World Records

Heaviest bag of rice: India breaks Guinness World Records record

Heaviest bag of rice: India breaks Guinness World Records record

Dubai, UAE – February 24, 2016 – A bag of rice weighing 550 kilograms has entered the Book of World Records for being the heaviest bag of rice; the rice bag of India Gate Classic Basmati Rice brand has achieved the feat at the annual 4-day food and hospitality trade show being held in Dubai. Photo: KRBL director Priyanka Mittal. KRBL …

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Largest replica bag: Malaysia breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest replica bag: Malaysia breaks Guinness World Records record

Ipoh, Malaysia – February 24, 2016 – The world’s largest holdall bag, which took 1,492 people six months to put together, is being exhibited in Ipoh; sewn together using 2,984 old t-shirts, the 7.62m long, 3.04m wide and 5.44m high, the world’s biggest replica bag is part of a sewing exhibition being held at the Ipoh Parade Shopping Mall. Photo: The …

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Largest ice cream making lesson: Schiele Museum breaks Guinness World Records record

A special ice cream making event brought together 274 volunteers who were filmed taking part in the activity.

Gastonia, NC, USA – February 25, 2016 – The Schiele Museum of Natural History celebrated the 100th anniversary of Tony’s Ice Cream with an exhibit called “The Scoop on Ice Cream;” a special ice cream making event brought together 274 volunteers who were filmed taking part in the activity, thus setting the world record for the largest ice cream making lesson. …

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Longest selfie stick: James Ware breaks Guinness World Records record

Longest selfie stick: James Ware breaks Guinness World Records record

London, UK – February 29, 2016 – James Ware, a YouTube personality in Britain, used bits of tape and pipe to built a selfie stick that measured 9.57 metres, which sets the new world record for the Longest selfie stick. Photo: James Ware, a YouTube personality in Britain, have built the world’s longest selfie stick. The Guinness World Records world record …

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Most lambs roasted simultaneously: Jiang Linsheng broke Guinness World Records record

Most lambs roasted simultaneously: Jiang Linsheng broke Guinness World Records record

Beijing, China – February 22, 2016 – A cook in Southern China has broken a Guinness World Record by roasting 216 lambs by himself; Jiang Linsheng broke the record for Most lambs roasted simultaneously. Photo: Jiang Linsheng, nicknamed A Bing, roasts lambs in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Jiang Linsheng roasted 216 lambs in 2 hours, with the use …

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Most behind-the-back catches: Antonio Brown breaks Guinness World Records record

Most behind-the-back catches: Antonio Brown breaks Guinness World Records record

Washington, DC, USA – February 22, 2016 – Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins teamed up with All-Pro Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown during Super Bowl week to break the Guinness World Records record for the amount of behind the back catches in a minute; Cousins and Brown hooked up for 27 behind the back catches, thus setting the new world …

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Largest display of toy windmills: energis GmbH sets world record

Largest display of toy windmills: energis GmbH sets world record

Saarbrücken, Germany – February 20, 2016 – A total of 12268 children from 35 kindergartens, 43 schools and 42 clubs designed 12,268 toy windmills who were placed in Saarbrücken at the Saar-Spektakel, the biggest public festival in the region, by the energy concern energis Gmbh, thus setting the new world record for the Largest display of toy windmills (pinwheels). Photo: 35 …

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Cheapest smartphone: Freedom 251 breaks Guinness World Records record

Cheapest smartphone: Freedom 251 breaks Guinness World Records record

Mumbai, India – February 18, 2016 – Indian phone maker Ringing Bells launched a 251 rupee ($4) smartphone, The Freedom 251, which sets the new world record for the World’s Cheapest smartphone. Photo: Ringing Bells, which launched ‘Freedom 251’, priced at Rs 251 – is the world’s cheapest smartphone. The Guinness World Records’ record for the largest smartphone ensemble is 223 …

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Largest gin tasting event: The Botanist breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest gin tasting event: The Botanist breaks Guinness World Records record

London, UK – February 16, 2016 – UK bar chain The Botanist hosted gin tastings simultaneously across its eight venues: Alderly Edge, Chester, Farnham, Monument Mall, Birmingham, Deansgate, Marlow and Trinity; 796 guests took part in the tasting, enabling The Botanist to smash the previous Guinness World Records world record of 300 participants and to set the new world record for …

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Largest cookie mosaic: Robin Hood breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest cookie mosaic: Robin Hood breaks Guinness World Records record

Toronto, Canada – February 16, 2016 – The Robin Hood team celebrated Family Day (in Ontario) by achieving the world record title for the Largest cookie mosaic in support of We Bake for Change, an initiative of WE Day; the completed mosaic measured 29.58 feet by 47.71 feet and was comprised of over 13,000 shortbread cookies. Photo: Craig Kielburger, Co-Founder of …

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