As of May 2005 Simon and Monika Newbound (UK) had covered over 168,800 km (104,887 miles) on separate motorcycles on a journey that started at Dublin, Ireland, on 12 May 2002 and crossed over 50 countries.

The longest non-stop flight by any aircraft was achieved by Steve Fossett (USA) who flew 42,469.4 km (26,389.3 miles) in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer airplane. Fossett took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA on 8 February 2006 and landed 76 hours, 45 mins later in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK on 11 February 2006; having beaten the previous record, held by the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon, by 165.4 km (1,02.8 miles) and with only 90 kg (200 lb) of fuel remaining from an initial load of Continue reading →

The longest golf carry with one hand is 282 yd (257 m, 843 ft 2 in) by Cristian Sterning (Sweden) at St Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa, St Andrews, Scotland, on 18 June 2005.

The farthest distance to throw a peanut is 37.92 metres (124 ft 4 in), achieved by Colin Jackson (UK) at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, UK on 20 February 2008. Colin Jackson is a former world champion hurdler, athlete and now presents various television programs, primarily for the BBC.

GHF Atkins (UK) had photographs taken in each decade from 1927 until his retirement in 2004, published. He specialised in photographs of buses.

The longest period without a change was the 12 years 13 days from 26 October 1939 to 7 November 1951, during which time the rate stayed at 2 per cent.

In September 2002, the UK’s Faiz Chopdat was jailed for four months for playing Tetris on his mobile phone while on a flight home, “endangering the safety of an aircraft”. Cabin staff warned Chopdat twice to turn off the game and he was arrested on touching down in Manchester, UK. GWR Video Gamer’s Edition 2008.

The longest rail grind on a snowboard is 78.70 m (258 ft 2.42 in) by Calum Paton (UK), at the Milton Keynes Xscape in Milton Keynes, UK, on 2 December 2011. The record was broken during an event organised by Whitelines snowboarding magazine, during the evening a mixture of professional riders and members of the public attempted to break the record. No one matched the previous record until the very end of the event when it was bettered by over 10 m (32 ft 9.7 Continue reading →

John Isner (USA) and Nicolas Mahut (France) began playing their first-round match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships at 6pm on Tuesday 22 June 2010. But after two hours and 52 minutes, the matched was stopped due to fading light to resume on Wednesday 23 June. The two continued on to a fifth set when play was suspended again due to fading light. The match ended 24 June 2010 after 11 hours and five minutes.

The longest red carpet at a film premiere was achieved by the world premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 in London, UK, on 7 July 2011. Warner Bros created a Red Carpet which stretched from Trafalgar Square to Leicester Square – a total of 455 m (1,492 ft 9.35 in).