Why Are We Obsessed with World Records?

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Bob shares the story of Sir Hugh Beaver, while Mark and Wade fight to find the most shocking and disturbing World Records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Odds are you've heard about the Guinness Book of World Records, the famous, often inaccurate compilation of various impressive, important, and ridiculous feats from people across the planet. But how did it come about? How on earth did a brewer become the repository of all this st ...  Show more

People are always trying to push the barriers of what's possible. How those stories end, however, is always more than a little curious.

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Some people have accomplished great things and had their names carved forever in the record books. Others labored anonymously. Either way, though, you'll find their tales to be more than curious.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnyst ...  Show more