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What with the transition from spring to summer, the overlapping of sports seasons, the start of the movie blockbuster window, and a lot of other convergences, June is always a busy month. But this year? Wow. From Superman rejoining the international conscience to a man who just acts like Superman showing us things we’d never expect on a basketball court, June brought a little bit of everything to the world of records.

We live in the age of the movie superhero, but no caped crimefighter would be where they are today without the iconic Superman. Clark Kent came back to the media forefront with the June release of “Man of Steel.” We took a look at the top five Superman records to celebrate.

In the sports world, he may not actually run faster than a speeding bullet or leap tall buildings in a single bound, but man if it doesn’t seem that way. Lebron James led the Miami Heat to a second straight NBA title, working with Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and Ray Allen to overtake the San Antonio Spurs in what promised to be one of the greatest NBA Finals of all time. It delivered. I’m shutting up and watching this again.

June also was a great month for celebrating things. First we had the charity “Crawl for Cancer” showing us how to party in style by breaking the record for the largest pub crawl. Then we had a Florida restaurant mixing the largest pitcher of sangria. This was followed by Glastonbury bringing the record-breaking noise and all wrapped up by Nik Wallenda having the world hold its breath while he tightrope walked across the Grand Canyon. Party on June!

Sadly, though, it wasn’t all good news for June. Midway through the month, we learned of the passing of Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, the oldest verified person to ever live. Born on April 19, 1897 (!), Kimura reached the age of 116 years 54 days. Well worth the great read reflecting on his life here, which spanned such an incredibly dynamic time in human history.

Read 2013 in World Records – May

Read 2013 in World Records – July