Lowest population, country
The Vatican City (the Holy See) has the smallest population of any country in the world, with 821 inhabitants in 2007.
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Lowest temperature endured by a bird
The lowest temperature endured by any bird is an average temperature of -20ºC (-4ºF) by the breeding emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on the Antarctic sea ice where the windspeed can vary from 25–75 km/h (16–47 mph). “The means whereby Emperor penguins survive in harsh conditions are several remarkable physiological and behavioural adaptations, all arising from the need to minimize heat loss and the expenditure of energy. Their body size and shape give a relatively low surface-to-volume ratio, and the flippers and bill are 25% smaller Continue reading →
Miniature golf, most holes in 24 hours, fourball
The most holes of miniature golf played by a fourball in 24 hours is 1,440 and was set by two teams from MGC Olympia Kiel e.V. at Miniaturegolfhalle, Rendsburg, Germany from 19-20 March 2005 Team A: Marco Balzer, Daniel Christ, Leif Markmann and Jan-Christophe Theden Team B: Hans-Knut Martin, Rene Lemke, Ralph Brandt and Thilo Thomsen They did 80 complete rounds of 18 holes as a fourball 18×80=1440. As the name suggests this was an indoor course.
Milk squirting from the eye – Fastest time to extinguish 5 candles
The fastest time to extinguish 5 candles by squirting milk from the eye is 17 seconds and was achieved by Ru Anting (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 16 December 2006.
Men’s Archery — farthest accurate distance
The farthest accurate shot in archery under FITA conditions was 200 m (656 ft 2 in) by Peter Terry (Australia) at the Kalamunda Governor Stirling Archery Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia on 15 December 2005. He hit 2 ouf of 6 on a FITA 122cm target. He used a ‘compound bow’.
Memorizing business records
Bartholomew Parker Bidder (1809-49), a younger brother of George Parker Bidder, had a remarkable memory. In 1838 he became an actuary to the Royal Exchange Assurance Company. When the firm’s records were destroyed by fire he was able to reconstruct them from memory in six months.
Memorizing binary numbers – three seconds
Ramón Campayo (Spain) successfully recited from memory 48 random digits in correct sequence after the numbers had been flashed up on a computer screen for three seconds at Impossibility Challenger Games, Starnberg, Germany on 9 November 2003. The random digits were binary numbers.
Medical families – most generations
The Barcia family of Valencia, Spain have had the same medical practice for seven generations since 1792.
Major League Attendance, Season (BSB)
The highest attendance for Major League Baseball (USA)during a single-season is 73,070,631 in 2005; an average of 30,936 per game. The previous record was for the 2004 season, with 73,022,969 (or an average of 30,401 per game). NB 2005 figures released in September – four days before the end of the ‘regular’ season. Source: MLB sets single-season attendance record Baseball in ‘golden era,’ breaks mark for second straight season http://g.msn.com/0MN2ET7/2?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9542489/from/ET/&&CM=EmailThis&CE=1
Lowest toll – Panama Canal
In 1928, American travel writer Richard Halliburton paid 36 cents (7p) to swim through the Panama Canal. Halliburton followed the trails of such heroes as Ulysses and Alexander the Great, and his books include The Royal Road to Romance (1925), The Flying Carpet (1932), and Seven League Boots (1935) In 1939 he was lost at sea attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean in a junk.