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Records were made to be broken, especially on
Guinness World Records Day. Every November for the last eight years, the
venerable record adjudicating organization sets aside a day when
everyone is encouraged to attempt some sort of world record, no matter
how bizarre. This year, an estimated 420,000 people took up the bait on
Nov.
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Most Pogo Stick Jumps in One Minute
In honor of Guinness World Records Day, Tone Staubs jumped 265 times to
break his own record of 257 for the Most Pogo Stick Jumps in One Minute.
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Largest Chocolate Coin
Calling all chocolate lovers! It's the largest chocolate coin - weighing
658kg and measuring almost 2 metres in diameter, it was created by these
chocolatiers in Italy.
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Longest Continuous Didgeridoo Note Ever Achieved
Australian teenager Lachlan Phelps, 15, smashed the record for the
Longest Continuous Didgeridoo Note Ever Achieved by blowing 65.66
seconds.
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Largest Kaikottikali Dance
An amazing 2,639 women got together in India to break the record for the
largest kaikottikali dance. Kaikottikali is a famous group-dance in the
area of Kerala in India.
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Most People Crammed Into A Mini
Amazingly, all 28 of these women were able to stuff themselves into one
Mini Cooper.
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Fastest 100 Meters Ran On All Fours
Japan's won Kenichi Ito broke the world record for the Fastest 100m
Running On All Fours by completing the distance in 17.47 seconds and
shaving over a second off his own time.
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Longest Duration Spinning A Basketball On A Toothbrush
Michael Kopp, 18, set a world record for the Longest Duration Spinning A
Basketball On A Toothbrush by managing to keep a ball spinning for
26.078 seconds.
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Heaviest Weight Lifted By Eye Sockets
Manjit Singh, of Leicester, England, managed to lift more than 51 pounds
using only his eye sockets.
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