world records

An 81-year-old grandfather with roots deep in Central New York has set 13 new world records for weight lifting.

When it comes to world records, the city of Utica New York apparently has two claims to fame.

You gotta see the great pics of this guy's snappers, chars, and salmon.

The newest world record holder for the faster perfect game in bowling belongs to New Yorker Ben Ketola. He bowled a 300 in less than 90 seconds.

If there was a doggy olympics Purin would win nothing but Gold. She is a beagle living in Japan and holds two Guinness World Records. One is for fastest 10m travelled on a ball by a dog and her latest is the most balls caught with paws in one minute!

The results are in! According to Guinness World Records, Corduroy the Cat is the oldest feline in the world! He is 26 years old and he lives with his owner in Oregon. The average lifespan for a domesticated cat is 15 years. Corduroy is still going strong! The 'nine lives' rule for cats must really apply to him.

And you thought your Uncle Bert was pretty good at putting down hot dogs. Joey Chesnut won his 7th consecutive "Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest" at New York's Coney Island today wolfing down a record 69 dogs breaking his previous record of 68. He was up against stiff competition from a host of other record setting eaters.

If you are a performer he is definitely the guy you want in your audience. His name is Bryan Bednarek and he recently set a new world record for clapping. Bryan performed 802 palm bruising hand claps in one minute breaking the previous record of 721 claps. Make believe for a second that you have just been introduced for an award and then click the following video.

Back in August, the Psy song 'Gangnam Style' took the world and the internet by storm, right at a time we were finally getting sick of that 'Call Me Maybe' tune.