1 Treating lead poisoning. 2  Administering EDTA intravenously and intramuscularly is effective for treating lead poisoning and brain damage caused by lead exposure. 3  The calcium disodium form of EDTA is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for these uses.
For twins Amy and Katie were Â­incredibly born 87 days apart. Maria went into labour four months early, giving birth to Amy â but Katie did not arrive until three months later. Their incredible births will now Â­become a Guinness World Record for the âlongest interval between the birth of twinsâ. The previous record is 84 days.
Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher maintain Guinness World's Record for longest marriage. Editor's note: The Fisher's have both since passed away -- Herbert in February 2011, and Zelmyra in February 2013. In a day when marriages begin and end with the greatest of ease, Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher are a rarity. The James City, N.C., husband and wife have been wed 86 years and hold the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage of a living couple. Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher were married on May 13, 1924. â D.L.