The most push ups completed in 24 hours was 46,001 by Charles Servizio (USA) in Fontana, California, USA, on 24-25 April 1993.

The most pull ups in 24 hours was 4,030 by David Goggins (USA) at Crossfit Brentwood Hills, Brentwood, Tennessee, USA, on 19-20 January 2013. The record was broken in 17 hours. David Goggins (born 1975) is a Navy SEAL and former Tactical Air Control Party member TACP who served in Afghanistan and is an ultramarathon runner. After several of his friends died in Afghanistan, Goggins began long-distance running to raise money. In 2012, David took on the challenge of beating the world record for the Continue reading →

The most public votes received by a television programme belongs to the Season 10 finale of American Idol (produced by FremantleMedia North America, Inc. on FOX network, USA) when 122,391,067 votes were cast by landline, sms and online from viewers selecting the winner of the singing contest, in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 24 May 2011.

According to the seventh United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems, the country with the most reported rapes was the USA, where 89,110 rapes were reported for the period between 1998 and 2000. The country with the most rapes reported per capita for the same period was South Africa, with 1,195 per million people.

Since accurate sales records were introduced in the US in 1991, no R&B artist has amassed more chart-toppers than Usher (USA) with 11. The first was “You Make Me Wanna…” on 6 September 1997 and the most recent was “There Goes My Baby” on 14 August 2010.

The record for the most revolutions of a hula hoop in one minute is 243 and was achieved by Gregory Sean Dillon (USA) and took place at Vivos Fitness, in California, USA, on 20 March 2012. Gregory used a 36 inch aluminum hoop for the record attempt and managed to spin the hoop at great speed during the one minute duration. Slow motion video footage was provided to accurately verify the exact number of revolutions.

The most return touchdowns scored in an NFL career is 14 by Devin Hester (USA) for the Chicago Bears through the end of the 2010 regular season. Hester has returned 10 punts and four kickoffs for touchdowns in his career.

The most responsive corporate account on Twitter is Microsoft’s @XboxSupport, a.k.a. the ‘Elite Tweet Fleet’, which responded to over 5,000 questions in an average time of 2 mins 42 seconds between 12-18 March 2010. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2011.

The most insecticide-resistant insect is considered to be the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) which has been documented as being resistant to 71 different chemical pesticides. They are approximately 2.3 mm (0.09 in) long when fully grown and vary in colour from green to pale yellow or pink. Aphids feed by sucking the juices of plants and the green peach is the most common aphid in the United States. They were first discovered in Europe in the late 18th century.

The Buffalo Sabres (USA) also set the National Hockey League (NHL) record for most consecutive road victories to start a season with 10 road wins from 4 October to 11 November 2006.