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Interesting Things with JC

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806: "Monster Pumpkin"

Interesting Things with JC #806: "Monster Pumpkin" - Minnesota's horticulture teacher smashes the world record with a colossal 2,749-pound jack-o'-lantern in California. Embrace the journey from a vibrant pumpkin garden to this horticultural marvel, and discover the passion that fueled this remarkable feat.

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344: "Shizo Kanakuri"

Interesting Things with JC #344: "Shizo Kanakuri" was a pioneer in Japanese marathon running and track and field. To the Japanese, he is the "father of the marathon." Interestingly, the world record marathon time he was most famous for was 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes, and 200.379 seconds.

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322: "Fireworks"

Interesting Things with JC #322: "Fireworks" - The moment when fireworks were discovered is unclear though. One set of sources claims that they were discovered 2000 years ago, while another dates the discovery to the Song dynasty's ninth century (960-1279). Lets dig into how fireworks work, their history, and learn about the largest firework ever!

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174 Interesting Things - Michelle Lesko - Fastest Time to Eat a Bowl of Pasta

The bowl had to contain 100 grams of pasta (uncooked weight) and at least 50 grams of sauce.

Every noodle entering the mouth had to be delivered via fork. You could use fingers to push noodles onto the fork, but could not lift or otherwise manipulate the bowl to facilitate noodle consumption.

26.69 seconds later, setting a Guinness World Record, Michelle Lesco easily surpassed the old mark of 41 seconds set four years ago by Canadian Pete Czerwinski for pasta eating.

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