Tallest man ever The tallest man in history is Robert Pershing Wadlow from USA, who was measured at a whopping 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) of height in 1940. He needed to eat 8,000 calories daily, which is more than 3 times the recommended amount for an adult man. In the last 83 years, no one has ever beaten Robert…
Fastest time to arrange the alphabet from a can of alphabet spaghetti. Cody Jones is the current alphabet spaghetti champion - which is a brilliant record to hold. The record to beat is a cool 3 minutes 21 seconds to find all of the letters of the alphabet in a can of alphabet spaghetti.
If you are successful, congratulations - you will receive an official Guinness World Records certificate (further certificates and merchandise can be purchased in the GWR Store). If not, do not give up, you can apply again or pick a different record to attempt.
Contrary to what many people believe, entering the Guinness Book of World Records does not have any type of economic compensation. Therefore, you will not receive a single euro, pound or dollar for breaking a record.
Memorization of pi. Haraguchi holds the current unofficial world record (100,000 digits) in 16 hours, starting at 9:00 a.m. (16:28 GMT) on October 3, 2006. He equaled his previous record of 83,500 digits by nightfall and then continued until stopping with digit number 100,000 at 1:28 a.m. on October 4, 2006.
There are more than 40,000 current records in our database and we try our best to feature as many as possible online. We currently include over 15,000 records online which we update every week, so make sure to check the site regularly!
Whether it was Guy Garman – also known as Doc Deep – who passed away trying to set the record for deepest recreational scuba dive, famous daredevil Javad Palizbanian who died trying to break the world record by jumping over as many buses as possible on a motorcycle or Juan Francisco Guillermo who was cycling five ...
CONQUEIROS, Portugal (AP) — The world's oldest dog recently celebrated his 31st birthday, according to Guinness World Records. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog, celebrated during a party Saturday at his home in the Portuguese village of Conqueiros, where has lived his entire life.
Lucile was just over three years away from becoming the oldest person ever, a record held by Jeanne Louise Calment (France). Jeanne, who was born on 21 February 1875, lived to be 122 years 164 days old. Guinness World Records sends our condolences to all of Lucile's friends and family at this time.
If you wish to break an existing record or set a new record, and want to view the guidelines, you will need to submit an online application first. Each application for a new record title is reviewed individually by an expert and we are unable to tell you if your record can be accepted by email or phone.
The greatest weight lifted with a human tongue is 12.5 kg (27 lb 8.96 oz) by Thomas who lifted the weight hooked through his tongue.
The longest paper cut-out is 143.41 meters (470 ft 6.06 in) long and was achieved by Rizhao Derui Real Estate Co., Ltd. (China) in Rizhao, Shandong, China, on 1 October 2021. The paper cut-out is 1.018 m (3 ft 4.06 in) in width, and it depicts the landscape of Rizhao city.
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At GWR HQ we've been busy creating records just for you - people under 16, so you don't have to compete unfairly alongside the grown-ups. If you like the look of one (or all of them!) your parent or guardian can apply for you using the button on each page.
Meet Ashrita Furman
Now aged 68, Furman, a New York-based health food store manager holds the Guinness World Record for the most Guinness World Records. While he has set more than 600 official records, currently he holds 530 of them.
What is the world record of not blinking? The record for spending the longest time without blinking the eye was set by Anand Haridas (born on December 24, 1983) of Kannur, Kerala. He spent 1 hour and 31 minutes without blinking his both eyes, as confirmed on July 12, 2021.
Valentina Vassilyeva and her husband Feodor Vassilyev are alleged to hold the record for the most children a couple has produced. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, a total of 27 births.
There are many prolific record holders in the Guinness World Records (GWR) archives. But none of their achievements quite match those of title holder Ashrita Furman, from Brooklyn, New York, who has become famous as the man with the most Guinness World Records titles.
The most hugs given in one minute by an individual is 87 people and was achieved by Satoru Shibata (Japan) at the FM Yokohama sponsored Yokohama Gourementa 2019 at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse event plaza in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, on 16 June 2019.