World Records

Chicago, Illinois, USA – February 16, 2017 – To mark the final and 100th day of its #BakeSomeGood campaign, which brought together six inspirational bakers from diverse backgrounds to bake and show their appreciation for others, NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE set out to bake its way into the record books; for 25 consecutive hours, six bakers (Hayley Christine Finkelman, Soyoung Shin, …

Charters Towers, Australia – February 20, 2017 – Nathan Griggs, who also holds the Guinness record for most whip cracks in one minute, spent more than 3 months perfecting the design of his new whip, which measures 329 feet, 7.5 inches long and sets the new world record for the longest whip cracked. Photo: After over 500 hours of work …

London, United Kingdom – February 18, 2017 – Steven Marriott, 44, have found the world’s biggest bran flake, which measures 14cm by 10cm (5.5in by 4in), when he opened the new box for his nine-year-old son, Oscar. Photo: The giant flake measures 14cm by 10cm (5.5in by 4in) and tumbled out of the box with a smaller piece that measured …

Punta Tombo, Argentina – February 19, 2017 – More than a million penguins have travelled to Argentina’s Punta Tombo peninsula during this year’s breeding season, drawn by an unusual abundance of small fish, thus setting the new world record for the Largest colony of Magellanic penguins. Photo: More than a million penguins have travelled to Argentina’s Punta Tombo peninsula during …

New Delhi, India – February 15, 2017 – Aiming at eliminating the scope for malpractices in its recruitment process, Indian Railways is conducting the world’s largest online examination to fill up over 18,000 vacancies in various categories; the online examination is being undertaken by the Railway Recruitment Boards to fill up 18,252 graduate-level Group-3 posts, thus setting the new world …

Chinchilla, Australia – February 12, 2017 – Chinchilla is renowned as the ‘Melon Capital’ of Australia, hosting the ‘Melonfest’ once every two years; the fruitful event is situated less than 300km from Brisbane and has events for all ages- ranging from Melon Markets to the Melon Big Bash Cricket, and sets the world record for the Biggest Melon Festival. Photo: …

Aarhus, Denmark – February 10, 2017 – The wind turbine Vestas V164 can generate a whopping 216,000 kWh of energy in the space of 24 hours; each of the propellers on the turbine is 80 meters (263 feet) in length and weighs about 38 tons; standing at 220 meters (722 feet) in height, it sets the new world record for …

New York, NY, USA – January 26, 2017 – Industry Kitchen near the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan is now serving up a magical dish called The 24K Pizza; each one is sold for $2,000 (£1,627.53), and comes covered in flakes of 24-karat gold, setting the new world record for the Most expensive pizza. Photo: Industry Kitchen on South …

Doha, Qatar – February 7, 2017 – A Boeing 777 departed from Doha, Qatar and landed in Auckland, New Zealand after flying 9,031 miles (14,535 kilometers); the scheduled time for the return flight is 17 hours and 30 minutes, thus setting the new world record for the longest commercial flight. Photo: Qatar Airways flight 921 is the longest scheduled commercial …

Chicago, Illinois, USA – January 31, 2017 –  A whopping 234 gallons of Irish Coffee was poured into a six and a half foot acrylic glass in Chicago to coincide with the US national Irish coffee day; Tim Herlihy from Termonfeckin, Ireland, oversaw the making of the beverage; a total of 2,000 of the coffees were then drank by revellers …