Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries’ Marriage: 11 Things That Lasted Longer (Photos)
<p>Shortly after news broke that Kim Kardashian filed for divorce after only 72 days of marriage, twitter went viral with the hashtag, #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage. But since most of that list was fake, The Daily Beast offers some real things that outlasted the marriage, from the number of days “The Macarena’ was No.1 in Billboard to the amount of time Brad Pitt spent growing a beard. See photos.</p>
A mere 72 days after Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries tied the knot—to the tune of a reported $10 million—Mrs. Humphries filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Shortly after the news broke on Monday, the hashtag #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage went viral on Twitter as people joked about the short lifespan of the marriage with comments like, “The life of my BlackBerry Bold,” and “Her fairy tale wedding special.” Since most tweets were tongue-in-cheek exaggerations, The Daily Beast came up with its own list of things that really lasted longer. From the amount of time Martha Stewart spent in jail to the number of days it takes the average American to finalize a divorce, see our favorites.
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The Macarena at No. 1 on the Billboard chart: 98 days
A McDonald's hamburger sitting out before it decomposed: 180 days
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The amount of time Violet from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory chewed on a “little piece of gum”: 90 days
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The time from when Bill Clinton denied having "sex with that woman" to when he admitted that indeed he “did have a relationship with Monica Lewinsky that was not appropriate: 211 days
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Length of Martha Stewart’s time behind bars: 152 days
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Sanjaya's reign on American Idol: 211 days
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The amount of time it takes the average American to finalize a divorce: 365 days
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Forrest Gump’s Cross-Country Run: “3 years, 2 months, 14 days, 16 hours” (roughly 1,157 days)
The amount of time a random man spent buried alive in order to beat the European world record: 150 days
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Plucky young journalist Nellie Bly’s trip around the world: 72 days
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Brad Pitt's exercise in growing a beard: 180 days
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