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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters)

A Malaysian woman has set a record by sharing a glass cage with thousands of scorpions for a month, saying she never thought of giving up despite repeated stings.

Nor Malena Hassan, 24, was cheered by a huge crowd in Kota Baru, capital of northern Kelantan state, for persevering to stay in the 12-square-metre (130-sq-ft) enclosure despite being stung seven times.

"No problem, happy," she told Reuters by telephone when asked how she felt leaving her 2,700 roommates.

Nor Malena had lived with 2,000 of the arachnids for 19 days, then added 700 more to increase the challenge, which earned her a place in the Malaysian Book of Records.

Two weeks ago, Malaysian newspapers carried pictures of her apparently unconscious after suffering her latest sting.

But on Tuesday she said she never thought of giving up the attempt, during which she said she had to stay in the cage for 24 hours a day except for a 15-minute bathroom break.
Malaysians regularly undertake feats, both exotic and mundane, to get their names in the country's six-year-old record book.

Last weekend food vendors in Penang state set a record by arranging their stalls in a 1.7-km (one-mile) line and last year a woman made it into the book after spending 31 days living with 90 snakes.

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Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Gehenna
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So many Darwin Awards looking for a place to happen.

Haven't these idiots ever heard of Andy Warhol??? They'll get their fifteen minutes without having to plumb the depths of human stupidity...

WHAT AM I SAYING???

Tis sort of behavior ought to be encouraged!

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