The record for the most sumo squats in one hour is 5,135, and was achieved by Dr. Thienna Ho (Vietnam) at the San Francisco State University, in San Francisco, California, USA, on 16 December 2007. She was trying to attempt the most squats but the position was different to the squats made by the record holder at the time, Paddy Doyle, so the category of sumo squats was created. Thienna Ho used the record attempt to promote her book about healthier and whiter skin. Carlos Continue reading →

As a solo artist, Eminem (USA, b. Marshall Mathers III), has hit the top spot on the US Billboard 200 album chart six times in a row, from The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) to Recovery, which debuted at No.1 on 10 July 2010. All six solo albums entered the chart at No.1. The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) The Eminem Show (2002) Encore (2004) Curtain Call – The Hits (2005) Relapse (2009) Recovery (2010) The list excludes the 8 Mile soundtrack from 2002 and Eminem Presents Continue reading →

The Rocky franchise, running from Rocky (21 November 1976) to Rocky Balboa (20 December 2006), was the most successful sports movie franchise, grossing $1,251,372,491 throughout its six installments. Craig Glenday presented the Guinness World Records certificate to co-stars of Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren, at Comic Con 2010, held in San Diego, USA, 22 to 25 July.

On 20 February 2010, the album In Dub Vol.1 gave Bob Marley & The Wailers (Jamaica) their 35th entry and 12th No.1 on the US Reggae Albums chart. Legend – The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, with sales of over 10 million in the US alone, is the biggest-selling reggae album of all-time.

The most successful horror film series is SAW with a total gross of $733,271,976 (₤481,525,920.92) throughout its 6 installments. This record considers the global grossing of each one of the SAW movies.

The most successful Ryder Cup captain is Walter Hagen (USA) with four wins. Hagen captained the US team to victory in 1927, 1931, 1935 and 1937. Hagen was one the most colourful sports personalities of his time, and is credited with doing more than any other golfer to influence the perception of his profession.

The video game that features the greatest number of instances of the ‘f-word’ is Scarface: The World Is Yours (Sierra, 2006) which uses the famous 4 letter word 5,688 times throughout its 31,000 lines of dialogue and 15-hour single-player story. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011

The most tandem parachute jumps by an individual in 24 hours is 105 and was achieved by both Luther Kurtz (USA) and Angela Bishop (USA) at Harbor Springs Airport in Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA, from 29-30 June 2010. Kurtz and Bishop are brother and sister, with Kurtz serving as the instructor on all jumps and Bishop as his tandem traveler. The attempt lasted just over 22.5 hours and involved the use of 3 airplanes, 4 parachutes and 4 pilots. This record may be attempted by Continue reading →

Constantine Wilson, Abraham Robbins, Seaman Patrick Reed and DC3 Valentino Cuba (all USA) completed 168 synchronized two hand spins for a total of 84 cycles in one minute, at the Navy and Marine Reserve Center, Anacostia Naval Base, Washington, DC, USA, on 28 January 2006.

A total of 9 members of the Sword Swallowers Association International (all from USA, 8 men and one woman) simultaneously swallowed a total of 52 swords between them at the 2005 Sideshow Gathering and Sword Swallowers Convention, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA on 2 September 2005.