World Records

Gibraltar – June 16, 2017 – Sun Bingo set a world record title on Saturday 3 June 2017, when they broke the official record for Largest set of bingo balls plus the Largest bingo card at the famous Blackpool Tower; the game kicked off the recording break day with 75 70cm bingo balls. Photo: The game kicked off the recording …

London, UK – June 16, 2017 – Paramount Pictures celebrated the London premier of its new Baywatch film by constructing a giant beach ball; the 20-meter large and 1 ton heavy BAYWATCH beach ball was floated on the river Thames in London, thus setting the new world record for the Largest inflatable beach ball. Photo: To celebrate the release of …

Devon, UK – June 16, 2017 – Darren Stocks of Crown Property Management and Graham Guthbert, landlord of the Bell Inn, Kingsteignton, started playing pool at noon on Wednesday, February 22, and finished on Sunday, February 26 at 10pm, thus setting the new world record for the Longest marathon playing pool (singles). Photo: Darren Stocks of Crown Property Management and …

London, UK – June 15, 2017 – Stacey Donnison, Head of Equestrian at Pangbourne College, has set a new world record for the longest horse ride; she started the grueling 40-hour challenge on June 1 and finished the mammoth ride on June 3. Photo: Miss Stacey Donnison relives her world record-breaking moment. Miss Donnison’s time of 40 hours is a …

Mackay, Australia – June 14, 2017 – On World Tap Dance Day, May 25, 274 tappers took part in a tap dance lesson, setting the new world record for the largest tap dance lesson in a single venue. Photo: On World Tap Dance Day, May 25, Mackay set the world record for the largest tap dance lesson in a single …

Auckland, New Zealand – June 14, 2017 – It took 1799 students from Glen Eden Intermediate, Kaurilands, Konini and Oratia schools five minutes standing under the winter sun to accomplish the World Record for the largest human bike image. Photo: A group of 1799 school children, teachers and parents claimed the World Record title for the ‘largest human image of …

Glasgow, UK – June 12, 2017 – Over 1000 people participated in the Big Smile Big Band event, which took place at the SEC Glasgow, including Dental School and other University staff, dental alumni, school children and teachers from the Glasgow area, setting the new world record for the Largest human smile. Photo: To celebrate National Smile Month, UofG’s Dental …

Mumbai, India – June 2, 2017 – Tiluck Keisam, a nine-year-old Indian boy from Manipur, northeast India, skated beneath 146 bars over a 145-meter stretch in just 56.01 seconds, thus setting the new world record for the Farthest Distance Limbo Skating Under Bars. Photo: A nine-year-old Indian boy from Manipur, northeast India, has set a new World Record in limbo …

Beijing, China – June 2, 2017 – The team from Cangwu County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region covered a distance of 13,518m on the Xunjiang River in a dragon boat measuring 18.3m-long and 1.2m-wide, thus setting the new world record for the Greatest distance by a dragon boat in one hour. Photo: A dragon boat team from south China’s Guangxi …

Mumbai, India – June 2, 2017 – A total of 1,007 Mumbai residents broke a Guinness World Record by running in reverse at Hiranandani Gardens, Powai; they ran 150 metres, thus setting the new world record for the Largest backwards race. Photo: A whopping 1,007 Mumbaikars turned their backs to the finish line in the ‘What !f Backward Run’ that …