World Records

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA – January 21, 2016 – The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) celebrated its 20th anniversary with the math discovery of the new largest known prime number, 274,207,281-1, having 22,338,618 digits, on a university computer volunteered by Curtis Cooper for the project. Photo: A computer at the University of Central Missouri has calculated the world’s largest …

Hong Kong, China – January 19, 2016 – A group of 270 dog owners have broken the Guinness World Records world record for the largest dog yoga session; led by ‘doga’ teacher, Suzette Ackerman, the participants massaged, twisted and stretched their furry friends in a series of poses. Photo: The world’s biggest dog yoga class was led by doga teacher …

Minsk, Belarus – January 19, 2016 – Many-time world kettlebell lifting champion and Guinness World Records record holder Vyacheslav Khoroneko set up a new world record in Minsk; within an hour, Vyacheslav Khoroneko made 1,410 kettlebell prone swings with a 24kg kettlebell, thus setting the new world record for the Most kettlebell prone swings. Photo: Within an hour, Vyacheslav Khoroneko made …

Oslo, Norway – January 20, 2016 – A 3D designer named ‘corenpuzzle’ has documented his successful effort to design and 3D print a 22 x 22 Rubik’s Cube; it took him eight months to complete the Cube, which has an edge-length of 200 mm and 2,691 functioning parts, thus setting the new world record for the Largest 3D Printed Rubik’s Cube. …

New York, NY, USA – January 20, 2016 – Architects Louise Harpman and Scott Specht own the world’s largest collection of disposable plastic coffee cup lids; under Louise Harpman’s bed, in acid-free boxes, there are superior double-walled, climate-controlled and UV-protected cases filled to the brim with plastic coffee cup lids; over 550 to be exact, which sets the new world record …

Longmont, Colorado, USA – January 14, 2016 – “Saul the Sticker Ball” broke the Guinness World Records world record for biggest sticker ball at an official weigh-in at Wibby Brewing Co.; his parent, Hygiene-based company Stickergiant, will enter the Book of World Records, with the ball weighing in at 231.6 pounds, easily passing the 220-pound previous Guinness World Records record. Photo: …

Colombo, Sri Lanka – January 7, 2016 – The world’s biggest blue star sapphire, worth at least $100 million (£68 million), has been mined in Sri Lanka; the gemology institute in the capital Colombo has certified that the gem weighs 1404.49 carats, breaking the previous world record of 1,395 carats. Photo: World’s largest blue star sapphire — worth $100M, weighs …

Pompano Beach, Florida, USA – Friday, January 1, 2016 – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company set the world record for constructing the World’s Largest Game of Cornhole; measuring an astounding 64 feet by 32 feet, the super-sized version of the traditional tailgate game, cornhole, was paired up with another larger-than-life college football tradition—the Goodyear Blimp. Photo: The Goodyear Tire …

London, United Kingdom: More than 500 princesses packed a Southampton theatre in a bid to break a Guinness World Records world record; a total of 537 people came dressed as traditional princesses wearing long, flowing gowns, setting the new world record for the Largest gathering of people dressed as princesses, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: A total of …