By May 2003, Gilberto Macías Enríquez of Nuevo León, Mexico constructed a model of the Vatican made entirely with 21,313 button-shaped batteries. His aim is to make people aware of the high toxicity of batteries by recycling them.
The most batons juggled is seven, by Françoise Rochais of Les Sables D’Olonne, France, in 1999, and shown by her in performances ever since. Rochais juggles her batons as most jugglers use clubs, not spinning them in the typical manner of baton twirlers. Unofficially, she has been able to flash eight batons in practice.
The most wheelie hops in 30 seconds is 62 by Manuel Torres (USA) at X Games 15 in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 30 August 2009.
The most bicycle jumps between two platforms in one minute is 15 and was achieved by Daniel Comas (Spain) on the set of Lo show dei record, in Madrid, Spain, on 16 February 2008. The platforms were at a distance of 2 m.
Kishore Kumar, who died in 1987, won eight Filmfare awards for Best Male Playback Singer. He appeared in several comedies in the 1940s before becoming a full-time singer. Although best known for his yodelling and jazz-scat rhythms with nonsense lyrics, it was his melancholic songs which won him the most awards.
Nutan (1936–91) won five Filmfare awards for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress during a career which spanned 47 years. Widely considered the most versatile actress of her generation, she came from a family of top Hindi performers. She won the best actress awards with her performances in Seema in 1956, Sujata in 1959, Bandini in 1963, Milan in 1967 and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki in 1978 and for her supporting role in Meri Jung in 1985.
Dilip Kumar (b. Peshawar (now Pakistan) in 1922) has won eight Filmfare awards for Best Actor and one award for Lifetime Achievement in a career spanning more than 50 years. The first Filmfare was won in 1953 with Daag, followed by Azaad in 1955, Devdas in 1956, Naya Daur in 1957, Kohinoor in 1960, Leader in 1964, Ram Aur Shyam in 1967 and Shakti in 1982.
The most bench presses of a person in one minute is 126 and was achieved by Derek Boyer (Australia) at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on 23 September 2010 during the grand final episode of The Footy Show. The combined weight of the arm of the bench press and Shane Crawford (Australia) was 114 kg (251 lb 5.28 oz), almost 10 kg (22 lb) over the stated minimum. Derek Boyer is also known as Australia’s strongest man.
The most beer steins carried over 40 m (131 ft 3 in) by a female is 19 achieved by Anita Schwarz (Germany) in Mesenich, Germany, on 9 November 2008 in celebration of Guinness World Records Day.
The most beer mats flipped and caught in one minute was 70 and was achieved by David Cowling-Cass (UK) at the World Trade Centre, Barcelona, Spain, on 14 May 2010. This was done as part of a GWR Live! event in collaboration with Stretch Communications and their client, MEC UK. Andrea Banfi adjudicated.