world record

Yesterday Felix Baumgartner performed a skydive from more than 24 miles in the Earth's atmosphere, breaking records for both the height of the jump and the speeds he reached - just around 834 miles per hour. Check the via link for the full story!

Misao Okawa is a young, 117 years old. She’s also world’s oldest person.

Okawa celebrated her birthday a day early with family, and when asked about her long life she had a very simple, yet poignant response.

“It seemed rather short,” she said.

Okawa has said in the past that the secret to her long life has been eating sushi and regularly getting 8 hours of sleep, according to Guinness World Records.

Okawa was born on March 5, 1898, and she officially claimed the Guinness record title in June 2013 after Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura died at 116.

At 2,688 dominoes, this makes for the tallest tower on record!

Clocking in at almost 130 kilometers per hour, Mischo Erban broke the world speed record for a skateboarder in the standing position on a road in Canada. Check out more information at the via link!

WARNING: Language in this tongue-twisting rap.