11-year-old Nebraska boy's summer job? Owning and operating an ice cream truck

On May 27, 2017, Omaha Westside graduate John Lang led a group of hundreds of volunteers in building a gigantic flag that broke a Guinness Book record.

The 60-foot by 30-foot flag was made from MegaConstrux bricks. At 1,813.52 square feet, it broke the previous record of 1,687.78 by 125.74 square feet.  

The tallest structure of Lincoln Logs was 12 feet, 4 inches tall and was constructed by the city of Lincoln April 13, 2013, at the Lincoln Children's Museum.

The widest tornado damage path was estimated at 2.49 miles wide and was caused by the Hallam tornado on May 22, 2004. That day, some 56 tornadoes were reported in the Midwest. 

The largest collection of car bumper stickers is owned by Bill Heermann of Lincoln, who has collected 4,131 since 1984. Bill began his bumper sticker collection in 1984 when he was in the eighth grade. Bill was on his way to Eagle Scouts when he was handed a number of stickers from passers-by. He was hooked on collecting from that point forward.

Dale F Muehlmeier called for 28 hours for the American Cancer Society at a Wal-Mart parking lot in Norfolk in May 2000.

The largest dessert party was held in August 2012 in Omaha, with 740 people noshing on over 3,800 desserts. Organized by Physicians Mutual, the desserts were made by Treat America Food Services.

To secure the record, at least three varieties of dessert had to have been made available to the guests, and everyone must have consumed at least one of them.