The most consecutive hand spins (1990’s) is 27 and was achieved by Mauro Peruzzi (ITALY), also known as Cico, in Paese, Treviso, Italy, on 10 August 2010. Video of the attempt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk-R18NkH6M
The most rotations around a bench without touching the floor are 40 and were achieved by Solano Moreno (Spain) on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy, on 27 March 2010. The record was part of the Italian TV series “Lo Show dei Record”.
The most consecutive world artistic gymnastic championships won in a single apparatus is 5 and was achieved between 1993 and 1997 by Jury Dimitri Chechi (Italy) in the specialty of the rings. The record was awarded to Jury on the set of ‘Lo show dei record’, in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008. Jury Dimitri Chechi (born October 11, 1969) is an Italian former gymnast. Born in Prato (Tuscany, Italy), he won the Olympics title in the rings at Atlanta 1996 and was third at
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The most crown cup bottles opened in one minute is 96 and was achieved by Raffaele Quaranta (Italy), in Taranto, Italy, on 1 August 2009.
The most drinking cans crushed with one breast in one minute is 34 and was achieved by Susan Sykes aka Busty Heart (USA), on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, Milan, Italy, on 1 April 2011.
The most episodes of the game show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ hosted by the same male presenter is 1,593 and belongs to TV presenter Virginio Scotti aka Gerry Scotti (Italy) as certified on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 5 May 2011. Gerry Scotti (born on 7 August 1956 in Miradolo Terme, Pavia, Italy as Virginio Scotti) is an Italian television presenter, actor and former member of the Italian Parliament. Since the 1990s, Gerry Scotti has been one
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The White Truffle (Tuber magnum pico) is the world’s most expensive edible fungus, fetching up to U$3,000 per kilo. They can only be found in the Italian regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Marches, and the Istrian peninsula of Croatia, and because they grow about a foot underground, they can only be located with the help of trained dogs.
The most fuel-efficient 40 ton truck is the Mercedes Benz Actros, which uses 19,44 litres per 100 km (6.88 gal per 100 miles) under test drive conditions. It was tested at the High Speed Track of Nardò, Brindisi, Italy, on 29 May 2008 This average was established by driving the truck for one week 24 hours a day over 12,728 km on the test track. The whole test was monitored at all times by DEKRA, an independent testing firm for trucks.
The most gloves put on one hand in one minute is 13 and was achieved by Alastair Galpin (NZ) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 15 March 2011. Alastair used talcum powder to put the gloves on his hands more easily.
The most glasses broken using a mind control stage illusion is 66 and was achieved by Walter Rolfo and Piero Ustignani (both Italy) during the Masters of Magic convention at the Casino de la Vallée in Saint Vincent, Italy, on 15 April 2011. A table with 140 standard wine glasses on top was used for the magic trick and 66 glasses broke as a result of the illusion.