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1. May 6, 1954 was the first time somebody ran one mile in less than four minutes. With a time of 3:59.4, who set this record?
2. In August, 1963, a new record was set: Youngest Solo Artist at Number One. Breaking the record set just four months prior, by Little Peggy March (15 years and two months old), was which artist?
3. Ray Tomlinson, working at MIT, was the first person to do what, in 1971?
4. On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper, of Motorola, made a phone call to Joel Engel, of Bell Labs, to let him know Motorola just made the first what?
5. On January 3, 1983, Kilauea began to erupt, and 12,125 days later was still erupting. Which world record pertaining to volcanoes did Kilauea hold during the "Guinness Book of World Records" 60th anniversary (2014)?
6. Jeanne Calment became the world's oldest person in 1988. At the time of her death in 1996, what other record did she hold, according to Guinness?
7. Bryan Berg, a resident of Iowa, reached this height in 1992, and went on to break his own record nine more times.
8. On October 15, 1997, a new land speed record was set at Black Rock Desert in Nevada. "Thrust SSC" was driven by Andy Green to what incredible speed?
9. 2005 saw a very deadly record broken by Darren Taylor. The "Highest Shallow Dive" (jumping into a 12 inch deep pool of water) was successfully set at 33 feet, 10 inches. Has Mr. Taylor continued his death-defying stunt since setting the record in 2005?
10. Those with a fear of heights need not apply: on October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner jumps from 127,900 feet to break the record for the highest freefall parachute jump - only to be broken two years later. How long did the first record of 102,800 feet hold?
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