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The good people at Top Gear just let the world know that the fastest production vehicle in the world comes from a company right here in eastern Washington. West Richland to be exact. A top speed of a whopping 331 miles per hour.

Another world record has been toppled by a Boise man who has become somewhat of an Idaho legend for repeatedly rewriting the Guinness Book.

Washingtonians are very talented people. We have so many great and wonderful qualities, and apparently, we'll spend top dollar for a really great hot dog! Washington state holds several world records set by the brave few who wanted to hold really weird world records...

I love to go to amusement parks. From Magic Mountain in California to Cedar Point and King's Island in Ohio, I have been fortunate enough to have ridden my fair share of awesome thrill rides. The Verrückt at Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts in Kansas City, Kansas will be debuting for thrill seekers looking to cool off this summer and it looks intense!

I read an article that talked about speed metal bands that were writing music that was so fast, they couldn't actually perform the song. Instead, these bands would only use the assistance of drum machines to record their albums. Anyway...It made me wonder who the fastest drummer in the world was. Turns out, this summer at a music conference in Tennessee, the near-decade-old world record was broken

Get More: O Music Awards, Andrew W.K.   Andrew W.K. has never been guilty of falling short on energy or intensity, so when he set out to break a world record for an uninterrupted 24 hours of drumming at the Oakley store in Time Square during the O Music Awards on Wednesday, June 19, it seemed like a feat well within his reach.

Stig Severinson sets the Guiness Book of World Record for a single breath free dive under ice.

The 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic in Columbus, Ohio, saw some pretty amazing performances. Brian Shaw not only deadlifted 1,073 lbs. causing him to have a nose bleed, but did so with a torn bicep. Not to be outdone, Zydrunas Savickas set the Deadlift World Record by lifting and locking out 1,117 lbs.!

While our loose change typically languishes in a jar, this man uses coins in an extremely unique way. With the combined skill of countless bank tellers, Tai Star of Tuscon, AZ set a new record by stacking 3,118 coins on one dime, according to RecordSetter.com.

During the Unit T3 Mindtricks BMX Jam in Taupo, New Zealand, action-sports history was created by 24-year-old Jed Mildon by landing the world's first BMX Triple Backflip. Check out the footage after the jump.