The gizzard is the portion of a bird’s stomach that grinds food into small pieces. The world’s strongest recorded gizzard is that of the turkey Meleagris gallopavo. One specimen had crushed 24 walnuts in their shells within 4 hours, and had also ground surgical lancet blades into grit within 16 hours.
The largest gathering of people born prematurely is 386, in an event organised by UNICEF Argentina (Argentina), in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 30 September 2012. The people born prematurely, ranging from infants to fully grown adults, were joined by family members to create a large human smile as part of the record attempt.
The most gold medals won by any player is three, achieved by Soviet players Vitaliy Semyenovich Davydov, Anatoliy Vasilyevich Firsov, Viktor Grigoryevich Kuzkin and Aleksandr Pavlovich Ragulin in 1964, 1968 and 1972, Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretyak in 1972, 1976 and 1984, and by Andrey Khomutov in 1984, 1988 and 1992.
The most participants at a Summer Olympic Games celebration is 10,942 athletes, from 204 countries, at the games held in Beijing, China in 2008. Beijing 2008 hosted 302 events in 28 sports. Sydney 2000 attracted 10,651 athletes from 199 countries, with 300 events in 28 sports; Athens 2004 welcomed 10,625 athletes from 201 countries, with 301 events in 28 sports; Atlanta 1996 accommodated 10,320 athletes from 197 countries, with 271 events in 26 sports. London is expected to attract an estimated 10,500 athletes from 204
Continue reading →
The most points scored by an individual in a professional ice hockey game is ten and is shared by Jim Harrison (b. July 9, 1947) (three goals, seven assists) for Alberta, later Edmonton Oilers in a WHA match at Edmonton on January 30, 1973, and by Darryl Sittler (b. September 18, 1950) (six goals, four assists) for Toronto Maple Leafs v. Boston Bruins in an NHL match at Toronto on February 7, 1976.
The most goals scored in an NHL season is 92 by Wayne Gretzky (Canada) for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1981/82 season.
The most games played in a professional ice hockey career is 2421 games by Gordon `Gordie’ Howe (Canada) (b. March 31, 1928) from 1946 to 1980. The total is made up of 1767 regular season games and 157 play-off games, over a record 26 seasons, from 1946 to 1971 for the Detroit Red Wings and in 1979/80 for the Hartford Whalers in the NHL, 419 regular season games and 78 play-off games for the Houston Aeros from 1973-1977 and for the New England Whalers from
Continue reading →
Since 11 March 1965, Gary Duschl of Virginia, USA, has been making a gum wrapper chain which measures 22,621 m (76,216 ft) long and consists of 1,762,233 gum wrappers, 3,524,466 links and weighs 470.38 kg (1,037 lb), as of 12 March 2013. The value of the gum of which the wrappers have been used in the chain is approximately $123,356 (£81,458.60).
The largest wine glass measured 3.87 m (12 ft 8 in) in height and 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) at its widest point and was created by the Kumitat Festi Esterni San Gorg Hal Qormi (Malta). It was presented and measured in Hal Qormi, Malta, on 21 April 2012. The wine glass was made from acrylic (plexi glass), just as the regular sized wine glass they used as a basis for this attempt.
The fastest time to complete three games of Daruma Otoshi is 16.81 seconds and was achieved by Yoko Kuroda (Japan) during the Park Challenge / GWR Live! at Tokyo Midtown, in Minato, Tokyo, Japan on 6 May 2012. Yoko Kuroda came with her family to the record attempt to practice first and then she got the record, very unexpectedly for her.