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Man catches 20 paper planes in his mouth in one minute
The Idaho man and his 13-year-old niece set a Guinness World Record for paper aircraft caught in the mouth in a minute; the niece did the throwing.
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- First reported by UPI: “Watch: Man catches 20 paper planes in his mouth in one minute”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:07 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell; aired 3 times.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn Idaho man broke the Guinness record for most paper planes caught in the mouth in one minute, catching twenty, with help from his thirteen-year-old niece.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwenty planes, one mouth, sixty seconds! That man is an athlete, and I'm proud of him.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe athlete is the girl. She threw twenty planes into a moving target's face without hitting an eye. He just stood there and opened.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo she's the quarterback and he's the receiver.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe receiver who drops one gets a paper cut on the tongue.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPut her on the Hall of Fame wall, and put him on the dental plan.
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