This Genius Figured Out How to Have the Longest Birthday Ever

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Guinness World Records
By Olivia B. Waxman

German man Sven Hagemeier set a world record on August 4, 2014, for the longest birthday — 46 hours — by flying from Auckland, New Zealand, to Brisbane, Australia, and then Honolulu, Hawaii, where his wife was waiting to greet him, according to Guinness World Records.

This year, he will just celebrate his 27th birthday at home with friends and family.

Nargis Bhimji of Karachi held the record previously. In June 1998, her birthday lasted 35 hours, 25 minutes, because she flew from Karachi to Singapore to San Francisco.

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College Point Blvd., College Point, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.
College Point Blvd., College Point, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.Kevin Kunstadt
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36th Ave., Flushing, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.Kevin Kunstadt
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Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.Kevin Kunstadt
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East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.Kevin Kunstadt for TIME
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.Kevin Kunstadt for TIME
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.Kevin Kunstadt for TIME
Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.
Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.Kevin Kunstadt
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Flushing, N.Y., July 2014.Kevin Kunstadt
Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, N.Y., July 2014.
Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, N.Y., July 2014.Kevin Kunstadt for TIME
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Spray View Ave., Far Rockaway, N.Y., July 2014.Kevin Kunstadt for TIME

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