The fastest time by a single scull to row the River Thames from Lechlade to Gravesend, is 43hr 40min 56 sec by Malcolm Knight (UK) of Dittons Skiff and Punting Club fom 7-9 April 2005 Smashes the previous record by over 16 hours!!

The shortest interval between birth of twins (single confinement) is 2 minutes and was achieved by Ellen Louise Brown (UK) who gave birth to Thomas at 16:54 and Niall at 16:56 at Dryburn Hospital in Durham, United Kingdom, on 10 July 1995.

The most Scrabble opponents played simultaneously by one challenger is 28 and was achieved by Chris May (Australia), who won 25 of the 28 games, at Oxford University Press in Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK, on 11 June 2013. It took Chris May more than four hours to complete all 28 games.

The shortest Test match, in terms of actual playing time, was the first Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge on 12 June 1926. There were only 50 minutes play in which 17.2 overs were bowled and England scored 32-0. In terms of balls bowled, the shortest is the first Test between the West Indies and England at Sabina Park, Jamaica on 29 Jan 1998. Only 10.1 overs were bowled in 56 minutes and England scored 17-3. The match was abandoned as the pitch Continue reading →

The record for the shortest street is held by Ebenezer Place in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, which measured 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) long, when checked on 28 October 2006. Ebenezer Place is maintained by Highland Council as road authority. It first appeared in the Valuation Roll in 1886-1887.

The world’s smallest commercial brewery is the Bragdy Gwynant in Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, which has a maximum brewing capacity of 40.9 litres (9 gal) per batch, and supplies the adjacent Tynllidiart Arms pub exclusively.

Microemissive Displays Ltd, Edinburgh, UK developed a tiny colour television/video screen which measured just 3.84×2.88mm (0.15×0.11in). The ME1602, which could be linked to video cameras, dvd players, and videos, had a resolution of 160×120 pixels. It worked using organic light emitting diode technology. It was later discontinued. It was launched in November 2002 In 2003, the ME1602 was replaced by ME3203, which was twice the size – 7.1mm, with a resolution of 320×240 pixels.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow, UK, saved on the cost of Christmas cards by making their own in 2010. However, recipients would need a high power microscope to read them! At only 200 x 290 micrometres in size, 8,276 cards would fit on one postage stamp. The card features a Christmas tree etched on to a very small piece of glass. The technology used to produce the card could ultimately make Christmas presents like TVs and cameras of even greater quality and performance than Continue reading →

The smallest dinosaur footprint discovered to date measures just 1.78 cm (0.7 in) from the heel to the tip of digit III. it was discovered on the Isle of Skye, Highland, UK by Dr Neil Clark (UK) of the Hunterian Museum of the University of Glasgow, UK, and announced in June 2004. The footprint was made during the Middle Jurassic period, around 165 million years ago. The full length of the footprint is 1.78 cm (0.7 in) from heel to tip of digit III. The Continue reading →

In August 2005, MPIO (UK) launched the MPIO-One, a 34-g (1.2-oz) media player measuring just 3.2 x 5.4 cm (1.2 x 2.1 in). It can play MPEG-4, WMV, AVI and Div-X video files (as well as MP3, WMA and OGG audio files), and has a 2.64-cm (1.04-in) OLED screen capable of displaying up to 26,000 colours.