A Record is Set for the Tallest Mohawk

It is the tallest mohawk in the world.  And he's been working on it for 15 years.

A fashion designer from Tokyo showed off his 3-foot-8.6-inch hairdo in a New York City park on Wednesday.

Forty-year-old Kazuhiro Watanabe says he's been growing the hair for 15 years. He says to make it stand upright it takes stylists two hours, one can of gel and three cans of hairspray. He says he wanted to grow the mohawk to rebel against the conformity of Japanese society.

Watanabe has held the title since January 2011.

His appearance in Washington Square Park was to promote the newest version of the Guinness World Records book, which for the first time includes him.

83-year old Flight Attendant Finally Retires

Eighty-three-year-old Ron Akana finished his career as the longest-serving flight attendant for any U.S. carrier over the weekend on a United Airlines flight from Denver to Kauai.

The Honolulu-born Akana says he's been told he will go into the Guiness Book of World Records in October.

After returning home to Colorado, he spent Tuesday writing thank you notes for the all well-wishes from passengers who heard about his longevity through an in-flight announcement.

He plans to spend the rest of his retirement traveling.

Akana decided to retire when he was offered a buyout.

He was one of the first male flight attendants at United.