Odd records, bizarre facts

[AB Asks]

Switzerland is to create a tunnel 35 miles long, making it the longest tunnel in the world. This is the sort of record that quite easily passes us by. What other strange world records are out there that people might not have heard about?

[Ollie_P]

There is a World record for the most books typed backwards by one person.

[Octavius]

Well it may be the longest railway tunnel in the world, but the P�ij�nne Water Tunnel in Finland is the world's longest continuous rock tunnel. It is 120 kilometres (74.6 miles) long and was completed in 1982.

My one�s bigger than yours.

Did you know that Monsieur Mangetout (Michael Lotito) of Grenoble, France has eaten metal and glass since 1958. Experts x-rayed his stomach and note his ability to consume 2 lbs (900 g) of metal per day. Since 1966, he has consumed 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carriages, seven television sets, six chandeliers, two beds, a pair of skis, a computer, and a Cessna light aircraft. He is named in the GBWR for the most number of bicycles consumed.

[pitapan]

fastest kill in a karate tournament, 35 seconds.

[pitapan]

including judge breaks.

[Toleman]

this will turn into bbc radio 2 ractoids

[Toleman]

factoids*

[sddsddean]

The world constipation record is 102 days. You should have seen the 103rd day!!!

[mibn2cweus]

I�ve often wondered what the record for drinking Guinness Beer might be only now to discover that the Guinness Brewery is the origin of the book of Guinness World Records, a publication that itself holds the record for the world�s best selling copyrighted book yet does not publish beer drinking records ~ <�?