World Records

New York, NY, USA – January 20, 2016 – Architects Louise Harpman and Scott Specht own the world’s largest collection of disposable plastic coffee cup lids; under Louise Harpman’s bed, in acid-free boxes, there are superior double-walled, climate-controlled and UV-protected cases filled to the brim with plastic coffee cup lids; over 550 to be exact, which sets the new world record …

Hong Kong, China – January 15, 2016 – The Chinese University of Hong Kong broke the Guinness World Records world record for collecting the most glass bottles in an hour; 550 alumni of Shaw College, current students and members of the public took part in the Follow the Green Brick Road: Glass Bottle Recycling Challenge event for the university’s 30th …

Longmont, Colorado, USA – January 14, 2016 – “Saul the Sticker Ball” broke the Guinness World Records world record for biggest sticker ball at an official weigh-in at Wibby Brewing Co.; his parent, Hygiene-based company Stickergiant, will enter the Book of World Records, with the ball weighing in at 231.6 pounds, easily passing the 220-pound previous Guinness World Records record. Photo: …

Latur, India -January 13, 2016 – Virag Mare, an amateur cricketer from Latur, has broken the Guinness World Records world record for the longest net session; Mare batted for 50 hours beginning December 22; playing at the Mahalaxmi Lawns in Karve Nagar, he faced 2,447 overs i.e. 14,682 balls, in exactly 50 hours, 5 minutes and 51 seconds. Photo: 24-year- old …

Tornesch, Germany – January 13, 2016 – The Guinness World Records world record for the largest number of drones kept airborne simultaneously has been broken by a team of Intel engineers and Ars Electronica Futurelab; the record saw 100 drones taking off in unison in Flugplatz Ahrenlohe in Tornesch, Germany, thus setting the new world record for the Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles …

Colombo, Sri Lanka – January 7, 2016 – The world’s biggest blue star sapphire, worth at least $100 million (£68 million), has been mined in Sri Lanka; the gemology institute in the capital Colombo has certified that the gem weighs 1404.49 carats, breaking the previous world record of 1,395 carats. Photo: World’s largest blue star sapphire — worth $100M, weighs …

Gujarat, India – January 4, 2016– Bharat Sinh Parmar, 30, from Gujarat, modified a traditional two wheeler – stretching it to a length of 26.29 metres, making it the World’s longest motorcycle. Photo: Bharat Sinh Parmar, 30, from Gujarat, modified a traditional two wheeler – stretching it to a length of 26.29 metres, making it the World’s longest motorcycle. The …

Pompano Beach, Florida, USA – Friday, January 1, 2016 – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company set the world record for constructing the World’s Largest Game of Cornhole; measuring an astounding 64 feet by 32 feet, the super-sized version of the traditional tailgate game, cornhole, was paired up with another larger-than-life college football tradition—the Goodyear Blimp. Photo: The Goodyear Tire …

Hyderabad, India – December 30, 2015: Chef Instructors & Student Chefs of Culinary Academy of India made 200 different Cold Cuts with 300 Kg’s of meat and 75 Kg’s of International Cheese during 800 man hours and made a 30 Feet Long & 8 Feet Cold Meat Platter, thus setting the new world record for the Longest Cold Meat Platter. Photo: …

London, United Kingdom: More than 500 princesses packed a Southampton theatre in a bid to break a Guinness World Records world record; a total of 537 people came dressed as traditional princesses wearing long, flowing gowns, setting the new world record for the Largest gathering of people dressed as princesses, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: A total of …