The greatest number of twists and somersaults achieved in a freestyle jump was set by Matt Chojnacki (USA) who completed a quadruple-twisting quadruple back flip at Winter Park Resort, Colorado, USA on 4 April 2001.

The 18th Academy Awards held on 7 March 1946, saw a record 14 songs from films released in 1945 being nominated for the Best Original Song category. The following year saw the Academy change the rules to have only five songs nominated per year. Those songs nominated were: 1. ‘Accentuate the Positive’ from Here Comes the Waves – Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer 2. ‘Anywhere’ from Tonight and Every Night – Music by Jule Styne.; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn 3. ‘Aren’t You Continue reading →

The most perfect manmade spheres constructed to date are the fused solid quartz gyroscopic rotors built for NASA’s Gravity Probe B spacecraft. There are four spheres onboard, each measuring 3.81 cm (1.5 in) across. Their average departure from mathematically perfect sphericity is 1.8 X10-7 of the diameter. This means that, if scaled up to the size of the Earth, the maximum height/depth of topographic features would be 1.5 m (4.92 ft). Gravity Probe B was launched on 20 April 2004 and will spend 16 months Continue reading →

The most speeches in 24 hours is 21 and was achieved by Ralph Nader (USA) at venues around Massachusetts, USA, on 25 October 2008.

The most special effect make-up characters portrayed in a career is 202, achieved by Bill Blair (USA), on 6 May 2011. Bill Blair, an actor and writer, has appeared on a variety of science fiction films since 1989. He played 202 different characters in, among others, Star Trek, Babylon, Sliders and Alien Nation. His first experiences as an alien in television was on Alien Nation. It all started when he met make-up designer Richard Snell and his girlfriend on the feature film “Demolition Man.” This Continue reading →

The most step ups in one minute with a 40 lb pack is 52 by Robert Natoli (USA) in Oswego, New York, USA, on 4 April 2013. Natoli has set six former Guinness World Records achievements, all in the stamina and strength category. This attempt was designed to bring attention to childhood cancer patient Julian Ross.

The most steps walked down by a dog facing forwards while balancing a 141 g (5 oz) glass of water is 10, achieved by Sweet Pea, an Australian Shepherd/Border Collie owned by Alex Rothacker (USA), at the Sport und Schau Show, Verden, Germany, on 05 January 2008.

Reba McEntire (USA) is the biggest-selling female country vocalist in the USA, with 23 gold, 19 platinum and 9 multi-platinum albums as of February 2011.

The Major League Baseball (MLB) record for most strikeouts in a season by a team is 1,529 by the Arizona Diamondbacks (USA) during the 2010 season.

The most strawberries dipped in chocolate in one minute are 53 set by Collin Gouldin (USA) in Plano, Texas, USA, on 26 July 2008.