The record for the longest jump on a trials motorcycle without a ramp is 7.7 m (25.26 ft) and was set by Adrian Vergnault (France) on the set of L’Ete De Tous Les Records, Port Medoc, France on 21 July 2005.
The longest fossil silicified tree trunk measures 38 m (124 ft 8 in) and 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) in basal diameter and consists of 33 sections, with roots, trunk and cross-section growth rings clearly preserved. The trunk, which was unearthed in Qitai County, Xinjiang, China, is displayed in the Shandong Tianyu Natural Museum, China.
The world’s longest run without changing trains is one of 10,214 km (6,346 miles) from Moscow, Russia to Pyongyang in North Korea. One train a week makes the journey by this route, which includes sections of the famous Trans-Siberian line. It is scheduled to take 7 days 20 hours 25 minutes.
The longest tortilla measured 2.4 km (1.49 mi) and was achieved by CANIRAC La Paz (Mexico) in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on 3 November 2010. The record-setting tortilla was used to build the largest burrito, which weighed 5,799.44 kg (12,785.576 lbs). The tortilla alone weighed over 2 tonnes.
The longest tornado path length travelled at least 352 km (218 mi) through the US states of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, on 18 March 1925. On 18 March 1925 a tornado travelled at least 352 km through the US states of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It killed 695 people, more than any other tornado in US history. The tornado lasted 3.5 hours, longer than any other in recorded history.
The world record for the longest tongue on a dog is 43 cm (17 in) and belonged to Brandy, the boxer, who lived with her owner John Scheid in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA until September 2002. Unfortunately Brandy (who was born in 1995) had to be put down on 8 September 2002, due to a stomach disorder that is common in boxers.
The longest tongue on a dog measures 11.43 cm (4.5 in) and belongs to Puggy, a male Pekingese owned by Becky Stanford (both United States). The measurement was taken at Avondale Haslet Animal Clinic, Texas, United States, on 8 May 2009, when Puggy was 9 years old.
Graham John Martin (South Africa) covered a distance of 320.1 km (198.9 miles) on two wheels riding his Yamaha XS 1100 and sidecar at Gerotek Test Track, Pretoria, South Africa, on 21 August 1988.
The longest TV quiz programme lasted for 52 hr 45 min, finishing on 1 September 2003. The show was broadcast on 9Live and co-hosted by Thomas Schürmann, Anna Heesch, Alida-Nadine Kurras, Robin Bade and Jörg Draeger (all Germany) from the studio in Ismaning, Germany. The programme began at 8:15 pm on 29 August and finished at 1.00 am on 1 September 2003. The format of the show involves different callers phoning in to answer the quiz question and hopefully win the money (which increases with
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18.29 m (60 ft 0.78 in) Jonathan Edwards (Uk) Gothenburg, Sweden 7 August 1995