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Australian town crier sets world record with 122.4 dB shout

Published 24 June 2026

An Australian man has broken the world record for the loudest shout ever recorded, achieving a measurement of 122.4 decibels. Joseph McGrail-Bateup, a 58-year-old air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier from Canberra, set the new benchmark by yelling the word "now," surpassing the previous record of 121.

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