Unthinkable World Records That People Have Broken

The Smallest Waist 

Cathie Jung began wearing a corset 23 hours a day every day since 1983. She only removed it to shower. In 1999, her waist measured at 15 inches. To put it in perspective, the average waist size of a woman is 38 inches. At 83, she still holds the record.

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The More You Know

  • The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
  • Clark Kent (Superman in DC Comics) is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he's actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more.
  • The television was invented only two years after the invention of sliced bread.
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