In one minute, Alan Nash of Italy crushed 49 eggs using only his toes. In the same time Spinderella set her record breaking headspin, Alan could have crushed over 56 dozen eggs.
Attempting 70 motorcycle jumps during his career, Evil Knievel holds the record of the person with the most broken bones in a lifetime. He broke an average of 6 bones per motorcycle jump.
Once the world's tallest ferris wheel, the London Eye is now dwarfed by the Singapore Flyer which is 20% taller.
In 1978, a record 8,000 people applied for NASA's astronaut training program. Less than 0.5% of applicants were accepted. The acceptance rate for the class of 2013 will be less than 0.2%.
