The longest bench measured 1,013.32 m (3,324 ft 6 in) and was built by SO Appenzeller Käse GmbH (Switzerland). The bench was constructed and measured on the Kronberg, Jakobsbad, Switzerland, on 18 August 2012. The bench contains name tags along its length that people could sign up for on Facebook. The bench can hold in theory around 3,000 people simultaneously.
The longest beard chain consisted of 20 participants, measured 19.05 m ( 62 ft 6 in) and was achieved by the members if the ‘Verband Deutscher Bartclubs e. V’ in Amberg, Germany, on 2 December 2007.
The record for the longest try to be scored in beach rugby is 5.60 m and was set by Cedric Di Dio (France) on the set of L’Été De Tous Les Records in St.Cyprien, France on 29 June 2005.
The longest 9-inning game by time in major league baseball history was the second game of a doubleheader that lasted 4 hours 45 minutes played between the New York Yankees and the home team Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 18 August 2006. The Yankees were victorious, 14-11.
The longest barbecue marathon is 80 hours and was achieved by Jan Greeff (USA & South Africa) in association with Char-Broil, LLC., at an event benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, in Columbus, Georgia, USA, on 27 April 2014. Jan Greeff cooked 1000, hotdogs, 200 pieces of corn, 104 pieces of chicken, 558 burgers and 526 boereworse (South African sausage) over the course of three days. Donations made by spectators raised more than $10,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The longest stoppie on a mountain bike with the feet on the pedals measured 15.76 m (51 ft 9 in) completed by Jim DeChamp (USA) at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on 18 November 2008 for the MTV show ‘Nitro Circus’. The GWR episode will air January 2009.
The Longest BMX 360º Ramp Jump measures 15.39 m (50 ft 6 in) and was performed by Mike Escamilla (“Rooftop”) on the Mega Ramp at X Games 11 in Los Angeles, California, USA on August 3, 2005. The jump was performed outside of competition and was not a medaled event.
Mary Wheaton and Pat Shardelow (both USA) have been exchanging the same birthday card since 1944.
The farthest distance bicycle wheelie in one hour is 16.994 km (10.56 miles) and was achieved by Francesco Wiedemann (Germany), at the Messehalle Burghausen, in Burghausen, Germany, on 9 October 2011.
The longest wall ride on a mountain bike measured 1.03 m (3 ft 9 in) completed by Jim DeChamp (USA) at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, USA, on 18 November 2008 for the MTV show ‘Nitro Circus’. The GWR episode will air January 2009.