A 1966 Volvo P-1800S owned by Irvin Gordon of East Patchogue, New York, USA, had covered in excess of 4,586,630 km (2,850,000 miles) by December 2010. The car is still driven on a daily basis and covers over 160,000 km (100,000 miles) per year, thanks in part to being driven to numerous car shows and events in Europe and the USA.

Terry Culton (USA) was measured to have a triglyceride reading of 3165 mg/dl, 21 times the normal level of 150 mg/dl, based on a sample of his blood taken to measure his cholesterol on 3 June 1998 at Austin Medical Center, Minnesota, USA.

The highest vertical height walked on stilts is 1,224.68 m (4,018 ft) and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) when he climbed to the summit of Mount LeConte in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA, on 06 July 2011. The mountain is situated in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Ashrita climbed from the access trail of the Trillium Gap Trail, to the actual Trillium Gap Trail all the way up the 6,593-ft summit of Mt. LeConte. The access road to the trialhead, which is 0.15 miles Continue reading →

The highest wall ride on a skateboard is 7 ft 6 in (2.29m) by Brad Edwards and Aaron Murray (both US) at the Juice Magazine – USSA WSA – The Board Gallery – Hollywood Skate Jam in Hollywood, California, USA, on 25 August 2006 James O’Mahoney, director of the WSA attended the event

The largest karaoke took place at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennesse, USA on 22 August 2009 when 160,000 people simultaneously sang “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks before the start of the NASCAR Sharpie 500 race.

The largest French horn ensemble was achieved by 85 participants in the Avenue Mall in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA, on 22 December 2007.

The official land-speed record (measured over one mile) is 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mi/h) (Mach 1.020), set by Andy Green (UK) on 15 October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, in Thrust SSC. Although Thrust SSC is the first car to break the sound barrier, it is alleged that Budweiser Rocket Car, driven by Stan Barrett (US), reached a speed of 1,190.377 km/h (739.666 mi/h) at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA, on 17 December 17 1979. However, the published speed of Mach 1.0106 Continue reading →

The largest published word search puzzle includes 51,000 letters arranged in 204 columns and 250 rows to form over 5,500 words and phrases. It was created by Mel Crow (USA) and presented as a 3 m (10 ft) by 4.7 m (15.5 ft) poster at the Eagle Gate College campus in Layton, Utah, USA, on 18 January 2013. In addition to the confirmed searchable list of words and phrases, which includes words from the English dictionary but also themed categories such as famous actors and Continue reading →

The largest “YMCA” dance was achieved by 40,148 participants in an event organised by Sun Bowl Association in Texas, USA, on 31 December 2008. Ticketing system was used for the counting. The dance lasted 5 min 34 sec and was sung live for the attempt.

A 718.50 carat baroque abalone pearl measuring 14 x 8 x 4 cm (5.51 x 3.14 x 1.57 in) was found by Dat Vi Truong (USA) in Mendocino, California, USA, on 31 May 2010. Mr Truong found the pearl when he was on holiday with his wife in Mendocino, California. He knew he had found something special when he pried open one of the three abalone shells he collected from the ocean floor. Abalone pearls cannot be produced by manufacturing methods, so all of them Continue reading →