Romanian Giuliano Stroe has been pumping iron since the age of 2.
The Guinness Book of World Records has certified, "Otto" of Shrewsbury, England as the world's oldest dog at nearly 21-years-old. (Oct. 25)
Pet owners in Kaunas, Lithuania celebrated Halloween early with a fashion show for their dogs. The top prize was 200 U.S. dollars. (Oct. 24)
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Russian man escapes collision
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Sweet show in France
Mysterious ring spotted over Moscow
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Yves Baldoureaux (France) also opened 50 on the set of L'Emission des Records, Paris, France on 7 September 2001. He is sharing this record with Daniel Lambert, an engineering student from Joukoping, Sweden.
Soap bubble artist Fan Yang (Canada) set the world record for most soap bubble domes created inside one another with 12 at the studios of Guinness World Records , Helsinki, Finland on 20 October 2001.
Timo Pritzel (Germany) and Jesús Fuentes (Spain) cleared a bar at 5.12 m (16 ft 9.48 in) above floor level using BMX bicycles on the set of El Show de los Récords, Madrid, Spain, on 21 September 2001.
Anders Bjorklund (Sweden) was able to spin a frying pan on his finger for 14 minutes on the set of Guinness Rekord TV, Stockholm, Sweden on 29 November 2001.
Georges Christen (Luxembourg) managed to rip 20 phone books in 57secs on the set of the Spanish Guinness World Record show.
Tuomo Kostian (Finland) climbed a 5 m (16.4 ft) rope feet first until his whole body cleared the measured distance in a time of 13.7 sec, at the studios of Guinness World Records, Helsinki, Finland on 21 October 2001.