The greatest distance travelled on a slackline whilst juggling three objects is 8.65 m (28 ft 4 in) and was achieved by Carson Firth (USA), in Florida, USA, on 9 August 2013.

The most vaccinations given in eight hours at multiple locations is 47,529 and was achieved by Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region (USA) on 29 September 2012. The attempt took place at 48 Kaiser Permanente locations across Southern California. The vaccine given was a flu vaccine.

Since 11 March 1965, Gary Duschl of Virginia, USA, has been making a gum wrapper chain which measures 22,621 m (76,216 ft) long and consists of 1,762,233 gum wrappers, 3,524,466 links and weighs 470.38 kg (1,037 lb), as of 12 March 2013. The value of the gum of which the wrappers have been used in the chain is approximately $123,356 (£81,458.60).

There are two male drivers who were issued with new driving licenses at age 104: Fred Hale Sr (USA) (b. 1 December 1890 d.19 November 2004) was issued with a driving license in February 1995 at age 104, and drove until it expired on his 108th birthday in 1998. He became the oldest living man in the world and died aged 113 years 354 days. Layne Hall (USA), whose date of birth is uncertain (b. 24/25 December 1884 or 15 March 1880) was issued with Continue reading →

The most flavours of ice cream displayed together is 985 and was achieved by Michael and Matthew Casarez (both USA) at Crook’s Palace Restaurant in Black Hawk, Colorado, USA, on 17 July 2011. The flavours ranged from vanilla to mango habanero to cinnamon cider bourbon, and were displayed together for 5 minutes.

The most holes of golf played in seven days (cart) was 2,000 by Geno Bonnalie (USA) at Lewiston Country Club in Lewiston, Idaho, USA, from 27 June to 3 July 2011. Geno averaged 71.802 per round on a par 72 course with a round low for the week was 64 which included 9 birdies and eagles.

Nadya Suleman (USA) claimed headlines across the world on 26 January 2009 when she gave birth to six boys and two girls at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Bellflower, California, USA. The babies were conceived with the aid of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment and were nine weeks premature when they were delivered by Caesarean section. Suleman was born in Fullerton, California. She is the only child of Angela Victoria (born 1940) and Assyrian Iraqi American Edward Doud Suleman (born 1942). Her parents married in Continue reading →

The most expensive letter sold at auction was sold for US$6,098,500 (£3,964,025; 4,634,860€) on 10 April 2013 by Christie’s, New York, USA, for a letter written by Francis Crick in 1953 to his son Michael Crick, outlining the revolutionary discovery of the structure and function of DNA. In the seven-page handwritten letter ‘Secret Of Life to his 12-year-old son, Francis Crick describes his discovery of the structure of DNA as something “beautiful”. It includes a simple sketch of DNA’s double helix structure. The letter was Continue reading →

The longest claimed kick is one of 78 yards, barefooted, by Ching Do Kim at Honolulu Stadium, USA on 23 November 1944.

The largest collection of Charlie’s Angels memorabilia belongs to Jack Condon (USA), with 5,569 items, which he has been collecting since 1976. Jack’s interest with the series began after he first saw the pilot for the series on 21 Mar 1976. The first episode of the series aired 22 Sep 1976. One week after that, Jack obtained the first piece of his collection – three original “Angels,” Kate, Farrah and Jaclyn Smith, graced the cover of the “T.V.Guide.”