World Records

Punta Tombo, Argentina – February 19, 2017 – More than a million penguins have travelled to Argentina’s Punta Tombo peninsula during this year’s breeding season, drawn by an unusual abundance of small fish, thus setting the new world record for the Largest colony of Magellanic penguins. Photo: More than a million penguins have travelled to Argentina’s Punta Tombo peninsula during …

New Delhi, India – February 15, 2017 – Aiming at eliminating the scope for malpractices in its recruitment process, Indian Railways is conducting the world’s largest online examination to fill up over 18,000 vacancies in various categories; the online examination is being undertaken by the Railway Recruitment Boards to fill up 18,252 graduate-level Group-3 posts, thus setting the new world …

Chicago, Illinois, USA – January 31, 2017 –  A whopping 234 gallons of Irish Coffee was poured into a six and a half foot acrylic glass in Chicago to coincide with the US national Irish coffee day; Tim Herlihy from Termonfeckin, Ireland, oversaw the making of the beverage; a total of 2,000 of the coffees were then drank by revellers …

Mesa, Arizona, USA – January 27, 2017 – Dr. Greg J. Marchand MD and Dr. Snehal Bhoola MD removed a 17-centimeter cancerous ovarian tumor using only small slits in the abdomen, a technique called a laparoscopy; it sets the new world record for the “Largest Malignant Tumor to undergo Successful Laparoscopic Ovarian Cancer Staging Surgery”. Photo: Dr. Greg J. Marchand  The Guinness …

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 …

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 …

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: …

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 …

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 …

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 …