The largest penis of any bird is that of the Argentine lake drake (Oxyura vittata) which has been measured everted and unwound at 42.5 cm (16.7 in). The base of this retractable penis is covered with spines, yet the tip is soft and brush-like. The use of the waterfowl penis as a means of sex and age identification of live birds is commonplace. The discovery was reported by Kevin G. McCracken of the Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Continue reading →

The largest serving of barbecued beef is 13,713 kilos (30,231.99 lbs) of raw beef that converted into 9,132 kilos (20,132.61 lbs) of cooked beef and was achieved by Frigorífico General Pico and Municipalidad de General Pico at Predio Sociedad Rural de General Pico, in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina, on 20 March 2011. The 13,713 kilos of beef was donated by the Frigorífico Pico to celebrate their 30th birthday. It was consumed by 20,000 guests invited to the event. All invitees paid a small entrance Continue reading →

The longest graffiti scroll measures 1,981 m (6,499 ft 4 in) and was completed by Cencosud in Bariloche, Argentina on 30 September 2013. This was the first ever record successfully attempted and achieved in Bariloche which is located in the Patagonia region of Argentina.

The longest marathon battle of the bands is 160 hours 35 minutes and was achieved with 439 bands playing non-stop during the event ‘Beraztegui Rocks’ at Roberto De Vicenzo Venue, Berazategui Town, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 1-7 June 2009. The original plan was to play for ‘only’ 120 hours.

The longest four square marathon lasted for 29 hours and was achieved by Federico Fernandez, Estefania Vanek, Grant Fischer, Tim Elmore, John Kuper, Irvin Gamboa, Analia Salerno, Christopher DiTrolio (all Argentina) at Buenos Aires International Christian Academy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 12-13 December 2008.

The longest photographic negative measures 39.54 m (129 ft 8.69 in) in length and was created by Esteban Pastorino Diaz (Spain) using a custom-built panoramic slit camera on 13 June 2010. The negative is a panorama of major streets in Buenos Aries, Argentina, captured by the slit camera while mounted on the roof of a moving car.

The most consecutive Dakar rallies completed is 20 by Yoshimasa Sugawara (Japan) from 1989-2009. He also holds a record for the most consecutive Dakar rallies raced.

The most players in a basketball exhibition match is 1,464 was achieved by the Fiesta Nacional del Básquet in Estadio Club Estudiantes, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, from 7-9 September 2012 The game lasted 50 hrs 30 mins with people of all ages taking part, most of the participants were from the basketball-crazy city of Bahia Blanca which has a population of just 300,000 people yet produced three of the 2004 Olympic gold medallists that defeated the USA including three-time NBA winner Emanuel Ginobili. While he wasn’t Continue reading →

The oldest motor racing championships still active today is Turismo Carretera (Argentina), the annual championship was first competed for in Argentina, from 5 August 1937. The first champion was Eduardo Pedrazzini driving for Ford. Other champions have included 5 time Formula One winner, Juan Manuel Fangio and Ferrari’s first formula one champion Jose Froilan Gonzalez. The original governing body of Turismo Carretera the ACA became the ACTC in 1979 in response to the growth and success of the championships. Despite this change there has been Continue reading →

The world’s smallest pistol has a length of 5.5 cm (2.1 in), a height of 3.5 cm (1.3 in) and weighs 26 g (0.91 oz). It has a calibre of 0.68 mm and can be fired at a range of 5 m (16 ft). It is a scaled-down version of the Luger P-08 hand pistol, made of steel, plastic and rubber grips. The pistol was built in 2002 by Carlos Alberto Balbiani (Argentina) of Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina. The gun barrel measures 45.2 mm (0.17 in). Continue reading →