Minhti, King of Arakan, which is now part of Myanmar (formerly Burma), is reputed to have reigned for 95 years between 1279 and 1374. The longest documented reign of any monarch is that of Phiops II (also known as Pepi II or Neferkare) a Sixth-Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt. His reign began c. 2281BC, when he was 6 years of age, and is believed to have lasted c. 94 years. Musoma Kanijo, although not a monarch, was chief of the Nzega district of western Tanganyika Continue reading →

The FA Cup tie between Alvechurch and Oxford City (both UK) in the fourth qualifying round in November 1971 lasted for six games and 11 hours. The match results sequence was 2-2, 1-1, 1-1, 0-0, 0-0 with Alvechurch finally winning 1-0. source: FA website: http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2003/05/48711.htm

Stromatolites have the longest fossil record of any form of life on Earth. These cauliflower-shaped, rock-like structures are formed by the activity of cyanobacteria and appeared on Earth as early as 3.5 billion years ago. In 1954 a colony of living stromatolites was discovered in Shark Bay, Australia, with forms similar to those from the Precambrian era.

The longest football tour was made by Lenton Griffins Football Club (UK) who visited 12 countries between 3 July and 3 August 2004. The team played fixtures in: Wales, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Liechenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, Andorra, Spain and Morrocco. There were also inadmissable fixtures played in England and Ireland.

The longest recorded holed putt in a major tournament is 33.5 m 110 ft by; Jack Nicklaus (USA) in the 1964 Tournament of Champions; and Nick Price (Zimbabwe) in the 1992 United States PGA. Bob Cook (USA) sank a putt measured at 42.74 m 140 ft 23/4 in on the 18th at St Andrews in the International Fourball Pro Am Tournament on 1 Oct 1976.

The common frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus), an extremely primitive species native to all oceans of the world, has the longest recorded gestation period (pregnancy) of any animal species, namely 3.5 years.

The longest Grand Slam doubles tennis match ever played is 6 hr 9 min for the Wimbledon quarterfinal match between Daniel Nestor (Canada) and Mark Knowles (Bahamas) and Simon Aspelin (Sweden) and Todd Perry (Australia) on 4-5 July 2006. Knowles and Nestor won the match 5-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 23-21.

The longest horns of any living animal are those of the Asian water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand. The average spread is about 1 m (3 ft 3 in), but one bull shot in 1955 had horns measuring 4.24 m (13 ft 10 in) from tip to tip along the outside curve across the forehead.

A tagged male monarch (Danaus plexippus), released by Donald A. Davis (Canada) at Presqu’ile Provincial Park near Brighton, Ontario, Canada on 10 September 1988 was recaptured on 8 April 1989 in Austin, Texas, USA. It is assumed that this butterfly spent the winter in Mexico as it would not have been able to survive freezing winter temperatures in Texas. Hence, this butterfly travelled at least 4,635 km (2,880 miles) – a distance obtained by measuring a line from the release site to the overwintering sites Continue reading →

Emilio Scotto of Buenos Aires, Argentina completed the longest ever journey by a motorcycle, covering over 735,000 km (457,000 miles) and 214 countries and territories, from 17 January 1985 to 2 April 1995. This is classed as a single journey because he didn’t return to his country of departure until the end.