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Interesting Things with JC
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Episodes vary in duration from 30 seconds to 8 minutes.
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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.
793: "Most sticky notes stuck on the face in one minute"
Interesting Things with JC #793: "Most sticky notes stuck on the face in one minute" - Witness Taylor Maurer's astonishing world record as she attaches 60 sticky notes to her face in just 60 seconds, showcasing unparalleled speed and precision.
514: "53 Skateparks in One Day"
Interesting Things with JC #514: "53 Skateparks in One Day" Matt Kaleta and his friends from Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada set a world record skating 53 skateparks in one day.
497: "World's Largest Schnitzel"
Interesting Things with JC #497: "World's Largest Schnitzel" - 3,700 gallons of oil were needed to fry the huge meat mound.
466: "The World's Largest Cowboy Boot Sculpture"
Interesting Things with JC #466: "The "World's Largest Cowboy Boot Sculpture” is 35 feet, three inches tall. It measures 30 feet long, 9 feet wide, and weighs 10,000 pounds and lives in San Antonio, Texas.
445: “World Record Jack-O-Lantern”
Interesting Things with JC #445: “World Record Jack-O-Lantern” - A gardener in Minnesota is turning the biggest pumpkin ever grown in the United States, which weighs 2,560 pounds (1,186 kg), into the biggest jack-o'-lantern ever made.
387: "The Longest Field Goal"
Interesting Things with JC #387: "The Longest Field Goal" - In a 1976 matchup between Abilene Christian University and East Texas State University, which is now Texas A&M, Swedish college kicker Ove Johansson established the record for the longest field goal in football history at 69 yards.
371: "The Zephyr UAV"
Interesting Things with JC 371: "The Zephyr UAV" is a stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to fly ultra-long endurance missions while also serving as a solar-powered observation and communication platform.
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.
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!
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.