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New World Record Curly Fry Found at Arby's in North Carolina

Randy McCoy — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:59:25 +0000

Kim Medford sat down to eat her lunch from Arby’s in Asheville, North Carolina and noticed an unusually long curly fry, in fact, a World Record French Fry. The current world record for longest curly fry is 34 inches held by two men in Buffalo, New York. Hers is 38 inches long, breaking the old mark by 4 inches and she is currently looking into submitting it for world record consideration.

81-Year Old Richard 'Dick' G. Austin Of Rumford Breaks Bench Press Record

Andy Capwell — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:30:43 +0000

81-year old Richard 'Dick' G. Austin of Rumford, Maine just won his eight world title this past Tuesday. He was at Bally's Resort and Casino in Las Vegas competing in the World Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships. Austin was competing in the 220-pound class Master Division, for powerlifters ranging in age from 80 to 84.

Rumford Powerlifter,81,Seeks 8th World Title

Andy Capwell — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:24:00 +0000

Ricahrd 'Dick' G. Austin, 81, of Rumford,Maine has won every powerlifting competition he's entered in his 68-year career! This November, he'll compete in the 220 pound class in the Master Division (ages 80-84) in the World Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships at Bally's/Paris Resort in Las Vegas