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Jun 26, 2026 46 min

Why Are We Obsessed with World Records?

from Part-Time Genius Hosted by iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

There’s a reason the Guinness Book of World Records keeps getting stolen from libraries! Learn just how hard it is to grow the world’s longest fingernails, why India’s lone records judge has the hardest job in the world, and how chainsawing apples out of your mouth can lead to glory. Featuring Dan Rollman. For details go to https://saily.com/PTG. This episode originally aired on July 7, 2017. Got a question or idea for the show? Call our hotline at (302) 405-5925 or email [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram @parttimegenius and Bluesky @parttimegenius.bsky.social! Photo of John Roy and his record-setting mustache via the Netherlands National Archives on Flickr.

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