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'Guinness World Records 2019' Features Some Truly Weird Feats

Everything from the guy with the most body modifications to the cat balancing the most dice on one paw.
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Guinness World Records has just released its 2019 edition, and, of course, the record holders are getting lots of media attention.

This year, no one may get as much ink as Rolf Bucholz of Dortmund, Germany, but he had a head start, since most of his body is covered with tattoos.

Bucholz was selected as the World’s Most Pierced Male in 2010, but the new Guinness book says he’s now also the man with the Most Body Modifications ― a whopping 516.

Bucholz’s feat is extreme, but he’s joined in the new book by a host of other weird world records:

Most Body Modifications
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Rolf Bucholz has 516 piercings and implants on his body.
Longest Time Controlling A Soccer Ball With The Soles While On The Roof Of A Moving Car
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Ash Randall of Cardiff, U.K., managed to control a soccer ball with his feet while on a moving car for 93 seconds.
Longest Duration Balancing A Guitar On The Forehead
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Josh Horton balanced a guitar on his noggin for 7 minutes, 3.9 seconds.
Most Dice Balanced On Cats Paw
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Bibi, a cat in Malaysia, managed to balance nine dice on his paw.
Most Powdered Donuts Eaten In 1 Minute
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Kevin Strahle was able to eat nine powdered donuts in 60 seconds.
Oldest Performing Trapeze Artist
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Betty Goedhart, an 85-year-old woman from Escondido, California, is the oldest performing trapeze artist.
Most Sausages Made In 1 Minute
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Barry John Crowe, a butcher in Cavern, Ireland, made 78 sausages in a minute.
Most Skips By A Dog And Person In 1 Minute On A Single Rope
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Jessica and her human, Rachael Grylls, managed to skip rope 59 times together.
Largest Knitting Needles
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British resident Betsy Bond has knitting needles measuring 14 feet, 6.33 inches in length, and 3.54 inches in diameter.
Most Hula-Hoops Spun Simultaneously On Multi-Body Parts
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Germany's Dunja Kuhn is able to spin 59 hula-hoops at the same time on different parts of her body.
Highest Jump By A Dog
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Feather, a dog in Frederick, Maryland, is able to jump 75.5 inches off the ground.
Fastest 50M Time Done While Skating On Hands
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Mirko Hansen of Germany is able to skate 50 meters in 8.55 seconds -- on his hands.
Longest Reverse Vault In Parkour
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Ryan Luney of Carrickfergus, U.K., is able to reverse-vault an incredible 14 feet, 3.8 inches.
Fastest 100 Meters On Space Hopper
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Ali Spagnola, of Los Angeles, managed to bounce 100 meters on a space hopper ball in only 38.22 seconds.
Oldest DJ
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SumiRock, an 83-year-old woman in Tokyo, still DJs at clubs at least once a month.

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Before You Go

Guinness World Records 2018 Edition
Longest Fingernails (Current)(01 of16)
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Ayanna Williams of Houston has fingernails with a combined total length of 18 feet, 10.9 inches. (credit:Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records)
Longest Eyelash(02 of16)
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You Jianxia of Changzhou, China, has eyelashes measuring 4.88 inches long. (credit:Jonathan Browning/Guinness World Records)
Tallest High Top Fade(03 of16)
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Benny Harlem of Los Angeles has a high top fade measuring 52 inches above his head. (credit:Ryan Schude/Guinness World Records)
Oldest Bodybuilder(04 of16)
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Jim Arrington was officially declared the World's Oldest Bodybuilder in 2013 when he competed in a professional contest in Venice Beach, California, at the age of 83 years, six days. (credit:Ryan Schude/Guinness World Records)
Cat With Longest Tail(05 of16)
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Cygnus, a Maine Coon in Ferndale, Michigan, has a tail measuring 17.58 inches. (credit:Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records)
Andre Ortolf(06 of16)
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Andre Ortolf owns a wide variety of world records in the 2018 edition of Guinness World Records, including most Marmite eaten in one minute: 252 grams. (credit:Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records)
Largest Cozy Coupe(07 of16)
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Brits Geof Bitmead (pictured) and John Bitmead built the world's largest Cozy Coupe: 8 feet, 10.2 inches.
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Most Jenga Blocks Removed By Whip(08 of16)
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April Choi holds the record for most Jenga blocks removed by whip in one minute: 4. She achieved the record in Peoria, Illinois, on Sept. 27, 2016. (credit:Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records)
Rubik's Cube Wizard(09 of16)
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Feliks Zemdegs holds numerous world records involving the Rubik's Cube. The student from Melbourne, Australia, can solve the cube in just 4.73 seconds. (credit:Guinness World Records)
World's Heaviest Bicycle(10 of16)
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Jeff Peeters of Belgium built the heaviest rideable bicycle in 2015. It weighs 1,895 pounds, 15.6 ounces. (credit:Ranald Mackechnie/Guinness World Records)
Most Balloons Blown Up In An Hour(11 of16)
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Hunter Ewen holds the record for most balloons blown up in an hour: 910. (credit:Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records)
Tallest Cat(12 of16)
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Arcturus Aldebaran Powers of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the tallest living domestic cat at 19.05 inches. (credit:Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records)
Largest Collection Of Teddy Bears(13 of16)
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Jackie Miley of Hill City, South Dakota, has more than 8,026 teddy bears. (credit:Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records)
Prosthetic Tattoo Gun Arm(14 of16)
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Tattoo artist JC Sheitan owns the world's first prosthetic tattoo gun arm. It was made by JL Gonzal of Lyon, France. (credit:Olivier Ramonteu/Guinness World Records)
Largest Covered Wagon(15 of16)
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The world's largest covered wagon measures 40 feet long, 12 feet wide and 25 feet tall. David Bentley built the wagon by hand out of Illinois oak and steel in 2001. The wagon now sits near Route 66 in Lincoln, Illinois. (credit:Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records)
Largest Collection Of Batman Memorabilia(16 of16)
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Brad Ladner of Roswell, Georgia, has the world's largest collection of Batman memorabilia: 8,226 different items as of April 2015. (credit:Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World Records)
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