Top World Record Facts

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    33,000 Ft Fall Survivor
    33,000 Ft Fall Survivor
    In 1972, Vesna Vulovic, a flight attendant, fell 33,000 feet in an aircraft explosion and survived. She now holds the Guinness world record for highest freefall without a parachute.
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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    Thumbelina
    Thumbelina
    Thumbelina, the smallest horse in the world, is about the size of a dog.
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    Most Passengers on Airplane
    Most Passengers on Airplane
    The record for most passengers on an airplane was set in 1991 when 1086 Ethiopian Jews were evacuated on a Boeing 747 to Jerusalem. The plane landed with 1088 passengers as two babies were born during the flight.
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    Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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    Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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    The world record for alcohol consumption is by Andre the Giant, who drank 156 beers in one sitting (over 73 liters/16 gallons).
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    There's a woman named Veronica Seider who had vision 20x better than average. She could identify people more than a mile (1.6km) away.
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