Going For Guinness

Call them crazy, but there's a group of very special people who have something you probably don't: a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Last week aspiring record breakers participated in Guinness World Records Day, trying to beat the deadline for the 2008 edition. A look at four of our favorites.

Big Mouth

Jackie Bibby, a.k.a. "The Texas Snake Man," had four records, including sitting in a bathtub with 81 rattlesnakes and sharing a sleeping bag with 109. He earned a fifth last week, holding ten 212-ft. Western diamondback rattlesnakes in his mouth for 12.5 sec.

French Kisses

Paris tried...

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