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Strongest bird gizzard

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.

Largest gathering of people born prematurely

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.

Most participants at a Summer Olympic Games

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 →

Most points scored by an individual in a professional ice hockey game

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.

Most games played in a professional ice hockey career

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 →

Longest gum wrapper chain

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).

Largest wine glass

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.

Fastest time to complete three games of Daruma Otoshi

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.