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"world's Strongest man "

Georgia-born Paul Anderson was an amateur weightlifter and professional strongman who gained widespread recognition in In June of 1957, Anderson made the lift that secured his place in the weightlifting pantheon as the "World’s Strongest Man." He had a table special built, on top he placed a lead-filled safe and parts of junk cars. The total weight was 6,270 pounds. As a crowd looked on, he crawled under the table, tightly gripped a stool and arched his back to lift the table off the floor.

Georgia-born Paul Anderson was an amateur weightlifter and professional strongman who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s and 1960s as the strongest man in the world. He became a national, world, and Olympic heavyweight champion, and a worldwide icon for strength and size.

"Bed of Nails Concrete Break"

Chad Netherland (USA) (GWR) had a staggering 813.26 lbs of concrete broken with a 16lb sledge hammer from his chest while on a bed of nails, live on the Fox and Friends Morning show in New York. Dec 5, 2003

"Heaviest Vehicle pulled over 100 ft"

Kevin Fast (Canada) (GWR) pulled a truck weighing 55,512lb (25,180kg) over a distance of 100ft along Queen St, Cobourg, Ontario on June 7, 2003

"The Most decks of cards ripped one handed in 30 seconds"

Big Steve McGranahan (USA) ripped 10 decks of cards in 29 seconds on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Feb 10, 2005

"Heaviest aircraft pulled by an individual"

David Huxley (GWR) of Australia pulled a Boeing 747 400 weighing an incredible 412,264lb (187 tons) a distance on 298 ft 6 inches in 60 seconds on October 15,1997. Sydney Australia.

Fastest Time To Break 16 Concrete Blocks
On September 28, 2002, Britain's "pocket Hercules" Frederick Burton piled 16 blocks on his chest and had these smashed in a time of 12.70 seconds. Each block broken by colleague Peter Johnson with a sledgehammer in a record-breaking time.

Most Incline bench press

Dan Netherland (USA) 650lb incline bench press. Dyna Body Fitness Gym , Newport, TN August 15 2002

Heaviest weight balanced on head

John Evans balanced 101 bricks, weighing a total of 188.7 kg (416 lb) on his head, for 10 seconds at the BBC Television.

heaviest car balanced on head

England's John Evans balanced a 159.6 kg (352 lb) Mini on his head for 33 seconds

The heaviest weight lifted by the ear

The heaviest weight lifted by the ear is 50 kg (110.1 lb). On December 17, 1998, Li Jian Hua of Jiangshan, China, lifted a column of bricks hanging by his ear.

Most Cars Lifted In One Hour
The greatest number of times the rear of a car has been lifted clear of the ground (i.e. the rear wheels are not touching the ground) in one hour is 580 by Mark Anglesea, in Rotherham, UK on October 3, 1998.He lifted the 295 kg (650 lb) weight from the ground, and continued to do so every six seconds.

Most Telephone Directories Torn In Three Minutes

Ed Charon (USA) A.k.a. Edward Scissorhands: On his 70th birthday, breaks his own Guinness world record for telephone book ripping by tearing 43 directories in half at a mall in Roseburg, Ore. Chacon has shredded more than 31,000 phone books in the past five years.

Most One Finger Push Ups
Paul Lynch performed 124 consecutive one finger push ups at the Hippodrome, Leicester Square, London, UK on April 21, 1992.

Heaviest Train Pulled
Strongman Juraj Barbaric dragged 20 freight cars filled with scrap iron down the track. He pulled the 1,000-tonne (984.2-ton) train a distance of 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) along a railway track at Kosice, Slovakia on June 1, 1999. It was the heaviest train ever pulled.

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