The most people spooning simultaneously is 529, in an event organised by the students of Carleton College (USA) in Northfield, Minnesota, USA, on 4 June 2010. The participants spooned together to create an oval shape.

A total of 19 sword swallowers (from Italy, Sweden and the USA, 17 men and two women) simultaneously swallowed a total of 50 swords between them at the Annual Sideshow Gathering and Sword Swallowers Convention, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA, on 30 August 2002.

The record for most people tossing eggs is 1,162, set by the Skagway Convention & Visitors Bureau (USA) in Skagway, Alaska, USA, on 4 July 2008.

The most people to row 100 metres in a 1-hour relay on a rowing machine is 164 and was achieved by Sarasota Crew (USA) at Whole Foods Market in Sarasota, Florida, USA, on 6 February 2011. The crew engaged in multiple challenges at the event, including a competition among teams for the fastest time to row 100,000 metres.

The most people to do jumping jacks in 24 hours is 300,265 at 1,050 locations worldwide as part of the “Let’s Jump!” event organised by National Geographic Kids (USA) from 11-12 October 2011. The record attempt was launched by First Lady Michelle Obama leading 464 children doing jumping jacks for 1 minute at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, on 11 October 2011. The event was part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move!” initiative to fight childhood obesity. Today Show personality Al Roker and Continue reading →

The most people to disappear in an illusion is 100 and was achieved by Criss Angel (USA) on the set of “Criss Angel: Mindfreak” at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 26 May 2010. During the illusion, 10 rows of 10 participants were handcuffed together and those in the outer rows raised a curtain, which fell to reveal that they had all vanished.

The most participants in a ground breaking ceremony is 6,256 achieved by the San Jose Earthquakes on the grounds of their new stadium in San Jose, California, USA, on 21 October 2012. A member of Major League Soccer (USA), the Earthquakes provided 6,000 shovels for fans of the team, as well as allowing additional fans to bring their own, to break ground on the pitch of its new football (soccer)-specific stadium.

The most people treading water is 469 and was achieved by the Buffalo Triathlon (USA) in Buffalo, Minnesota, USA, on 2 June 2013.

The most people wearing Groucho Marx glasses was achieved by 4,436 participants in an event organised by the City of Chicago’s Outdoor Film Festival in partnership with the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 21 July 2009. The event started at 5:00 pm and finished at 8:33 pm

The most people wearing costume masks was 27,080, and was organised by Angels Baseball (USA) at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, on 10 May 2011. Wrestling masks with the Angels logo were handed out to everyone who attended the baseball game. The stadium had an attendance of 31,773 for the evening, although ushers counted 4,693 people not wearing their masks.