World Records

Charlottetown, PE, Canada – October 3, 2016 – The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association broke the Guinness World record for the World’s Longest Lobster Roll at the Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival; the final lobster roll length measured in at 120 Feet (36.5 metres). The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association broke the record for the World’s Longest Lobster Roll …

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – September 26, 2016 – Temple University sent tens of thousands of sandwiches to Philadelphia-area food banks; the school has set the world record for the most sandwiches made in one hour, as hundreds of volunteers put together 49,100 sandwiches at the Liacouras Center. The school has set the world record for the most peanut butter and …

Rome, Italy – September 21, 2016 – A team of 43 Italian pizza chefs broke the Guinness World Record for most pies cooked within 12 hours at the Festa della Pizza in Martina Franca, Italy; the team of pizza makers from across Puglia made 5,836 pizzas in total, thus setting the new world record for Most pizzas made in 12 …

Berlin, Germany – September 11, 2016 – Using giant tires from an industrial fertilizer spreader and scrap steel, Frank Dose has built a bicycle weighing 940 kilograms (2,072 pounds) and with tyres more than 1.5 metres in diameter, it sets the new world record for the Heaviest rideable bike. Photo: Frank Dose constructed world’s heaviest rideable bicycle from scrap steel, …

Batroun, Lebanon – September 6, 2016 – Batroun city of North Lebanon’s coast has just broken the Guinness World Record for “Largest seafood display,” after showcasing 2,613.8 kilograms of seafood in a market on the city’s port. A total of 2,613.8 kg seafood were displayed on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Batroun, Lebanon, breaking a Guinness World Record for the …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – September 6, 2016 – The Huddle Sports Bar & Grill successfully ‘dropped’ 4,578 glasses of Camros whiskey into Bazooka energy drink, breaking the previous Guinness World Record and setting the new world record for the longest domino drop shot, according to the World Record Academy. Ahmad Taher, food and beverage manager for Citymax Hotels in …

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA – September 4, 2016 – American Bryce Menzies broke the Guinness World Record for the longest ramp jump by a truck cab in New Mexico, leaping 115 metres (379.4 feet) in his Pro 2 race truck. Bryce Menzies has made history by jumping his off-road truck 115 metres over a New Mexico ghost town to …

Pasay City, Philippines – September 4, 2016 – During the third day of History Con at the World Trade Center in Pasay City and in partnership with History Channel, Jolly mushroom brand and Fly Ace Corporation were able to serve 341 kg serving of sautéed mushrooms, thus setting the new world record for the Largest serving of sauteéd mushrooms. Mushroom …

Dubai, UAE – September 4, 2016 – IMG Worlds of Adventure, an amusement park that cost more than $1 billion dollars and took three years to build, opened its doors to the public; the park is as big as 28 football fields, measuring some 1.5 million square feet in size, thus setting the new world record for the Largest indoor …

Carterville, Illinois, USA – August 23, 2016 – Fishing enthusiast Will “Spike” Yocum, 12, started collecting Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap fishing lures when he was four and has now amassed a collection larger than 3,500 — thus setting the new world record for the Largest collection of fishing lures. Photo: Fishing enthusiast Will “Spike” Yocum started collecting Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap fishing …