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Row Team Takes Off Clothes, Breaks World Record

Justin Massoud — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:00:06 +0000

An all-female group of British rowers proved that some things are just easier when you’re naked. The five adventurous ladies paddled their way across the Atlantic Ocean sans clothing in 45 days, breaking the previous world record (for speed, not the being nude part) in the process.

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Drew Brees Breaks NFL Passing Mark As New Orleans Saints Beat Atlanta Falcons 45-16

Joe Student — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:11:01 +0000

New Orleans 45 – Atlanta 16 Drew Brees set a new NFL record for yards passing in a season, and the New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 45-16 on Monday night to clinch the NFC South title. Brees passed for 307 yards and four touchdowns, the last of which was a 9-yard completion to Darren [...]

Watch Eating Champ Kobayashi Devour 7.5 Pounds of Turkey in 10 Minutes [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:30:41 +0000

Thanksgiving gives us an excuse to eat as much as humanly possible in one sitting. We stuff our faces with turkey and all the fixings, however, it is very unlikely that we ate anywhere near as much as food eating champ Takeri Kobayashi who devoured 7.5 pounds of turk

The Most Expensive Photo In the World is Incredibly Disappointing [PICTURE]

Jo Pincushion — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:00:03 +0000

Photographer Andreas Gursky is a German visual artist who is known for his perplexing landscapes and digital imagery. Gursky snapped the piece of modern art above back in 1999. It’s one step above those accidental snapshots done by a 4-year-old who has stolen his mother’s iPhone. Here is where it gets nutty –this mediocre pic [...]

Oklahoma Tops AP Football Poll for Record 100th Time

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:21:20 +0000

Oklahoma on Sunday became the first team ever to be ranked #1 in the AP football poll 100 times.

The Sooners were ranked #1 for the first time in 1954, the second year of Oklahoma’s NCAA-record 47-game winning streak, which lasted from 1953-1957. They have spent at least one week in the top spot in 19 different seasons.

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This Day in History for September 6 – Ripken Breaks Record and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:00:28 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Spain, thus becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe (More info)

1901 – Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York (More info)

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Rory McIlroy Wins US Open With Record-Shattering Performance

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:31:46 +0000

Rory McIlroy shredded the course, lapped the competition and wrote his name in the record book 12 times Sunday during a dazzling 16-under par, 8-stroke US Open victory at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD.

Among the US Open records the 22-year-old from Northern Ireland set included the lowest score after 36 rounds, the lowest score after 54 and the lowest total score – a mark he shattered by four strokes.

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