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Most Tony Awards won by a composer

Stephen Sondheim (USA) has won more Tony Awards than any other composer, with seven: Best Music and Best Lyrics for Company (1971); and Best Score for Follies (1972), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd (1979), Into the Woods (1988) and Passion (1994).

Most travelled ashes

The most travelled ashes in the world belong to Vera Anderson (USA, 1923-2001) when her son Ross fulfilled her dying wish to be a jetsetter by sending her ashes to more than 250 cities worldwide in May 2001. This included all 50 states and 191 countries. Ross packaged the ashes in sealed plastic bags, added a note asking its reader to find a nice place for the ashes, and sent them to the head postmaster in the main post offices of the capitals of all Continue reading →

Most triathlon races completed in one year

The most sanctioned triathlons completed in one year is 123 and was achieved by Bart M. Hackley (USA) from 21 Feburary 1988 to 19 February 1989. Bart ran a triathlon in 12 different states and five different countries (United States, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Mexico and Canada).

Most T-shirts put on in one minute

The most T-shirts put on in one minute is 26 and was achieved by Emma Marshall (USA) in Golden, Colorado, USA, on 12 May 2011. This record was equalled by Zahe Agil (USA), in Santa Rosa, California, USA, on 6 December 2011. This record was broken on the Guinness World Records Challengers site (Challengers tag: IvegottheSMagic and zaheagil): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/89-most-backward-rolls-in-one-minute/attempts/1079

Most unused concert tickets bought by an individual

The most unused concert tickets bought by an individual was 79,652. These tickets were purchased by Michael Dehn (USA) and were intended for use by fans at the later-cancelled Led Zeppelin concerts, scheduled to take place at Chicago Stadium, Illinois, USA in November 1980. In 1986, Michael Dehn purchased all undistributed tickets for $9,000 for the Led Zeppelin shows scheduled for 10-12 November 1980, at the now-demolished Chicago Stadium. These tickets were never used as the drummer, John Bonham, died on 25 September 1980 and Continue reading →

Most underhanded free throws in one minute

The most underhanded free throws in one minute was 28 by Bob J. Fisher (USA) at Centralia High School in Centralia, Kansas, USA, on 10 June 2011. Fisher was successful on 28 of 41 total attempts. This marked Fisher’s 10th career Guinness World Records achievement in basketball free throws. The previous holder, Rick Barry, was an NBA Hall of Famer player famous for using the underhand technique throughout his professional career.