The fastest time to eat three Carolina Reaper chilis is 12.23 seconds and it was achieved by Russel Todd (USA) at the New York Hot Sauce Expo in New York, New York, USA, on 30 March 2014.

The most skateboard shove-its in 30 seconds is 33, achieved by Gabriel Pena (USA), in Houston, Texas, USA, on 5 September 2013. This record was broken on the Guinness World Record Challengers site (Challengers’ tag: theskaterg): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/50-most-skateboard-shove-its-in-30-seconds/attempts/4289

The largest bird feeder holds 334.73 kg (760 lbs) of food and was created by the William Greene (USA). It was presented and measured in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA, on 7 January 2012. The feeder contains black oil sunflower seeds, millet, mixed fruits and nuts. The first bird to feed at the feeder was a Black Capped Chickadee within minutes after the feeder was set up.

The largest collection of umbrella covers is 730 covers and belongs to Nancy Hoffman (USA), in Peaks Island, Maine, USA, as of 7 July 2012. To showcase the collection, her house became the site of the Umbrella Cover Museum in 1996. The collection includes covers from 50 different countries and was established as a celebration of the mundane. Nancy held an event to mark the counting of the collection at the museum and guests were invited to enjoy the collection and to sing the museums Continue reading →

The largest collection of wind up toys is 1,042 toys and belongs to William Keuntje (USA), in Landing, New Jersey, USA, as of 26 November 2011. The collection began with a Christmas present in 1975 and has grown tremendously over the years, thanks in part to donations and gifts from friends and family. To celebrate his world record attempt, William hosted an event at his home entitled ‘Wind It Up’, which featured a wind up toy quiz. The prize for the winner was, of course, Continue reading →

The most people unwrapping a candy simultaneously is 614, achieved by the School Wide Activities Team at Tarleton State University (USA), in Stephenville, Texas, USA, on 21 March 2013.

The most skips on a unicycle in one minute is 237 and was achieved by Peter Nestler (USA) at Moorhead Junior High School in Conroe, Texas, USA, on 20 February 2013.

The fastest time to hula hoop 10 km was 1 hr 25 min and 9 sec and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) at Hechsler Park, Huntington, New York, USA, on 12 June 2006. 

The hottest chilli is Smokin Ed’s ‘Carolina Reaper’, grown by The PuckerButt Pepper Company (USA), which rates at an average of 1,569,300 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), according to tests conducted by Winthrop University in South Carolina, USA, throughout 2012. The Scoville Unit (SHU) scale is a method of quantifying a substance’s ‘spiciness’, through determining the concentration of the chemical compounds responsible for the sensation, which are named capsaicinoids.

The most osteoporosis screenings performed in 8 hours at multiple venues is 991, performed by Kaiser Permanente Southern California (USA) in Pasadena, California, USA, on 20 June 2013. The osteoporosis screenings were done utilizing a DEXA scan, measuring bone density in the hip bone via X-rays.