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What's the record number of balls juggled at once?

Earlier this year, a juggler named David Ferman managed to keep 10 balls going for 26 catches. He holds the official record so far, according to the Juggling Information Service Committee on Numbers Juggling (JISCON). Juggler Alex Barron kept 12 beanbags going for 14 catches. Barron and David Leahy hold the record for two-person ball-passing, managing to juggle 20 balls for 20 catches. But balls and beanbags aren't the only things that get juggled, or even the most interesting things. Jugglers learn to toss and catch clubs, rings, devil sticks, diabolos — pretty much anything that you can think of can be juggled. Today, juggling clubs all over the world are tossing sundry items into the air to celebrate World Juggling Day.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A performer who tosses multiple objects at once and performs tricks of manual dexterity.

Tutor's tip: The novice "juggler" (entertainer who can keep several objects in the air simultaneously) should start with apples, not knives, to protect his "jugular" (main vein going to the brain).

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• Actors, Characters, and Theater People - juggler: performer skilled at tossing several objects in the air in rapid rotation and catching them

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See words rhyming with "juggler."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - jonglør, tryllekunstner, gøgler, taskenspiller

Nederlands (Dutch)
jongleur, goochelaar, fraudeur

Français (French)
n. - jongleur, prestidigitateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Jongleur, Schwindler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταχυδακτυλουργός, ζογκλέρ

Italiano (Italian)
giocoliere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - malabarista (m) (f), trapaceiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
жонглер, фокусник, плут

Español (Spanish)
n. - malabarista, prestidigitador, manipulador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jonglör, bollkonstnär, fifflare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
变戏法者, 行骗者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 變戲法者, 行騙者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마술사, 사기꾼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 曲芸師, 不正をする人, ぺてん師, 手品師, 詐欺師

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشعوذ, لاعب بخفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮להטוטן, מאחז עיניים‬

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