The most expensive weapon sold at auction is a sword used by the French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821), which achieved a record price of €4.8 million (£3.3 million; $6.5 million), when it was sold by one of the Emperor’s descendants to another branch of descendants, during an auction in Fontainebleau, France, on 10 June 2007. The 100-cm (39-in) curved steel blade is decorated in gold, with an ebony and gold handle and protected by a gold-decorated sheath; it is believed that Napoléon carried the sword Continue reading →

The most expensive wallpaper is entitled ‘Les Guerres D’Independence’ (The Wars of Independence) and in January 2006 was priced at £24,896.50 ($44,091, or €36,350) for a complete set of 32 panels – each measuring 3.8 m (12 ft 5 in) high and 0.47 m (18.5 in) wide. If the panels could be sold separately, the price per 1 m² (3 ft²) would be £432.83 ($766.53 or €631.95). The military scene is created from nineteenth century woodblock prints and takes over one year to finish. The Continue reading →

The record for the most legal footvolley passes in one minute is 18 and was set by Phillipe Enea, Gilles Ricci, Gaetan Huard and Nicolas Baudoin on the set of L’Été De Tous Les Records in St.Cyprien, France on 5 July 2004.

The most globe ball tricks in one minute is 34 and was achieved by Wassim “Wass” Benslimane (Algeria) on the set of Le Monde des Records, Paris, France, on 29 September 2009. Wass is a football and basketball freestyler – he used a football to complete the globe tricks which involves spinning the ball on one finger and twisting the arm so the ball passes under that arm and back to it’s starting position.

The world record for the most horses pulling a carriage is 141, in an event organised by ‘le Comité des fêtes de Beaudinard et l’Association des 1000 ans’ at Aubagne, France on 18 December 2005. In total, 141 horses measured a length of 409,70 m (1344 ft 16 in) and pulled the carriage through the streets of Aubagne over a distance of 1500 m (4921 ft 25 in). Aubagne, a south-east of France town was this year celebrating its millennium. Festivities with horses are traditional Continue reading →

The most juggling catches in 30 seconds is 128 and was achieved by Moulin Rouge performer Mario Berousek (Czech Republic) at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, France on 16 November 2010 in celebration of Guinness World Records Day.

The country with most authors winning the most outright or shared Nobel prizes for literature is France, with 14.

The most online poker tables played in 1 hour is 62, achieved by Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier (France) for PokerStars.com at Monte Carlo Bay Resort, Monte Carlo ( Monaco) on 28 April 2009. ElkY is also a former professional gamer, having competed in the South Korean StarCraft Leagues in the early 00’s.

The most people crammed into an original FIAT 500 is 14 and was achieved by the students from ESSCA Business School, in Paris, France, on 2 April 2011. The car used is an original Fiat 500 from 1972. The event was organised by IKEA France in order to promote car pooling during ‘Green Week’ in France.

The most people exercising to a fitness video is 829 and was achieved by Akroum Azziz (France) in Saint Avold, France, on 17 May 2011. Participants exercised to a Tai Bo video and were also led by Mr. Azziz.