never snorkled with her again.”  ¶  Almost since birth, Missy Franklin, now 16, possessed an unusual appetite and aptitude for moving through bodies of water. A junior honors student at Aurora’s Regis Jesuit High, Franklin owns a world record and five world championship medals and, with the London Olympicsapproaching, already draws frequent comparisons to Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever. Read full article > >

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Missy Franklin has body built for speed

As an American, my first instinct was to feel a sense of pride when I heard that the man who had masterminded the brutal terrorist attack on our country on 9/11 was finally brought to justice. As a comedian, I instantly began tweeting jokes about him. Osama bin Laden may have set the world record for quickest time between his death and it being OK to make jokes about him.

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The father of American Islamophobia

Click this one for the picture: Scientists, engineers, and two balloon pilots teamed together to replicate the floating house from Pixar’s Up-and set the world record for the largest balloon cluster flight while they were at it. They tied 300…

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300 Balloons Used to Float House

A Chinese high-speed train broke a world record Friday for fastest unmodified commercial train, reaching speeds of up to 481.1 kph (298.9 mph), state media reported.

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China train sets jet-like speed record

Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie announces he will race again after reversing his decision to retire from athletics.

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Gebrselassie calls off retirement

An Israeli chess grandmaster breaks the world record for simultaneous chess games, taking the title from Iran.

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An Israeli chess grandmaster breaks the world record for simultaneous chess games, taking the title from Iran.

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Israel destroys Iran… on the chess board

Residents of the Polish city of Krakow have attempted to break the world record for the longest pizza in the world.

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Top that! Poles attempt to make the world’s longest pizza

Premier League football clubs have negotiated a world record level of shirt sponsorship for the new season a study says.

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‘Record’ Premier League kit deals