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Mountain biker takes 12.46-foot vertical drop onto a small target

An Austrian mountain biker dropped 12.46 feet from an elevated platform to crush a small cardboard box with his back tire and set a world record in the process.

Mario Neurauter attempted the stunt at Bike Republic Sölden Festival in September 2025, and managed to set the Guinness World Record for the highest vertical drop on a bicycle on to a target (male).

Neurauter rode his bike off an elevated platform 12.46 feet over the ground and managed to land his back tire on a small red box, which he successfully crushed.

"I wasn't scared, but I knew that hitting the box would be tricky. I hadn't trained for it specifically, so I didn't know how many attempts it would take. In the end, it worked out pretty well," he told Guinness World Records.

Neurauter also attempted the Guinness World Records for the highest vertical drop on a bicycle and highest 360 vertical drop on a bicycle onto a target during the same weekend, but evidence from those attempts is still being reviewed by the record-keeping organization.

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Opossum caught on fishing hook rescued from N.C. tree

Wildlife rescuers in North Carolina responded to a trail where an opossum was spotted caught in a fishing hook and dangling from a tree.

The Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center said a visitor to South Fork Trail in Lincolnton spotted the animal danging more than 10 feet above the water on Wednesday.

The rescue team arrived and determined the opossum was beyond the reach of a rescue pole.

The center's lead wildlife rehabilitator and hospital manager climbed the tree and was able to bring the marsupial down.

The opossum was taken back to the center for treatment. An X-ray revealed the fishing hook was embedded in the soft tissue beneath the opossum's tongue.

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Zeekr car earns Guinness World Record for tightest gap pass while drifting

Chinese automobile company Zeekr has earned a Guinness World Record for tightest gap passed through while drifting in an electric car.

Driver Chien Jui-Yu, who was representing the company, used the Zeekr 7X car to drift sideways through a narrow gap, leaving a total clearance of 25 cm to earn the record.

The record was set at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

The result was calculated by subtracting the length of the car from the length of the gap it passed through.

Zeekr earned the Guinness World Record in celebration of the company's fifth anniversary.

"The Zeekr 7X embodies our commitment to intelligent engineering, precision and performance. This achievement demonstrates the strength of our technology and reinforces our ambition to continue redefining premium electric mobility through innovation.," Mars Chen, vice president of Zeekr said in a statement.

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Rhode Island farmer's giant pumpkin weighs in at 3,156 pounds

A farmer's massive pumpkin weighed in at 3,156 pounds at a Rhode Island contest, possibly breaking a world record that's less than a month old.

Ron Wallace of Coventry, R.I., placed his sensational squash on the scale at the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Warren.

The pumpkin officially weighed in at 3,156 pounds, making it the first pumpkin known to have surpassed 3,000 pounds.

If the weigh-in is approved by Guinness World Records, Wallace's pumpkin will take the record from a gargantuan gourd that weighed in at 2,856.8 pounds at the Wargrave Nursery Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off in Berkshire, England, on Oct. 3.

Wallace previously earned a world record when he became the first grower to harvest a pumpkin that surpassed 1 ton in 2012.

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Giant inflatable pumpkin rolls down North Carolina road

A giant inflatable pumpkin was swept away from a North Carolina farm by the wind and went traveling down the street before being secured by an Uber driver.

Phillips Farms of Cary said in an Instagram post that the giant pumpkin, part of the décor for the business' annual Pumpkinfest event, broke loose from its tethers on Sunday and went rolling down the nearby road.

The pumpkin's adventure came to a stop thanks to the efforts of a nearby Uber driver and other helpful witnesses.

The farm said the inflatable decoration was safely returned to its place at Pumpkinfest.

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Bear visits library, steals honey on Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th birthday

A California bear visited its local library on Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th birthday and helped itself to an appropriate snack: a jar of honey.

Mono County Free Libraries posted a video to social media showing the bear that wandered into the Mammoth Lakes branch about 6 a.m. Wednesday, which was the 100th anniversary of the first appearance of A.A. Milne's famous bear Winnie-the-Pooh.

"Upon entering, the bear went straight for the staff snack supply, where it helped itself to peanut butter, a selection of peach cups, a pawful of cookies and — of course — one jar of honey," the post said.

The bear perused the library shelves for a short time before leaving on its own.

"Remarkably, no damage was reported. No shelves were toppled and no books were harmed, though the honey jar has not been returned at time of publication," officials wrote.

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Skateboarder reaches record-breaking speed of 94.34 mph

A skateboarder from Spain broke a Guinness World Record in Canada when he was clocked at a speed of 94.34 mph while traveling downhill in Canada.

Guinness World Records confirmed Diego Poncelet, 27, earned the record for the fastest skateboard speed downhill (standing) when he reached the staggering speed on a closed section of Route des Éboulements in Quebec's Charlevoix region.

The location chosen by Poncelet was the same spot where the previous record was set.

Poncelet said he reached a top speed of 91.27 mph on his first test run, which alone would have been enough to take the record, but he waited five more days for better weather conditions and reached a speed of 94.34 mph on Sept. 22.

"I never truly admitted to myself that my real objective was to get to 93mph — I was scared that it wouldn't be doable," Poncelet told sponsor Red Bull. "But I realized that I couldn't lie to myself — at 91.27 mph, I wasn't satisfied yet. It was only when I got that 93 mph that I was completely ecstatic."

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Ohio horse's tail confirmed as the longest in the world

An Ohio horse's hair earned her a Guinness World Record when her tail was officially measured at 13 feet and 6 inches long.

Jenny, a horse owned by Mackenzie Lowe and Rachel Estes, was a gift for Lowe's 13th birthday in 2019.

"Before I got her, I was informed when she was younger, she had actually ripped her tail out. By the time I got her, her tail touched the ground but was not long," Lowe told Guinness World Records.

Jenny is an American saddlebred, a breed known for their long and flowing tails.

"We decided to let it grow since a longer tail is something looked for with this breed when showing. Over time, it kept growing and so we decided to see how long it could get and eventually to go for the world record," Lowe said.

Jenny was finally given a tail trim after her 13-foot, 6-inch tail was confirmed to have beaten the previous record of 12 feet and 6 inches, which was set in 2007.

"I know Jenny's excited about it," Lowe said. "She's looking forward to not having quite so many long tail groomings."

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Scrapple sculptors create meaty masterpieces in Philadelphia

Amateur sculptors descended on a Philadelphia market to create works of art from scrapple — a breakfast mush of pork scraps and organ meat — in an annual contest.

The Reading Terminal Market hosted its third annual Scrapple Sculpting Contest on Thursday, with sculptors competing to see who could form the most appealing masterpiece out of 6 pounds of meat mush in the 90-minute time limit.

The market itself was this year's theme, and the judge's vote went to Toni Lee, who created a scrapple sculpture of market mascot Philbert the pig.

The people's vote will take place on Saturday, during the Reading Terminal Market's annual Scrapple & Apple Festival.

Both Lee and the winner of the people's vote will receive a trophy, a swag bag and a $100 Reading Terminal Market gift card.

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