World Records

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – April 8, 2016 – Japanese drift champion Kawabata Masato has set a new word record for the fastest drift; at a special event on the 3000 metre main runway at Fujairah International Airport, Team Tokyo star Kawabata threw his specially tuned Nissan GT-R sideways at 30 degrees and held it there – at 304.96km/h, thus …

Osborne Park, Australia – April 8, 2016 – The chief executive of Australian business Western Meat Packers Group (WMPG) has set a new world record for a bale of hay that cost $30,000 Australian dollars, thus setting the new world record for the Most expensive hay bale. Photo: Andrew Fuda, CEO of Australian business Western Meat Packers Group (WMPG) has set …

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – April 2, 2016 – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially added yet another world record to their credit as a group of 475 kids, dressed as cartoon character Ben 10, gathered to set the new World Records title for the “Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Ben 10”. Photo: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially …

NEW YORK, NY, USA – April 2, 2016 – Luxury haute couture brand Bicion and designer Dan Gamache have produced a pair of diamond-encrusted trainers, costing $4 million, which sets the new world record for the Most expensive pair of trainers (sneakers). Photo: Luxury haute couture brand Bicion and designer Dan Gamache have produced a pair of the world’s most …

Uckfield, UK – March 31, 2016 – An Uckfield student has achieved a World Record title – for her collection of lip balms; Megan Baker has amassed an amazing 1,061 unique lip balms, which she showed off at Uckfield Community Technology College, where she is a Year Nine pupil, thus setting the new world record for the Largest collection of …

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – March 28, 2016 – Television content provider Astro Ulagam has set the World Record for the “Longest Live Streamed Festival” with 55 hours of non-stop live-streaming of this year’s Hindu Thaipusam festival. Photo: Malaysian TV sets Guinness Record for the “Longest Live Streamed Festival” with 55 hours of live-streaming Thaipusam. The Guinness World Records world record …

Arsunda, Sweden – March 25, 2016 – The Dodge Challenger Hellcat has a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 that produces a mind-numbing 707 horsepower; it hits a top speed of 170.6 mph at Arsunda Speed Weekend in Sweden, which sets a new world record. Photo: During the 2016 Arsunda Speed Weekend a Challenger SRT Hellcat hit a staggering 170 mph and averaged 162 …

Washington, D.C., USA – March 25, 2016 – Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), the lease-to-own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories, broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Largest human mattress dominoes this week by toppling 1,200 mattresses at the Gaylord National Resort in Washington, D.C. Photo: Aaron’s, Inc. associates broke …

Adelaide, Australia – March 25, 2016 – An Adelaide bakery has set a world record for lining up apple and apricot pies in a fundraiser for charity; 1,608 apple and apricot pies were lined up and the record attempt checked by an official, thus setting the new world record for the Longest line of pies. Photo: 1,608 apple and apricot pies …

London, UK – March 23, 2016 – Mr. Norman Sharp was just 23 when, in November 1948, had both new hips implanted in what was then a ground-breaking operation at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore, near London; those hips have survived to this day, making him a record holder for having the longest lasting artificial hips. Photo: …