World Records

Waterford, Connecticut, USA – September 9, 2017 – Taso Vitsas, manager at Crown Pizza in Waterford, teamed up with a WNBA basketball team, the Connecticut Sun to cook up a pizza topped with 112 different cheeses, thus setting the new world record for the Most types of cheese on a pizza. Photo: Crown Pizza owner Taso Vitsas, center, looks at …

Bloomington, Minnesota, USA – September 9, 2017 – The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, celebrated its 25th anniversary by setting the new world record for the Most cupcakes iced in an hour. Photo: People decorate cupcakes in an attempt to beat a World Record for the most cupcakes iced in one hour during Mall of America’s 25th birthday celebration, …

Naxos, Greece – September 11, 2017 – It took more than 1,500 kg of raw Naxos potatoes, 22 huge cauldrons, the hard work of 40 volunteers to break the Guinness World Record for cooking the Largest serving of chips (fries); the electronic scale that weighed the fried potatoes read 554 kg, which is 100 kg more than the previous world …

London, United Kingdom – September 11, 2017 – Great British Bake Off winner Frances Quinn from Market Harborough teamed up with Hambleton Bakery, from Exton, Rutland, to produce a 4ft 2 inches (127cm) long Jammie Dodger style biscuit which weighed in at 26.76 kg, thus setting the new world record for the Largest Jammie Dodger biscuit (Largest jam filled biscuit). …

Singapore – August 20, 2017 – 375 participants bounced to a new World Record for Most People on Trampolines at Fitness Marathon 2017 at The Lawn @ Marina Bay, during an event organized by Geylang Serai Community Sports Club to encourage healthy living. Photo: 375 participants bounced to a new World Records for Most People on Trampolines at Fitness Marathon …

Richardson, Texas, USA – August 15, 2017 – Pratik Bhosale, a mechanical engineering senior, Ian Bouton, mechanical engineering senior and Suhail Rahmetulla, mechanical engineering senior at University of Texas at Dallas and junior mechanical engineer Clark Oney, gained publicity all over the Metroplex by building a 150 pound fidget spinner which sets the new world record for the Largest forebearing …

New Plymouth, New Zealand – August 15, 2017 – More than 400 students of Bell Block Primary packed into their school hall armed with fidget spinners; a digital clock timed the twiddling mob as they spun for 30 seconds while dancing to “intense suspenseful background” musics, thus setting the new world record for the Most people fidget spinning in one …

Leeds, United Kingdom – August 15, 2017 – As many as 2,000 overs were bowled in 24 hours by the cricketers at The Rodley Cricket Club in Leeds, thus setting the new world record for the Most overs bowled in 24 hours (most overs delivered in 24 hours). Photo: The Rodley Cricket Club in Leeds has set the world record …

Natick, Massachusetts, USA – August 14, 2017 – A group of Natick High School students set off a stick bomb with 68,480 sticks in the school’s gym – shattering the existing Guinness World Record of 40,910 sticks and setting the new world record for the Largest stick bomb. Photo: A group of Natick High School students set off a stick …

Tauranga, New Zealand – August 8, 2017 – Sixty cheerleaders made a giant pyramid during a national cheerleading competition in Tauranga, breaking the current Guinness World Record of 46 and setting the new world record for the Largest cheerleading pyramid. Photo: Sixty cheerleaders made the World’s Largest Cheerleading Pyramid during a national cheerleading competition in Tauranga. The Guinness World Records …