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8 Guinness World Records Set In Wisconsin In 2019

Several records set in Wisconsin in 2019 were real doozies. Read on for the best.​

Several people in Wisconsin earned the right to be listed in the Guinness World Records in 2019.
Several people in Wisconsin earned the right to be listed in the Guinness World Records in 2019. (Guinness Book Or World Records Youtube)

MILWAUKEE, WI β€” Several people in Wisconsin earned the right to be listed in the Guinness World Records in 2019 for a variety of reasons.

No one more publicly than Jennifer Aniston of "Friends" fame who received one million Instagram followers in under 6 hours. But did you know about these other crazy records? Several in Wisconsin are real doozies. Read on for the best.

Here are 8 records set in Wisconsin in 2019.

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On Sept. 8, a total of 38 barefoot waterskiers were towed behind a single boat during The Big Pull in Shawano.

David Rush of Wauwatosa hit a target using a foam-bullet gun a total of 19 times on April 18 at Maggiano's Italian Restaurant.

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On June 23, 19-year-old Colton Herta raced in the pole position at Road America in Elkhart Lake.

A total of 13,309 people stood together in Oshkosh on Aug. 17 to form the largest image of a cross made up of people.

Michael Weber threw 212 clay pots in Neenah during a single hour on Nov. 14.

The employees of Milwaukee-based Hellermann Tyton North America strung together 43,000 cable ties on Nov. 23 during a 50th anniversary party.

Jeff Lanners pushed his two daughters in the Get it Dunn Runn half-marathon in Menomonie on May 11 to set a new world record.

On Sept. 11, Zach Bitter ran 100 miles with an average time of 6 minutes and 48 seconds for 363 laps at the Milwaukee Pettit National Ice Center.

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