Unthinkable World Records That People Have Broken

The Longest Basketball Spin... On a Toothbrush

This isn't any ordinary basketball spin! In order to break this record, Thaneshwar Guragai had to spin the ball on a toothbrush that he had to hold in his mouth. That takes some real talent! In order to break the record, he had to spin the ball for over 22.41 seconds.

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