Tag Archives: Canada

Widest human tooth extracted

The widest human tooth was extracted from nine-year-old Shane Russell (Canada) on 28 June 2000. The tooth measured 1.67 cm (0.6 in) wide. The average width of a natural maxillary central incisor is 0.892 cm (0.3 in). The tooth has a lenght of 2.05 cm (0.8 in).

Youngest club DJ

The youngest club DJ is Brandan Duke (b. 10 November 2006, Canada) who played at The Government in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 15 June 2013 aged 6 years and 217 days.

Youngest person to solo on fixed wing and rotary wing on the same day

On 29 June 2006, Jonathan Strickland (Inglewood, California, USA), aged 14, became the youngest person to fly solo on both a helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft on the same day in Vancouver B.C., Canada, where the minimum age limit to fly solo in an aircraft was 14 years compared to 16 years in the United States. Jonathan first flew solo in a Cessna-l52 airplane at the Pacific Flying Club located at the Boundary Bay Airport outside Vancouver B.C., Canada. He then traveled twenty minutes Continue reading →

Longest marathon playing netball

The longest marathon playing netball lasted 61 hours and was achieved by Netball Alberta (Canada) at the South Fish Creek Recreation Complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from 16-19 September 2011. Took place at Bishop O’Byrne High School Gymnasium within the South Fish Creek Recreation Complex. The final score was Team Rockers 2759 – 1405 Team Rollers

Most step ups in 8 hours

The most step ups in eight hours is 8,898 step ups and was achieved by Arran McLellan (Canada), at the University of Victoria Stadium, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on 4 June 2011. Arran’s dedication in setting the record led to him having to stop the attempt after less than six and a half hours due to him sustaining a hip flexor injury and heat stroke. However, he was still able to set the record in that time.

Largest collection of uncut banknotes

The largest collection of uncut banknotes belongs to Leigh Follestad (Canada) and consists of 212 sheets from 51 different countries, representing 124 denominations as of 10 July 2013, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Leigh Follestad started his collection of uncut banknotes in 1982.