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Laura Dekker is a girl with a dream--to be the youngest person to circumnavigate (sail around) the world alone in her yacht, Guppy. Laura isn't new to sailing. She was born on a boat in New Zealand, and was sailing solo on lakes when she was six years old. She sailed across the English Channel to England and back at her father's insistence that she prove herself before tackling the open ocean. Laura is 13 years old.

A Dutch court has ruled that Laura is too young to make the trip alone, and has placed her under state supervision for two months to make sure she stays on dry land.

Do you think 13 is too young to sail solo around the world? How old do you think someone should be before sailing such a huge distance alone?

Read more about Laura Dekker on the BBC.

Read about a man's attempt to circumnavigate the world on his own power on National Geographic Kids.

Photograph courtesy Anne McCormack


National Geographic Kids set the world record today for the largest collection of denim clothing to recycle. The final count, verified by Stuart Claxton for Guinness World Records, is an astounding 33,088 pieces of denim clothing! Erek H., a NG Kids reader from Ohio, collected 1,684 pairs of jeans for the project. He had the honor of putting the final pair of jeans into the display...jeans that once belonged to Ben Stiller! The actor donated one of his pairs of jeans at the beginning of the jeans drive.

Visit the Green Scene blog to find out more about the record attempt.

Check out videos of other Guinness World Records.

Read about the record NG Kids set for the longest chain of shoes.

Photograph by Jake Norton


Four mountain climbers who have climbed Mount Everest are now taking a shot at reaching the summit again. Peter Whittaker, Ed Viesturs, Dave Hahn, and Melissa Arnot began their expedition to the top of the world's tallest mountain on March 30. Some of the climbers are going for records on their way to the summit! Dave Hahn is going for his incredible 11th Everest ascent, and Melissa Arnot is attempting to be the first American woman to reach the summit without extra oxygen.

Read more about the expedition and check out daily dispatches on National Geographic Adventure.

Quiz Your Noodle and find out how much you REALLY know about Mount Everest.

You have to break a lot of eggs to whip up the world's largest pancake stack--about 100 eggs, in fact! In February, two chefs in Scotland created a 29.5-inch (75 cm) flapjack tower that just might beat the current record of 29.1 inches (74 cm). The grocery list of ingredients also included an incredible 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of flour and 6.6 pounds (3 kilograms) of butter.

See more crazy competition photos on National Geographic News.

Help National Geographic Kids set a world record!

Watch videos of more Guinness World Record attempts.












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