World Records

Bloomington, Indiana, USA – November 29, 2016 – The Salvation Army and Handbell Musicians of America set a new World Record at the Mall of America; the 664 musicians who gathered in Bloomington set the new record for the Largest handbell ensemble. Photo: The Salvation Army and Handbell Musicians of America set the new World Record for the largest handbell …

Louisville, Kentucky, USA – November 29, 2016 – Christmas at the Galt House Hotel broke the Guinness World Record for the Largest Gathering of Fairies with 936 fairies. Photo: Christmas at the Galt House Hotel broke the Guinness World Record for the Largest Gathering of Fairies with 936 fairies. The Guinness World Records world record for the largest gathering of …

Chernobyl, Ukraine – November 30, 2016 – Ukraine unveiled the world’s largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for future generations; the gigantic arch soars 108 metres (355 feet) into the sky — making it taller than New York‘s Statue of Liberty — while its weight of 36,000 …

Phoenix, Arizona, USA – November 30, 2016 – After more than a year of planning, 1,000 freedom-loving Americans have descended on Phoenix’s Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, Ariz. to make history; dubbed the 1,000 Man Shoot, attendees sought to set the world record for most people firing two shots simultaneously, by lining up on the range and firing a shot …

Adelaide, Australia – November 25, 2016 – Dulwich Bakery (owner Wayne Duffy) baked an 804kg vanilla slice; the slice comprised 600kg of custard, 150kg of pastry and 50kg of icing and it took six bakers to assemble the 6m by 2m sweet treat which sets the new world record for the Largest vanilla slice. Photo: An 804kg vanilla slice baked …

Homestead, Florida, USA – November 25, 2016 – A 2017 Ford F-450 Super Duty just pulled a 4,124 square foot U.S. flag over four laps at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, setting a new World Record for the “Largest Flag Pulled by a Moving Vehicle,”. Photo: All-new 2017 Ford F-450 Super Duty sets a new world record for the World’s Largest Flag …

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines – November 16, 2016 – A Filipino fisherman in western Palawan island has found a giant pearl measuring 30 cm wide (1ft), 67 cm long (2.2ft) and weighing 34 kg (75lb), which sets the new world record for the Largest natural pearl. Photo: The giant pearl, seen being weighed at 34 kilogram, set a new world …

Whangaparaoa, New Zealand – November 18, 2016 – Domino’s Pizza Enterprises delivered one peri-peri chicken pizza and another chicken and cranberry pizza to a customer in Whangaparaoa, north of Auckland, New Zealand, thus setting the new world record for First commercial pizza delivery by drone. Photo: Customers eating their drone delivered pizza. Fast food company Domino’s had used an unmanned …

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA – November 22, 2016 – To celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, the staff of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park decided to set a world record; 323 people park rangers, other park employees, and Gatlinburg residents came together to form the shape of a giant arrowhead, which is the National Park Service logo, …

Washington, D.C., USA – November 22, 2016 – Deltek, the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-based businesses, announced that it has set a new world record title at its award-winning Insight 2016 user conference for creating the largest human image of a cloud; the record was set at the Gaylord National Harbor in Washington, D.C., …