World Records

USA breaks Guinness world record: Longest Shot Ski

USA breaks Guinness world record: Longest Shot Ski

Breckenridge, Colorado, USA – January 31, 2017 – A whopping 1,234 people showed up to rip a 1,997-foot shot ski, filled with Hot Box Mountain Shot, a cinnamon whiskey that kept everyone nice and warm on historic Main Street, thus setting the new world record for the Longest Shot Ski. Photo: Breckenridge did end up breaking this record with a …

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USA sets world record: Largest collection of burger memorabilia

USA sets world record: Largest collection of burger memorabilia

Daytona Beach, Florida, USA – January 31, 2017 – Harry Sperl (aka “Hamburger Harry”) has 3,724 hamburger related items in his Daytona Beach home, (including a burger shaped “Hamburger Harley,” a $3,500 cheeseburger water bed, happy meal cheeseburger toys and burger posters), thus setting the new world record for the Largest collection of burger memorabilia. Photo: Harry “Hamburger Harry” Sperl …

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Fastest Bed: UAE breaks Guinness World Record

Fastest Bed: UAE breaks Guinness World Record

Umm Al Quwain, UAE – January 14, 2017 – Online accommodation booking website Hotels.com partnered with British race car driver Tom Onslow-Cole to create the world’s fastest mobile bed; Tom drove the motorized mattress 83.8 miles per hour on a track at the Emirates Motor Sports Complex in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates, setting the new world record for …

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Fastest solo journey to the South Pole by a female: Sweden breaks Guinness world record

Fastest solo journey to the South Pole by a female: Sweden breaks Guinness world record

South Pole, Antarctica – January 15, 2017 – Johanna Davidsson, 33, a Swedish solo skier has just reached the South Pole unaided quicker than any woman has done before; the journey took her 38 days, 23 hours and 5 minutes, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest solo, unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole (female). Photo: …

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USA breaks Guinness World Record: Longest single chassis parade float

USA breaks Guinness World Record: Longest single chassis parade float

Pasadena, California, USA – January 16, 2017 – The “Lucy Pet’s Gnarly Crankin’ K-9 Wave Machine” is 125 feet long, and weighs in at 148,250 lbs and will hold 8,000 gallons of water in a tank for two surfing dogs; it was measured and weighed by the California Highway Patrol and sets the new world record for the Longest single …

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Largest Tin of Caviar: Dubai sets world record

Largest Tin of Caviar: Dubai sets world record

Dubai, UAE – January 7, 2017 – Burj Al Arab Jumeirah joined forces with AmStur Caviar, the premiere US supplier of world-class caviar, to set the world record title for the largest tin of caviar ever created; the monumental tin, named “The Mashenomak” in honour of the “Great White Sturgeon” of Native American legend, was custom-made by AmStur for the …

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Largest USB Flash Drive: Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate GT breaks world record

Largest USB Flash Drive: Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate GT breaks world record (VIDEO)

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – January 8, 2017 – Kingston Digital, Inc. announced DataTraveler® Ultimate Generation Terabyte (GT), which offers up to 2TB of storage space and USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) performance, thus setting the new world record for the Largest USB Flash Drive. Photo: DataTraveler® Ultimate Generation Terabyte (GT), the world’s highest capacity USB Flash drive. DataTraveler Ultimate …

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USA breaks Guinness world record: Largest Santa Run

USA breaks Guinness world record: Largest Santa Run

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA – December 24, 2016 – A total of 5,025 race participants dressed in Santa suits crossed the finish line at the Surf-N-Santa 5 Miler in Virginia Beach, breaking the Guinness World Record for the Largest Santa Claus Run. Photo: A total of 5,025 race participants dressed in Santa suits crossed the finish line at the Surf-N-Santa …

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Ireland breaks Guinness world record: Largest gathering of people dressed as snowmen

Ireland breaks Guinness world record: Largest gathering of people dressed as snowmen

Newry, Northern Ireland – December 24, 2016 – The people of Newry have broken the Guinness world record for the world’s largest gathering of people dressed as snowmen; Newry sailed into the record books after it managed 398 people dressed as snowmen in one place. Photo: The people of Newry have broken the record for the world’s largest gathering of …

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Switzerland sets world record: Largest one-piece meat pie

Switzerland sets world record: Largest one-piece meat pie

Lausanne, Switzerland – December 21, 2016 – Chefs from the Swiss hotel management school Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL), in Lausanne, Switzerland, have created a giant meat pie: it weighed a giant 86.75kg and measured 160cm long, 78cm wide and 11cm high, thus setting the new world record for the Largest one-piece meat pie. Photo: This team of chefs created …

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