The longest running Man vs Horse race is the Man vs Horse Marathon, which has been held annually since 1980 in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales. The race takes place over 22 miles where runners compete against riders on horseback.

The loudest bark by a dog measured 108 dB and was produced by white German shepherd Daz, owned by Peter Lucken (UK) in Finsbury Park, London, UK, on 15 June 2009. Daz took also part in the loudest bark by a group of dogs in the capacity of conductor of the chorus.

Using Shell’s new Fuel Economy Formula and driving an unmodified car, John and Helen Taylor (both Australia) circumnavigated the globe from 17 January to 4 April 2006 – covering a minimum of 28,970 km (18,001 miles) – in just 24 refuels, setting the world record for the lowest ever fuel consumption.

The shortest reign of the Miss World title was a mere 18 hours by 18-year-old Miss West Germany (Gabriella Brum) in 1980, the 30th woman to have won the pageant title.

Kate Moss (UK) has appeared on the cover of British [it]Vogue[it] a total of 30 times. Her first cover was in March 1993 and her latest to date was for the September 2010 issue.

The most aces served by an individual player in a Wimbledon tennis match is 113 by John Isner (USA) against Nicolas Mahut (France) at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, in Wimbledon, London, UK, from 22-24 June 2010.

The most sophisticated battlefield computer simulator is the Combined Arms Tactical Trainer. Situated at Warminster, UK and Sennelager, Germany, it is capable of training more than 850 military personnel at once in an integrated, realistic combat scenario involving vehicles, aircraft, soldiers and commanders. Simulated combat arenas of more than 10,000 km2 (3,800 miles2) are used. It was constructed for the UK’s Ministry of Defence by Lockheed Martin, and became operational on 1 September 2002.

By January 2007, Edwin A Shackleton (UK) had flown in a total of 841 different types of aircraft. His first flight was in 1943 in a De Havilland DH 89 Dominie, and other aircraft have included balloons, airships, helicopters, and microlights.

The most advanced warship is the British Royal Navy’s HMS Daring a Type 45 Anti-Air warfare destroyer which was launched in February 2006, began sea trials in July 2007 and entered service in 2009. The first of six in her class, HMS Daring is the most capable air defence ship in the world, equipped with the Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS) a surface-to-air missile system that enables the ship to defend itself (and others) from enemy aircraft/missiles approaching at subsonic or supersonic speed either individually Continue reading →

The most alarm clocks smashed using feet is 88 and was achieved by Jay Wheddon (UK) on the set of Guinness World Records – Smashed, in London, UK, on 3 October 2008.