The highest backflip pogo stick jump is 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in) and was achieved by Curt Markwardt (USA) at Pogopalooza 9 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, California, USA, on 26 July 2012.
4 x 200 m 1:18.68 Santa Monica Track Club (USA) (Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Wayne Heard, Carl Lewis) Walnut, California, USA 17 April 1994 The relay race originated in the United States, around 1880, based along the lines of the charity races organized by New York firemen who handed on a red pennant every 300 yards. The baton was a wooden cylinder (later metallic) one foot (30.48 cm) long. The relay was first brought to the Olympic Games in 1908, where it was divided
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4 x 200 m 1:27.46 United States ‘Blue’ (LaTasha Jenkins, LaTasha Colander-Richardson, Nanceen Perry, Marion Jones) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 29 April 2000
The youngest X Games athlete ever is Jagger Eaton (b. 21 February 2001, USA) who was 11 years 129 days old when he made his debut at X Games 18 (28 June – 1 July 2012) when he competed in Skateboard Big Air in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The largest collection of X-men memorabilia is 15,400 items and belongs to Eric Jaskolka (USA), in West Des Moines, Iowa, USA, as of 28 June 2012. The collection began in 1989, initially consisting of just comic books before later expanding to cover other items relating to the X-men franchise.
The largest lollipop was 3176.5 kg (7,003 lb), and was created by See’s Candies (USA) at See’s Candies Lollypop Factory in Burlingame, California, USA, on 18 July 2012. The lollipop was chocolate-flavored and had the following measurements: 4 feet 8.75 inches in length, 3 feet 6 inches in width, and 5 feet 11 inches in height. The lollipop also included a stick which was 11 feet 10 inches tall, though the weight of the stick did not count towards the record.
The loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium is 137.6 dbA and was achieved by fans of the Seattle Seahawks, aka “Volume 12 – The Seahawks 12th Man” (USA), at Centurylink Stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA, on 2 December 2013. The record was achieved with 12 mins 29 secs left to play in the second quarter during a 3rd down Seahawks defensive stand.
The most skips in one hour is 12,632, achieved by Annie Maria Bissoondial (USA), in Greenacres, Florida, USA, on 13 April 2013.
Montreal Canadiens (Canada) beat the Florida Panthers (USA) 5-2 on 29 December 2008, in Sunrise, Florida, USA, to record the team’s 3,000 regular-season victory; the Canadiens are the first team in NHL history to achieve the feat.
The most whoopee cushions sat on in 30 seconds is 37, achieved by Matt Bray (USA), in Naperville, Illinois, USA, on 10 August 2012. In order to count towards the record, each whoopee cushion had to make an audible fake flatulence sound.