The most consecutive haircuts by a team in 8 hours is 359 and was achieved by the Calista Grand Salon and Spa (USA) in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, on 25 September 2011. One of the official judges, Gayle Giacomo, is a former Guinness World Records record holder for the same record, and is the owner of the Gatsby Salon, featured on the reality show, Jerseylicious.
The most vaccinations given in eight hours is 12,850 flu shots, which were administered by Vanderbilt University and Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on 12 October 2011.
Diana Taurasi (USA) became the first Women’s National Basketball Association player to reach the 800-point mark in a single season, finishing the 2006 campaign with 860 points while playing for The Phoenix Mercury.
The largest sock drive in 8 hours consisted of 2,459 pairs of socks, collected by Kaiser Permanente (USA) in San Diego, California, USA on 7 December 2012. Along with socks, Kaiser Permanente collected 300 pairs of shoes that were not counted as part of this record. Both socks and shoes were donated to local charities after the event.
An illustrated manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci (Italy) known as the Codex Hammer (or Codex Leicester as it has been renamed back to its original title) in which he predicted the invention of the submarine and the steam engine, was sold for a record $30,802,500 (£19,246,489) at Christie’s, New York, USA on 11 November 1994. The only Leonardo manuscript in private hands, it was bought by Bill Gates (USA) (see Richest man), who re-named it with its original title Codex Leicester after the sale. Compiled about
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The most high fives in one hour is 1,739 and was achieved by Ian Moritz (USA) at South Brunswick High School in South Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, on 16 March 2012. The record was achieved at a high school pep rally, with the final high fives being the cheerleading team.
Kimberly Mink (USA) spun a loop around her, fed to a length of 23.21 m (76 ft 2 in), measured from the end of the extended hondo (the eye of the rope) to her marked hand position, at Jerome High School, Jerome, Idaho, USA on 25 January 2003.
The heaviest limousine is “Midnight Rider” weighing 22,933 kg (50,560 lb). It is 21.3 m (70 ft) long and 4.1 m (13 ft 8 in) high. It was designed by Michael Machado and Pamela Bartholemew (both USA) in California, USA and begun operating on 3 September 2004. Midnight Rider features three lounges and a separate bar and can accommodate up to 40 passengers, served by a crew of four. Its interior decor is based on the railroad Pullman cars, which were popular from the mid
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The fastest mile covered on spring loaded stilts is 7 min 13 sec set by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the TSV 1865 Dachau Sports Club in Dachau, Germany, on 30 March 2008.
Danny Capps of Madison, Wisconsin, USA spat a dead cricket from his mouth a distance of 9.17 m (30 ft. 1.2 in) on the set of Guinness World Records: Primetime, Los Angeles, California, USA on 26 June 1998.