World Records

Tokyo, Japan – June 7, 2016 – A 96-year-old man from Japan man has entered the Book of World Records after becoming the oldest person in the world to receive a university degree; Shigemi Hirata, who lives in Takamatsu, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Design from Kyoto University at the age of 96 years and 200 …

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA – June 9, 2016 – With more than 150 gallons of OLYMPIC® MAXIMUM® stain and 33,000 WOOSTER® paint brushes, the Olympic Paints and Stains brand of PPG (NYSE: PPG) achieved the world record holder title for the Largest paintbrush mosaic; hundreds of shoppers and guests at 21 LOWE’S® locations across the Midwest and east coast helped …

London, UK – June 6, 2016 – Birds Eye has created the world’s most expensive fish finger sandwich to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday, costing a whopping £187 to make; the frozen food brand’s pricey sandwich includes delicacies such as sweet caviar, creamy saffron mayonnaise and edible gold leaf-encrusted fish fingers. Photo: Birds Eye have created a recipe for the world’s …

London, UK – June 3, 2016 – Members of Staffordshire Young Farmers Clubs have broken the Guinness World Records world record for the largest cup of milkshake; the members from across the Staffordshire clubs were scrutinised by four independent witnesses as they mixed 828 litres of milk with 50 punnets of blended strawberries, 48 litres of strawberry ice-cream and a …

Green Island, Taiwan – June 2, 2016 – Chen Ying-ming, owner of a Green Island-based souvenir business, installed the world’s deepest underwater mailbox to break a Guinness World Records record; a dive team that he organized from local enthusiasts will service the box, located 12m below sea level in the Shilang Diving Area, every other day. Photo: A resident of Taitung …

Hong Kong, SAR China – June 2, 2016 – Catholic charity groups in Hong Kong are hoping to raise money and social awareness to help many poor elderly people living alone by setting a record for the world’s longest raisin loaf; retired Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong, 84, blessed a 3.27-meter long raisin loaf, during a special ceremony, …

Escondido, California, USA – June 3, 2016 – A group of North County cancer survivors and caregivers took their battle against the disease to new heights last week by trying to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest cupcake tower; their sweet success — a 31.5 foot tower made out of 25,103 cupcakes – have crushed the previous …

Leicester, UK – May 31, 2016 – A grandad has broken his 57th world record after towing a 12-tonne double-decker bus – with nothing more than his tiny ponytail; strongman Manjit Singh, 66, smashed the previous Guinness World Records record of 9.5 tonnes set by another man in 2010 when he hauled the Arriva bus 15.5m (50ft), thus setting the …

Hong Kong, SAR China – May 31, 2016 – A matte white Diamond Himalaya Niloticus crocodile diamond Birkin 30 with 18k white gold and diamond hardware, was sold by a private Asian collector for $300,168 – making it the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction. Photo: This Hermes signature Birkin is made with white matte Himalayan crocodile leather, and …

London, UK – May 31, 2016 – Internet entrepreneur Adam Leyton, 39, of Horsforth, has set a record for the most countries visited in 24 hours using only public transport; he made his epic European day trip from May 25 to 26, starting in Perl, Germany, then travelling through Luxembourg, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, …