Obama broke Twitter world record in just 5 hours

When you're the President of the United States, almost anything seems possible, including breaking world records

That's exactly what President Obama did on Monday, according to Guinness World Records. Obama, who signed up for his own Twitter account (@POTUS) two days ago, racked up 1 million followers in under 5 hours — a milestone that handily trumps previous record holder Robert Downey Jr., who accomplished the same feat just shy of 24 hours

Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account.

— President Obama (@POTUS) May 18, 2015 Read more...