Podcasts that mention 📚 The Guinness book of world records, 1998. by Mark C. Young

He was a kid just like us who was sort of obsessed with this book, and in the late 1970s, he was like, 'All right, here's my deal: I want to get in that book more than anyone else.' He does things like jumping jacks, the farthest distance trekked while balancing a bike on his chin, and hula hooping underwater.

In this segment, the hosts discuss Ashrita Furman, who as a child was fascinated with 'this book' and set a goal to achieve more records than anyone else in it, engaging in various feats such as doing jumping jacks and balancing a bike.

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