World Records

Boston, Massachusetts, USA – May 19, 2016 – Massachusetts General announced that Thomas Manning, 64, a bank courier from Massachusetts, has received a penis from a deceased donor and become the third penile transplant patient in history — the first of his kind in the United States. Photo: A hospital in Boston has become the first in the US to …

Derby, UK – May 19, 2016 – Jonathan Kinder, a Rolls-Royce worker, ran more than 82 miles in just 12 hours in Derby city centre smashing a Guinness World records word record and setting the new world record for Greatest distance run on a treadmill in 12 hours. Photo: Jonathan Kinder’s distance of 82.58 miles broke the Guinness World Record …

Mclean, Virginia, USA – May 19, 2016 – Seventeen-year-old high school junior Andrew Shapiro shattered three Guinness World Records at a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society; within six hours, the Langley High School junior completed 3,515 pull-ups – a new world record; by 12 hours, he had finished 5,742 pull-ups – another world record; after 18 hours of pull-ups, Shapiro stopped, …

Dubai, UAE – May 17, 2016 – Employees from Majid Al Futtaim – the shopping mall, retail and leisure giant across the Middle East and North Africa – painted 930 wooden blocks in four hours – measuring 45.5 m2 (489.75 ft2), thus setting the new world record for the the largest painted wooden block mosaic. Photo: Employees from Majid Al …

Geneva, Switzerland – May 17, 2016 – Campaigners for a minimum income in Switzerland set a World Record for the world’s largest poster as they sought support for the controversial proposal ahead of a referendum next month; the record-breaking 8,115 square-metre (87,350 square-feet) poster consisted of a series of massive black plastic sheets, with the words “What would you do …

Beijing, China – May 17, 2016 – Mao Weidong, a 45-year-old Beijing SWAT team member and master planker, has set a new world record for planking, holding the abdominal position for 8 hours and 1 minute at a competition in Beijing, thus setting the new world record for the Longest abdominal plank (Longest time in an abdominal plank position). Photo: Mao …

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA – May 17, 2016 – Montgomery County-based Make-A-Wish, which serves Philadelphia, Northern Delaware and the Susquehanna Valley, broke the Guinness World Record for the largest parade of trucks – a total of 590 trucks. Photo: The annual Make-A-Wish Truck Convoy in Lancaster, Pa. this past Mother’s Day have set a world record for largest convoy. 590 trucks …

Doha, Qatar – May 17, 2016 – Qatar set yet another World Record feat for the ‘Largest Key’, which was previously held by Cyprus in 2006; the gigantic key, built by local company Delta Fabco, is dedicated to all the refugees around the world; it exceeds 7m in length and 3m in width, thus setting the new world record for …

Oakville, Canada – May 16, 2016 – Evan Ungar, 24, broke the current Guinness World Records world record of 59.8 inches (set by Justin Bephel in South Carolina in 2012) with a jump of 61.5 inches (1.61 metres) onto a box, or platform, in front of an audience of 100-150 at the One Health Clubs facility in Oakville, setting the …

New York City, New York, USA – May 11, 2016 – Etihad Airways’ new route connecting Mumbai and New York City via Abu Dhabi has the distinction of having the most expensive ticket in the world for a commercial scheduled flight; a one-way ticket on its private luxurious suite, The Residence, costs around Rs. 25 million, or about US$38,000, setting …