The world’s longest running TV cookery show is Channel 4’s Hasta La Cocina (Mexico) which has been broadcast each weekday since 1 December 1960. It has been presented continually by Mrs Zarate (Mexico) and is owned by Televisa Guadalajara Co., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The show was originally a 30-minute programme called Cocina Al Minuto (Cooking in a Minute) which lasted until the name was changed (as was the production company), to Cocine Mejor (Cook Better) in January 1964. Again, on 1 October 1984 the name Continue reading →

The longest serving president of a global sports organisation is José Sulaimán (Mexico), who has served as president of the World Boxing Council since 5 December 1975. Sulaiman joined the World Boxing Council in 1968 before being elected president seven years later. Some of the innovations overseen by Sulaiman include: reducing world championship bouts from 15 rounds to 12, the conducting of official weigh-ins 24 hours prior to each bout, the creation of intermediate weight divisions, creation of the World Medical Congress, and introduction of Continue reading →

The longest single-handed unassisted journey in a dinghy by a female is 282.78 nm (523.7 km; 325.41 miles) and was achieved by Tania Elias Calles Wolf (Mexico) who sailed from Los Cabos Baja California Sur to Bahia de Banderas, Mexico, between 28 February and 3 March 2010. Ms Calles Wolf sailed unassisted on a Laser Radial single-handed sail boat. There a supporting boat, but no assistance was provided at any time. Book log: www.eldesafio2012.org

The longest speech marathon by a team is 100 hours and was achieved by Mar Adentro de México, A.C., Toastmasters México – Jalisco and Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara 2010-2012 at Parque de la Revolución, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, from 18-22 May 2011. There were a total of 636 participants who spoke for a minimum of 5 minutes throughout the attempt.

The longest tortilla measured 2.4 km (1.49 mi) and was achieved by CANIRAC La Paz (Mexico) in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on 3 November 2010. The record-setting tortilla was used to build the largest burrito, which weighed 5,799.44 kg (12,785.576 lbs). The tortilla alone weighed over 2 tonnes.

By May 2003, Gilberto Macías Enríquez of Nuevo León, Mexico constructed a model of the Vatican made entirely with 21,313 button-shaped batteries. His aim is to make people aware of the high toxicity of batteries by recycling them.

The most calves born in a single birth is five, all of whom were born on 18 March 2005 at the Santa Clara Ranch, Congregacion Garza, Reynosa Tamaulipas, Mexico. The owners are Mr Guadalupe Olivares Garza & Sons. It was the first pregnancy for the mother of the claves “Coneja Roja” (Red Rabbit). She was artificially inseminated by the bull “Infinity” and each of her claves weighed 35 lbs (16 kgs). They currently all live in the Santa Clara Ranch.

The most expensive bottle of water sold at auction was for $774,000 pesos, $60,000 US (£39,357) at an auction organised by Plan3t Foundation A.C. at La Hacienda de los Morales, Mexico City, Mexico on, 4 March 2010. The glass bottle is covered in 24-karat gold and is based on artwork by the late Italian artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani. The funds raised from the auction were donated to the foundation to battle global warming.

The only Olympians to win four consecutive individual titles in the same event are Al Oerter (USA), discus 1956-68 and Carl Lewis (USA), long jump 1984-96. Paul Bert Elvstrom (Denmark) also won four successive gold medals at monotype yachting events, 1948-60, but there was a class change (1948 Firefly class, 1952-60 Finn class). Raymond Clarence Ewry (USA) won both the standing long jump and the standing high jump at four games in succession, 1900, 1904, 1906 and 1908. This is if the Intercalated Games of Continue reading →

The greatest number of games of hop-scotch successfully completed in 24hours is 434, by Ashrita Furman of Jamaica, New York, USA at the Westin Regina Hotel, Cancun, Mexico, between January 12-13, 1998.