8 World Records That Prove Love Conquers All

Romance is powerful stuff, people. You're never too old to get married—and Doreen Luckie and George Kirby are proof. Doreen is 91, and her fiancé  is 102, the Daily Mail reports. When the two tie the knot in June, they'll nab the title of oldest couple to marry in the Guinness Book of World Records, according to ABC News.  Because everybody hearts an amazing love story, here are eight more incredible  world records.1. Oldest Married Couple to Visit the North PoleBack in 2008, Heinz and Linda Fischer, ages 79 and 76, were dropped from a helicopter about four miles from a Russian ice base called Camp Barneo. From there, they skied to the North Pole and camped there overnight. Impressive.RELATED: The Worst Reactions People Have Gotten After Saying "I Love You"2. Tallest Married CoupleAnna Swan, who stood at 7' 11," married Martin van Buren Bates, who was 7' 9," way back in 1871. They're still the tallest married couple ever. Ever!3. Oldest Married Couple to Run a MarathonIn 2008, 78-year-old Miyoka and 83-year-old Shigetsugu Anan from Japan ran 26.2 miles and logged a combined time of seven hours, 36 minutes, and 22 seconds. Not too shabby!4. Fastest Married Couple to Run a MarathonKenta and Norkio Sato from Japan took on the Tokyo Marathon in 2014 and crushed all other couple competition. Their combined time came to five hours, 28 minutes, and 23 seconds.5. Longest MarriageHerbert and Zelmyra Fisher got hitched in 1924, when the pair was still in their teens. When Herbert passed away in 2011, they had been married for over 86 years. Now that's true love.RELATED: What I Learned About Love from Interviewing More Than 200 Couples6. Longest KissSounds romantic, right? Well, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat from Thailand locked lips for 58 hours, 35 minutes, and 58 seconds. We're not sure how they ate, drank, or went to the bathroom, but we're guessing it wasn't even remotely sexy.7. Largest Game of He Loves Me, He Love Me notRemember that game you played when you had a crush on a boy in grade school? Well, as it turns out, 331 people in Italy got together for the largest petal-picking session ever in 2009. No word on whether their crush loved them or loved them not.RELATED: A Dildo to Hold Your Deceased Partner's Ashes Now Exists8. Most Marriage Vow RenewalsTwo years ago, Lauren and David Blair from Tennessee said "I Do" for the 100th time since getting married in 1982. The pair says they kept refreshing their marriage because they wanted to "continually share that vow experience," according to the Guinness Book of World Records. #AwAll gifs courtesy of giphy.com

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