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 Setting
a new world record is extremely hard. But for an American
man named Ashrita Furman, it
is just a part of life. At present, he has set nearly 400 world records!
In fact, he holds more Guinness World
Records than anyone else on Earth! Yes, that’s right. As you may have
guessed, he is called the
“King of the Guinness World Records.”
Born in 1954 in New York, Mr. Furman started breaking previous world records in
1979 by doing 27,000 jumping jacks in New York
City.
Since then, he has set numerous new world records
on all seven continents and in more than
30 different countries over 31 years.  Currently, he holds the official record for “the
most records held at the same time by an individual.”
Mr. Furman holds countless interesting world records including pushing a car for 27 kilometers
in 24 hours, walking 130 kilometers with a milk bottle on his head,
and translating, and reciting a poem in 111 languages in 24 hours.
He is also the record holder for doing the most sit ups in an hour and the longest hopping on a kangaroo ball.
So, why has breaking world records become his lifetime hobby? It all started
when he was a little boy. One day, he had a chance to read the Guinness
Book of Records and he was inspired by the amazing people. The young
boy decided to break one himself some day.
His dream came true in 1979, and he kept going on to set new world
records. “When I set my first record by doing 27,000 jumping jacks,
I felt over the moon. So I immediately began training for the next record
and I haven’t stopped since!” said the record king.
Isn’t this man really amazing? |
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