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Fastest relay 4 x 200 metres (male)

4 x 200 m 1:18.68 Santa Monica Track Club (USA) (Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Wayne Heard, Carl Lewis) Walnut, California, USA 17 April 1994 The relay race originated in the United States, around 1880, based along the lines of the charity races organized by New York firemen who handed on a red pennant every 300 yards. The baton was a wooden cylinder (later metallic) one foot (30.48 cm) long. The relay was first brought to the Olympic Games in 1908, where it was divided Continue reading →

Youngest X Games athlete

The youngest X Games athlete ever is Jagger Eaton (b. 21 February 2001, USA) who was 11 years 129 days old when he made his debut at X Games 18 (28 June – 1 July 2012) when he competed in Skateboard Big Air in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Largest collection of X-Men memorabilia

The largest collection of X-men memorabilia is 15,400 items and belongs to Eric Jaskolka (USA), in West Des Moines, Iowa, USA, as of 28 June 2012. The collection began in 1989, initially consisting of just comic books before later expanding to cover other items relating to the X-men franchise.

Largest lollipop

The largest lollipop was 3176.5 kg (7,003 lb), and was created by See’s Candies (USA) at See’s Candies Lollypop Factory in Burlingame, California, USA, on 18 July 2012. The lollipop was chocolate-flavored and had the following measurements: 4 feet 8.75 inches in length, 3 feet 6 inches in width, and 5 feet 11 inches in height. The lollipop also included a stick which was 11 feet 10 inches tall, though the weight of the stick did not count towards the record.