World Records

London, UK – October 28, 2016 – To celebrate the launch of their new Autumn menu, ASK Italian put together a board featuring an impressive 16,000g of cured meats, 13,000g of cheese and 13,000g of vegetables, which measured 10 metres long – the entire length of their new-look Gloucester Road restaurant in London, thus setting the new world record for …

Montevideo, Uruguay – October 28, 2016 – For the second consecutive year, Montevideo has cooked the world’s biggest lentil stew, a concoction of 3,345 kilogram, exceeding the 2,365 kilogram Guinness world record set in September 2015. Photo: For the second consecutive year, Montevideo has cooked the world’s biggest lentil stew, a concoction of 3,345 kilogram, exceeding the 2,365 kilogram record …

London, UK – October 28, 2016 – Car manufacturer Nissan has produced the world’s biggest 3D printing pen sculpture, which is a full-sized physical render of the Nissan Qashqai Black Edition and it’s made up of an incredible 8.6 miles of filament; Grace Du Prez led the team that created this 4.4m-long and 1.6m-tall model, which sets the new world …

London, UK – October 30, 2016 – Cottons Caribbean Restaurant and Salon de Rhum in Notting Hill has broken a Guinness World Record for having the most varieties of commercially available rum at a bar, with a record number of 372 available. Photo: The Guinness World Record for having the most varieties of rum commercially available in the world has …

Kilglass, Co.Kildare, Ireland – October 30, 2016 – 15 members of the Holton Family from Cloona, Enfield, Co.Kildare, Ireland got together in one field and ploughed simultaneously for 1minute 44 seconds setting the new world record for The Most Siblings Ploughing Simultaneously. Photo: All 15 of the Holton Siblings 13 brothers and 2 sisters about to set off on their …

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – October 21, 2016 – The Famous Grouse, Scotland’s #1 Scotch, set a new world record title for the Longest Practice Putting Green at a length of 104 feet and 2 inches; Hollis Thomas, Former NFL star who played with the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers set the record. Photo: Bagpiper Charles Rutan of …

Beijing, China – October 6, 2016 – The world’s largest radio telescope began operating in southwestern China, a project Beijing says will help humanity search for alien life; built at a cost of 1.2 billion yuan ($180 million), the Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is nestled between hills in the mountainous region of Guizhou. Photo: The Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical …

Moscow, Russia – October 8, 2016 – Petros Lambrinidis, a Greek chef from Crete, managed to create a gigantic 20-tonne salad with the help of over 1,000 volunteers in Moscow’s Red Square, thus setting the new world record for the Largest Greek Salad (Largest Salad), according to the World Record Academy. Photo: Petros Lambrinidis managed to create the gigantic 20-tons …

Bodo, Norway – October 8, 2016 – The largest sushi mosaic – measuring an incredible 56.50 square metres and including a whopping 800 kg of salmon and 400 kg of rice created in Norway has set a new world record, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: A new World Record has been set in Norway for the largest sushi …

Brussels, Belgium – October 4, 2016 – During the IAAF Diamond League final in Brussels, called the AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme, which was celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Belgian Olympic athletes were being welcomed by 41500 enthusiastic visitors waving their hands, thus setting the new world record for the Most people waving hands simultaneously. The round of honor of …