Pope Stephen II was elected on 24 March 752 following the death of Pope Zacharias (reigned 741–752) and died two days later. In more recent years, the shortest pontificates have been as follows:- Leo XI (1 April – 12 April 1605) – 11 days Pope Urban VII (15 – 27 September 1590) – 12 days Marcellus II (9 April – 1 May 1555) – 20 days John Paul 1 (26 August – 28 September 1978) – 23 days Pius II (22 September – 18 October
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The frontier of the Holy See or Vatican City in Rome measures 3.2 km (1.9 miles), making it the shortest frontier between two sovereign countries.
The smallest issuing mint in the world belongs to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, in the City of Rome. Its single-press mint is housed in one small room and has issued proof coins since 1961.
The smallest region of Italy is Val d’Aosta with an area of 3,262 km² 1,259 miles².
The tallest chocolate Easter egg measured 10.39 m (34 ft 1.05 in) and had a circumference of 19.6 m (64 ft 3.65 in) at its widest point and was made by Tosca (Italy). It was measured at Le Acciaierie Shopping Centre, in Cortenuova, Italy on 16 April 2011. The chocolate Easter egg weighed 7,200 kg (15,873 lbs 4.48 oz).
The tallest house of cards made of plexiglas panels measures 3.97 m (13 ft) and was constructed by Walter Moshammer (Austria) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 16 March 2011.
The tallest ox is Bellino, a chianina ox who measured 2.027 m (6 ft 7 in) to the withers. He is owned by Giuseppe Sola (Italy) and was measured on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy, on 27 March 2010. An ox is an adult, castrated male bovine.
The tallest object balanced on the nose is 12.22-m pole (40 ft 9 in) balanced by Ashrita Furman (USA), in La Sapienza, Rome, Italy on 7 May 2011. The pole was a retracting fiberglass pole, weighing 3.6 kilograms. He balanced the pole for 22 seconds.
The tallest wig made of hair is that by Emilio Minnicelli of Bologna, Italy. It was modeled in the main square of the Bologna Piazza Maggiore and measured 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) tall on 15 May 2004. It weighed 26 kg.
The most light bulbs hit in 3 minutes shooting arrows with recurve bows is 11 and was set by Marco Vitale and Oscar De Pellegrin (both Italy) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 19 April 2009.