A 3,000 Pound Chocolate Train is One of Monday's Stories that go "Over the Edge"
By: Melissa Bollero
Updated: November 19, 2012
Video game aficionados from all over the world gathered at the one up arcade in Denver for a unique competition this weekend. A "Donkey Kong" championship featuring gamers competing for the highest score on the 1981 gaming classic. Sixteen "Donkey Kong" machines were lined up with official referees verifying scores for a $2,000 prize.
A Los Angeles woman completed her 34th marathon during this past weekend but it's only a part of a much larger accomplishment. Julie Weiss, a-k-a the "marathon goddess", is running 52 marathons in 52 weeks. She's doing it in memory of her father who died of pancreatic cancer. In eight months, Julie has logged nearly 900 miles for her cause.
A sweet surprise at the brussels south station in Belgium. A train, made entirely of chocolate, sets the Guinness world record as the longest chocolate structure in the world. It's 112 feet long and almost 3,000 pounds. The artist spent more than 700 hours constructing the chocolate train.
