The largest dessert party was attended by 794 people organized by Friendly’s Ice Cream (USA) at the Friendly’s Headquarters in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, USA, on 18 July 2013. Three varieties of ice cream sundaes were served.

The largest display of chalk pavement art consisted of 171 drawings by various artists which were displayed at the Pasadena Chalk Festival in Pasadena, USA, on 19 and 20 June 2010. Of the total of 175 drawings 4 had to be disqualified because they did not adhere to the guidelines.

The largest dog biscuit weighed 279.87 kg (617 lb) and was made by Hampshire Pet Products (USA) in Joplin, Missouri, USA, on 8 July 2011. The biscuit was 1.16 m (3.8 ft) wide, 5.79 m (19 ft) long and 0.04 m (1.63 in) deep. It required a total of 10 bakers to bake it. The biscuit was baked to celebrate the company’s 10 year anniversary and when the attempt was over, it was broken into smaller pieces and distributed to dogs at the Humane Society Continue reading →

The largest DNA database is the The National DNA Index System (NDIS), created by the FBI (USA) in 1994 and which, as of April 2010, contained 8,201,707 offender profiles and 315,789 forensic profiles. National DNA Index System (NDIS) is a system of DNA profile records input by criminal justice agencies (including state and local law enforcement agencies) and stores profiles of people convicted of serious violent crimes, such as rape and murder, but the system has been expanded repeatedly, first to include all convicted felons, Continue reading →

The largest donation of used mobile phones in one week (multiple locations) was 50,942, and was achieved by AT&T Mobility (USA) on 2 October 2012. The final collection was assembled and counted in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

The largest donation of sports balls in 24 hours (single location) consisted of 6,816 balls donated in an event organized by Kaiser Permanente, San Diego (USA) at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, USA, on 6 December 2011. Kaiser Permanente’s scheduled attempt was for the most sports balls donated in 8 hours, but it also surpassed the established minimum for a 24-hour attempt in just 8 hours. Balls were all donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Diego as well as the San Continue reading →

The record for the largest dog ‘wedding’ ceremony was achieved by 178 dog pairs who sealed their marriage with a bark on the notes of the wedding march at the “Bow Wow Vows event” organised by the Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center in Littleton, United States, on 19 May 2007. The ceremony was unofficial and has no legal value but the participants were issued a complimentary wedding ‘certificate’. All pairs had met during a speed dating session prior to the ceremony.

The greatest donation to a single university is $250 million (£176 million) to the University of Colorado by the chairman and co-founder of software manufacturer BEA Systems, Bill Coleman and his wife Claudia in January 2001. The money will set up the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities intended to develop technology to help those with autism, Down Syndrome and other similar conditions.  The record donation was inspired by Coleman’s mentally disabled niece.

The largest dress measures 150 metres (492 ft 1 in) long and 50 metres (164 ft) wide and was created by Strecy Sankhe (India). It was presented and measured in Boisar, India, on 28 May 2012. The dress was a black one piece item.

The largest dreamcatcher measures 2.74 m (9 ft) diameter and 8.61 m (28 ft 3 in) in circumference and was created by Carol Edwards (USA). It was presented and measured in Sonora, California, USA, on 8 September 2009. The dreamcatcher was made from wood, leather, rope, feathers, clam shells and deer horn.