Samul Island, Thailand – September 13, 2017 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand together with Koh Samui’s public and private sector organized a 2.5-kilometre-long beach buffet, free and open to the public, arranged on Chaweng Beach as part of the Samui Festival 2017, thus setting the new world record for the Largest buffet. Photo: The 2.5-kilometre-long beach buffet, free and …

London, United Kingdom – September 13, 2017 – Steven Oxford, from Alweston, near Sherborne, Dorset, has created a giant Victoria sponge cake just under 5ft (1.5m) wide and 8.5 inches (21cm) in height, which sets the new world record for the Largest Sponge Cake. Photo: A lucky 3-year-old boy in Dorset, UK, got for his birthday the world’s largest Victoria …

New York, NY, USA – September 1, 2017 – More than 250 runners, including a handful of professionals, teamed up in midtown Manhattan to set the World Record for Most people in a treadmill relay. Photo: More than 250 runners, including a handful of professionals, teamed up in midtown Manhattan to set the World Record for most people in a …

Larnaca, Cyprus – September 6, 2017 – Ray Woolley from Port Sunlight, UK, spent his 94th birthday on August 28 diving 38 metres underwater on the wreck of the Zenobia, a Swedish-built cargo ferry that sunk on its maiden voyage in 1980 off the coast of Larnaca in Cyprus, thus setting the new world record for the Oldest scuba diver. …

Sydney, Australia – September 6, 2017 – Sydney grandmother Lorraine Peel, 66, plays in the division 3 all ages ladies team for Liverpool Rangers Soccer Club in the Southern District Soccer Football Association, thus setting the new world record for being the Oldest female soccer player (oldest registered active female footballer). Photo: The 65-year-old mother of four, grandmother to 10 and …

London, United Kingdom – September 6, 2017 – Sheffield Wednesday’s catering team used 612 pounds of flour, 610 pounds of butter, 610 pounds of sugar and 4,443 eggs to bake a 628-pound cake in the shape of a soccer ball to celebrate the team’s 150th anniversary and to set the new world record for the Largest cake ball. Photo: The …

Concecepcion De Buenos Aires, Mexico – September 7, 2017 – Around 1,000 volunteers (600 students from a local culinary school and 400 people from a nearby town) in the state of Jalisco helped peel, mash and mix some 25,000 avocados to make a whopping 3 tonnes (6,600 lbs) of delicious dip, thus setting the new world record for the Largest serving …

London, United Kingdom – September 9, 2017 – A king-sized samosa was made by a dozen volunteers from the Muslim Aid UK charity and then deep-fried in a custom-built vat at East London Mosque; weighing 153.1kg, it has set the new world record for the Largest samosa. Photo: Smashing all records, a king-sized samosa weighing 153.1kg has earned the tag …

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, …