The largest sock drive in 8 hours consisted of 2,459 pairs of socks, collected by Kaiser Permanente (USA) in San Diego, California, USA on 7 December 2012. Along with socks, Kaiser Permanente collected 300 pairs of shoes that were not counted as part of this record. Both socks and shoes were donated to local charities after the event.
The most people being tested for HIV at multiple venues in eight hours is 3733 people and was achieved by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Fundación Bienestar and the City of Rosario at venues across Rosario, Argentina, on 30 November 2012 In total ten locations were used across Rosario with the most prominent being, Plaza Montenegro (1380 people), Plaza San Martin (987 people) and the main tourist spot in the city, Monumento a la Bandera (329 people). AHF helps over 183,000 individuals in 27 different countries,
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As of 30 March 2013, the most comments on a Facebook item is 15,629,405, achieved by Guru Shri Rajendraji Maharaj Jaap Club (India), in response to a post made on 27 March 2012. The post can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=406176996060953&id=100000059694577
An illustrated manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci (Italy) known as the Codex Hammer (or Codex Leicester as it has been renamed back to its original title) in which he predicted the invention of the submarine and the steam engine, was sold for a record $30,802,500 (£19,246,489) at Christie’s, New York, USA on 11 November 1994. The only Leonardo manuscript in private hands, it was bought by Bill Gates (USA) (see Richest man), who re-named it with its original title Codex Leicester after the sale. Compiled about
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The most high fives in one hour is 1,739 and was achieved by Ian Moritz (USA) at South Brunswick High School in South Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, on 16 March 2012. The record was achieved at a high school pep rally, with the final high fives being the cheerleading team.
The largest Ferris Wheel indoors measures 47.60 metres (156 ft 2 in) and was created by the government of Turkmenistan. It was presented and measured in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on 30 April 2012. The ferris wheel has 24 cabins. The diameter of the house it is surrounded by is 57 metres.
The longest ironing marathon lasted 80 hours and was achieved by Janette Hastings (Australia) in Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia, between 1-4 April 2012. Janette ironed a whopping 1,157 items during this attempt, including jeans, shirts and shorts.
Bruce Masters (UK) has visited 44,736 pubs and various drinking establishments since 1960, sampling the local brew where available, as of 19 January 2012. The total number of drinking establishments visited by Bruce Masters in 2011 is only 913 as he was involved with two amateur drama groups.
Since first receiving a skin piercing in January 1997, Elaine Davidson (Brazil/UK) has been pierced a total of 4,225 times as of 8 June 2006. The former restaurant owner is constantly adding and replacing jewellery, mostly in her face. She enhances her exotic looks with tattoos and brightly coloured make-up, and often wears feathers and streamers in her hair.
The most consecutive dives in wave formation is 4,725 and was achieved by Maik Neubert and AOK – Die Gesundheitskasse für Niedersachsen (Germany) in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on 14 July 2012. 75 team members took part in the attempt, each diving 63 times for a total of 4,725.