Extraordinary World Records That Prove The Human Body And Mind Is Capable Of Anything

World's fastest reader
There's a fight brewing for the title of World's Fastest Reader. Depending on where you live, the answer to the question of who can read the fastest might be drastically different.If you live in the U.S., you might have heard of Howard Berg, who claims to have been the 1990 Guinness World Record holder for fastest reader. According to his bio on Udemy, Berg is said to be able to read 25,000 words per minute and to write 100 words per minute. His amazing ability apparently came from "cutting-edge accelerated learning techniques" he invented. These days he's willing to sell you those techniques and says you'll be able to become a speed reader just like him. But be slightly wary; Skeptoid reported that in 1990 the FTC sued him for false advertising when people who tried his services didn't actually read that much faster.Meanwhile, the Philippine Star has the story of one Dr. Tess Calderon who in 1971 at the age of just 15 was documented in the Encyclopedia Britannica as reading college essays at 1 second per page. Under laboratory conditions it was found she could read 80,000 words per minute with 100 percent retention.The problem is that Guinness's official site doesn't list either of these people as the fastest reader. In fact, it doesn't even have it as a record at all. So the world may never know, unless you decide to call them up and try to do better.