World Records

Rosenort, Canada – March 1, 2016 – The 1263ADT scraper by K-Tec Earthmovers Inc. offers a capacity of 63 cubic yards of soil, an increase of nine yards over K-Tec’s previous model, the 1254ADT, which claimed the record in 2009, thus setting the new world record for the Largest pull scrapper. Photo: The 1263ADT scraper by K-Tec Earthmovers Inc. offers a …

Piran, Slovenia – March 1, 2016 – Mischo Erban, 32, who describes himself as a “human Formula 1 car,” set a new World Record when he reached 59.55mph on an modified electric skateboard. Photo: Daredevil, Mischo Erban, raced into the World Records book with the fastest speed on an electric skateboard. The Canadian-born racer hit speeds of 95.83 kph (59.55 …

Macon, Georgia, USA – March 1, 2016 – Jonathan Waters set up a display of 1,020 toy soldiers, with no duplicates, at the Ocmulgee National Monument, thus setting the new world record for largest private collection of toy soldiers. Photo: Jonathan Waters has collected soldiers from a wide range of wars from American and world history, including from medieval times. …

Madison, Alabama, USA – February 26, 2016 – ‘Mighty Little Man’, a male domestic house cat, (owner Jonny Payne), survived a combined total of eighteen events and ailments, over half of which were life-threatening, during his thirteen year life-span. He has three world records from WRA, is the namesake of proposed legislation in the USA known as “Little Man’s Law,” and …

Dubai, UAE – February 24, 2016 – A bag of rice weighing 550 kilograms has entered the Book of World Records for being the heaviest bag of rice; the rice bag of India Gate Classic Basmati Rice brand has achieved the feat at the annual 4-day food and hospitality trade show being held in Dubai. Photo: KRBL director Priyanka Mittal. KRBL …

Ipoh, Malaysia – February 24, 2016 – The world’s largest holdall bag, which took 1,492 people six months to put together, is being exhibited in Ipoh; sewn together using 2,984 old t-shirts, the 7.62m long, 3.04m wide and 5.44m high, the world’s biggest replica bag is part of a sewing exhibition being held at the Ipoh Parade Shopping Mall. Photo: The …

Gastonia, NC, USA – February 25, 2016 – The Schiele Museum of Natural History celebrated the 100th anniversary of Tony’s Ice Cream with an exhibit called “The Scoop on Ice Cream;” a special ice cream making event brought together 274 volunteers who were filmed taking part in the activity, thus setting the world record for the largest ice cream making lesson. …

London, UK – February 29, 2016 – James Ware, a YouTube personality in Britain, used bits of tape and pipe to built a selfie stick that measured 9.57 metres, which sets the new world record for the Longest selfie stick. Photo: James Ware, a YouTube personality in Britain, have built the world’s longest selfie stick. The Guinness World Records world record …

Beijing, China – February 22, 2016 – A cook in Southern China has broken a Guinness World Record by roasting 216 lambs by himself; Jiang Linsheng broke the record for Most lambs roasted simultaneously. Photo: Jiang Linsheng, nicknamed A Bing, roasts lambs in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Jiang Linsheng roasted 216 lambs in 2 hours, with the use …

Washington, DC, USA – February 22, 2016 – Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins teamed up with All-Pro Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown during Super Bowl week to break the Guinness World Records record for the amount of behind the back catches in a minute; Cousins and Brown hooked up for 27 behind the back catches, thus setting the new world …