World Records

Longest line of green tea dumplings: Japan breaks Guinness World Records record

Longest line of green tea dumplings: Japan breaks Guinness World Records record

Kyoto, Japan – March 16, 2016 – A line of 16,291 green tea dumplings running between two World Heritage sites in Kyoto Prefecture’s history-steeped city of Uji measured 341.57 meters and set a World Record on for the longest line of green tea dumplings. Photo: A line of 16,291 green tea dumplings running between two World Heritage sites in Kyoto …

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Longest run on a treadmill in 12 hours: Suzi Swinehart broke record

Longest run on a treadmill in 12 hours: Suzi Swinehart broke record

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA – March 16, 2016 – Suzi Swinehart, 43, broke the Guinness World Record for the longest run on a treadmill in 12 hours; she ran 73.3 miles in 12 hours, beating the old record of 68.54 miles. Photo: Suzi Swinehart broke the Guinness World Record for the longest run on a treadmill in 12 hours. She …

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Farthest distance walked with a ball on the head: Harrison Chinedu breaks record

Farthest distance walked with a ball on the head: Harrison Chinedu breaks record

Lagos, Cambodia – March 15, 2016 – Nigerian footballer based in Cambodia, Harrison Chinedu, has broken the Guinness World Records record for the farthest distance traveled while balancing a football on his head and cover a distance of over 45. 64km Photo: Nigerian footballer based in Cambodia, Harrison Chinedu, has broken the Guinness World Record for the farthest distance traveled …

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Longest Motorcycle Burnout: Joe Dryden breaks record

Longest Motorcycle Burnout: Joe Dryden breaks record

Orlando, Florida, USA – March 15, 2016 – Victory Stunt Team rider Joe Dryden became a World Record title holder, by completing a burnout of 2.23 miles (3.58km) at Orlando Speed World on a Victory Octane. Photo: Victory Stunt Team rider Joe Dryden became a World Record title holder, by completing a burnout of 2.23 miles (3.58km) at Orlando Speed …

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Largest serving of roast chicken: Uruguay breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest serving of roast chicken: Uruguay breaks Guinness World Records record

Maldonado, Uruguay – March 11, 2016 – Uruguay has gained a new World Record after some six thousand chickens were roasted in Maldonado; three long lines of people brandished skewers and utensils around twelve massive grills, during an event organized by Alberto Sena, owner of a local grill restaurant called La Balanza de Maldonado. Photo: Uruguay achieves a new world …

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Largest scraper: K-Tec Earthmovers breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest scraper: K-Tec Earthmovers breaks Guinness World Records record

Rosenort, Canada – March 1, 2016 – The 1263ADT scraper by K-Tec Earthmovers Inc. offers a capacity of 63 cubic yards of soil, an increase of nine yards over K-Tec’s previous model, the 1254ADT, which claimed the record in 2009, thus setting the new world record for the Largest pull scrapper. Photo: The 1263ADT scraper by K-Tec Earthmovers Inc. offers a …

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Fastest speed on an electric skateboard: Mischo Erban breaks Guinness World Records record

Fastest speed on an electric skateboard: Mischo Erban breaks Guinness World Records record

Piran, Slovenia – March 1, 2016 – Mischo Erban, 32, who describes himself as a “human Formula 1 car,” set a new World Record when he reached 59.55mph on an modified electric skateboard. Photo: Daredevil, Mischo Erban, raced into the World Records book with the fastest speed on an electric skateboard. The Canadian-born racer hit speeds of 95.83 kph (59.55 …

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Most people wearing tie dye: Calgary school breaks Guinness World Records record

Most people wearing tie dye: Calgary school breaks Guinness World Records record

Calgary, Canada – March 1, 2016 – Students at Bishop Grandin High School in Calgary broke the Guinness World Records world record for largest gathering of people wearing tie dye shirts; Bishop Grandin gathered 885 students and staff together to almost double the number of people in the previous record. Photo: It looks like a huge bummer for a New Jersey …

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Largest private collection of toy soldiers: Jonathan Waters breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest private collection of toy soldiers: Jonathan Waters breaks Guinness World Records record

Macon, Georgia, USA – March 1, 2016 – Jonathan Waters set up a display of 1,020 toy soldiers, with no duplicates, at the Ocmulgee National Monument, thus setting the new world record for largest private collection of toy soldiers. Photo: Jonathan Waters has collected soldiers from a wide range of wars from American and world history, including from medieval times. …

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‘Mighty Little Man’ receives ‘2016 Pet of the Year’ Award from World Record Academy

'Mighty Little Man' receives '2016 Pet of the Year' Award from World Record Academy

Madison, Alabama, USA – February 26, 2016 – ‘Mighty Little Man’, a male domestic house cat, (owner Jonny Payne), survived a combined total of eighteen events and ailments, over half of which were life-threatening, during his thirteen year life-span. He has three world records from WRA, is the namesake of proposed legislation in the USA known as “Little Man’s Law,” and …

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