World Records

Calgary, Canada – March 30, 2017 – Using just his teeth and paws, the nine-year-old, cream-coloured dog Toby popped 100 balloons in 36.25 seconds at the Shawnessy YMCA, beating the previous Guinness World Record of 39.08 seconds and setting the new world record for the Fastest canine balloon popper (Fastest time to pop 100 balloons by a dog). Photo: Toby …

Innisfail, Queensland , Australia – March 30, 2017 – The Cassowary Coast worked its way into the Book of World Records with a 8.04km banana split – the longest in the world, which sets the new world record for the Longest banana split. Photo: A volunteer adds topping to the world’s longest banana split. The Cassowary Coast worked its way …

Visoko, Bosnia – March 29, 2017 – Kerim Ahmetspahic, a 16-year-old taekwondo champion from Bosnia, front-flipped over and over into the columns of blocks, breaking a total of 111 blocks with his head, thus setting the new world record for the Most concrete blocks broken with the head by forward flips in one minute. Most concrete blocks broken with the …

Waterdown, Ontario, Canada – March 29, 2017 – A human with surgically pointed ears named Jessey The Elf and a dog named Hunter Buxbaum completed a 5K together in 15:26, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest 5K with a dog. Fastest 5K With a Dog Photo: Jessey The Elf (left) and his dog, Hunter Buxbaum, have been …

Dublin, Ireland – March 17, 2017 – Robert David “Robbie” Keane (born 8 July 1980), an Irish professional footballer, netted goals in 19 consecutive years at International level, from 1998 to 2016, thus setting the new world record for Most consecutive years scoring international soccer goals (International soccer goals scored in most consecutive years). Photo: By scoring a goal at …

Beijing, China – March 20, 2017 – Hangzhou-based ‘media & entertainment queen’ Wu Yan, chairman of Hakim Unique Media Group is, at 36-year-old, the youngest self-made billionaire. Photo: Hangzhou-based ‘media & entertainment queen’ Wu Yan is, at 36-year-old, the youngest self-made billionaire. She is currently chairman of Hakim Unique Media Group. The Guinness World Records world record for the richest …

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA – March 28, 2017 – Piled high with 500lbs of spaghetti, 150 gallons of sauce and 50lbs of cheese, the a giant pasta bowl made its annual appearance for St. Joseph’s Day celebrations; spanning eight feet in diameter, it sets the new world record for the Biggest Pasta Bowl. Photo: New Orleans Italian American Marching Club, has …

Hong Kong, China – March 20, 2017 – Charles Chen Yidan, co-founder of Tencent, one of China’s largest internet service companies, launched the Yidan Prize which will award nearly $8m (£6.64m) every year to two research projects that have the potential to “transform” global education, thus setting the new world record for the Biggest education prize. Photo: Charles Chen Yidan, …

Sydney, Australia – March 21, 2017 – The boys from How Rediculous were on a mission to break the Guinness World Record for the longest golf putt-non-tournament and they succeeded; by draining a 135-yard (120m / 395ft) left-to-right breaker on a course in Western Australia, Brett Stanford has set the new world record for the Longest golf putt-non-tournament. Photo: Brett …

Tampa, Florida, USA – March 17, 2017 – A record-setting one thousand pounds of smoothie was blended individually by people on bikes in Tampa, Florida, with the help of 250 pounds of Cabot’s Greek Yogurt by Vermont’s own Cabot Creamery, which sets the new world record for the Largest Smoothie. Photo: A 100-strong team spend seven hours mixing up the …