Stretton, Australia – August 1, 2017 – Stretton State College successfully hosted a World Record event for the longest chain of people clasping wrists to raise awareness and funding for the National Charity ‘Hand in Hand’ Fighting Brain Cancer; the world record was achieved through 3,300 people holding hands at once. Photo: Stretton State College successfully hosted a World Record …

Kupres, Bosnia and Herzegovina – July 31, 2017 – 2,325 people with the first name Ivan have gathered in the town of Kupres in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the day started with a Mass in the morning, before the gathering of all the Ivans and a procession in the afternoon, thus setting the new world record for the Largest gathering of people …

London, United Kingdom – July 18, 2017 – In anticipation of World Emoji Day, and the upcoming worldwide release of “The Emoji Movie,” more than 500 emoji fans around the world celebrated by setting the world record title for the Largest gathering of people dressed as emoji faces simultaneously across multiple venues. Photo: In anticipation of World Emoji Day, and …

Batumi, Georgia – July 5, 2017 – Atlantic4, a team made of five Romanians (Andrei Rosu, Vasile Osean, Ionut Olteanu, Marius Alexe and Alexandru Dumbrava) arrived at Batumi, Georgia, on June 27, after a 1,200 km, 11-day trip, across the Black Sea in a rowboat, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest crossing of the Black Sea by …

South Barrington, Illinois, USA – June 23, 2017 – In South Barrington, a Chicago suburb, 972 pairs of people played catch on a pleasant day at the Willow Creek Community Church as part of the “DadFest” annual festival, setting the new world record for the Largest game of catch. Photo: In north suburban South Barrington, 972 pairs of people tossed …

Marquette, Michigan, USA – April 29, 2017 – Northern Michigan University has freeze tagged its way into the record books; with weather anchor Al Roker in attendance and NBC’s “Today” broadcasting live from Marquette, 634 people piled into the Superior Dome to break the Guinness World Record for the largest game of freeze tag. Photo: Northern Michigan University students crushed …

Limerick, Ireland – April 13, 2017 – Anthony Foley’s sister Rosie was in attendance as 1,740 people came together for a ‘Scrum for Axel’ to honour the former Munster head coach at Limerick Institute of Technology; the event saw the existing Guinness World Record for the largest scrum ever of just short of 1,600 turned over as 1,740 put their …

Dublin, Ireland – April 7, 2017 – Farmer Patrick Shalvey, whose family are hosting Big Week on the Farm on their dairy farm in Cootehill, Co Cavan, smashed the existing Guinness world record for reversing a tractor and trailer by 2.8 kilometres. Photo: Farmer Patrick Shalvey, whose family are hosting Big Week on the Farm on their dairy farm in …

Dublin, Ireland – April 6, 2017 – Barry John Crowe, 36, from Cavan, managed to break the Guinness World Record for the Most sausages produced in one minute live on air on RTÉ One’s ‘Big Week on the Farm’ at Maudabawn, near Cootehill, by making a whopping 78 sausages in 60 seconds. Photo: Barry John Crowe (36) has smashed the …

Dublin, Ireland – March 17, 2017 – Robert David “Robbie” Keane (born 8 July 1980), an Irish professional footballer, netted goals in 19 consecutive years at International level, from 1998 to 2016, thus setting the new world record for Most consecutive years scoring international soccer goals (International soccer goals scored in most consecutive years). Photo: By scoring a goal at …