The largest focaccia bread weighed 2,800 kg (6, 172 lb) and was made by Catucci Pietro and Latte Antonio (both Italy) in the Piazza Mercato, Mottola, Taranto, Italy on 6 August 2005.

The largest game of “He Loves Me He Loves Me Not” consisted of 331 people who picked petals off daisies simultaneously on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 18 April 2009. He/She Loves Me, He/She Loves Me Not or effeuiller la marguerite (in French) is a game of French origin, in which one person seeks to determine whether the object of their affection returns that affection or not. A person playing the game alternately speaks the phrases “He [or she] Continue reading →

The largest Spritzer was 573 litres (126.7 gal) and was prepared during an event organised by Filippo Lazzarin (Italy) at the Piazzagrande shopping centre in Piove Di Sacco (Italy) on 24 July 2010. The glass was 1 meter tall and contained 31% of water, 29% of Aperol and 40% of Prosecco wine

The largest mojito contains 2,100 litres (461.94 UK gal; 554.76 US gal) of cocktail and was made by Massimo Masini and Alessandro Selvaggi (both Italy), in Lavagna, Italy, on 14 August 2012. The mojito was comprised of 300 litres of rum, 120 kg brown sugar, 25 kg mint, 240 kg lime, 1,200 kg ice and 600 litres sparking water.

The largest helicopter formation involved 16 Breda Nardini NH-500-E helicopters that were flown over Frosinone Airbase (Italy) forming the number ’72’ by the Italian Air Force, 72nd Wing. The event was to commemorate the naming of the wing after Sergeant Pilot Marcella De Salvia, who holds the highest Italian award fro bravery, the gold medal for military valour.

The largest ice cream cone measured 2.81 m (9 ft 2.63 in) in height and was achieved by Mirco Della Vecchia and Andrea Andrighetti (both Italy) during an event organised by Rimini Fiera and sponsored by Sigep, Fabbri, Incisoria Imar, Icam, Martellato (all Italy), at Rimini Fiera, in Rimini, Italy, on 22 January 2011. The internal cone was made of wafer and covered with a 700 kg white chocolate cone then decorated with 2000 round wafer biscuits. The mind behind this attempt was Mirco Della Continue reading →

The largest impossible bottle has a volume of 60 litres, contains 8 ships and is entitled “Storia della Nave” – “The History of Seafaring”. It was created by Aidano Dallafiora (Italy) and measured on 24 August 2009. The bottle is 63 cm high and 49 cm in diametre. The ship models consist of a total of 158 pieces

In a trial of Mafia suspects in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, beginning on 10 Feb 1986, a total of 474 people were formally charged, of whom 121 were charged in absentia owing to their flight. In terms of numbers this was the biggest Mafia trial, with 426 found guilty and 19 sentenced to detention in perpetuity.

The largest mille-feuille weighed 435.5 kg (960 lb 1 oz) and was made by Gruppo Alpini Caronno Pertusella Bariola (Italy) in Caronno Pertusella, Italy, on 17 May 2009. The mille-feuille measured 32 m (104 ft 11 in). The ingredients include 126 kg puff pastry, 299 kg vanilla cream and 20 kg powdered sugar.

The largest mussels dish weighed a total of 3,692 kg (4.07 tn) and was prepared during an event organised by the shopping centre Mongolfiera and Coop Estense and the ‘Societa’ Sviluppo Commerciale (both Italy) in Taranto, Italy, on 1 August 2009. Ingredients: Mussels: 3,300 Kg, Small red tomatoes: 300 Kg., Garlic: 30 kg., Olive Oil from Puglia: 150 kg, Salt: 3 kg, pepper: 20 kg, pasley: 20 kg, wine: 150 liters, bread croutons: 300 kg The big pots used to cook the mussels both arrived Continue reading →