The largest hokey cokey dance was 7,384 participants, and was organised by FRY Fest (USA) at FRY Fest in Coralville, Iowa, USA on 3 September 2010. The attempt was organized by Sara Beck of Cedar Rapids in honor of her mother, Carmella Gallagher, who passed away in 2003. Carmella loved to dance and it was a dream of hers to be in Guinness World Records. The record attempt took place at FRY Fest, an annual festival celebrating all things related to the Iowa Hawkeyes college Continue reading →

The largest history lesson was attended by 14,257 third grade school children from Orange County, California (USA) at Angel Stadium, in California, USA on 8 November 2011. The educational program, named the Gift of History, taught students about the deep history of Orange County. The lesson even included presentations from Caroline Sunshine, elected officials and local education leaders, Jose Mota, commentator for the Anaheim Angels baseball team.

The largest horn spread on a domestic living steer measures 292.1 cm (115 in) in length, and was achieved by ‘Big Red 907’, a Texas Longhorn (cattle) belonging to El Coyote Ranch (USA) in Kingsville, Texas, USA, and measured on 5 October 2013.

The world record for the largest horn spread (Texas Longhorn) measured a total length of 251 cm (98.8 in) in July 2002. The horns belong to Jim Williams (USA) of Midland, Texas, USA. When measured vertically in a straight line from the ground to the base of the horn, one was 128.2 cm (50.5 in) and the other 122.8 cm (48.3 in).

The largest horn circumference on a steer measured 95.25 cm (37.5 in) on 6 May 2003 and belong to Lurch, an African watusi steer owned by Janice Wolf (USA) of Gassville, Arkansas, USA. Sadly, Lurch died at 3 p.m. on 22 May 2010 of a cancer at the base of one of the horns. The body has has been released to a local taxidermist, who will produce a full-sized taxidermy of the steer. Two vets measured three times to confirm the incredible circumference. Although they Continue reading →

The largest horseshoe sculpture contained 1,071 horsehoes and was created by Donnie Faulk (USA) in Pulaski, Tennessee, United States, with the final measurement being made on 4 September 2006. The sculpture was a lifesize horse.

The largest hourglass stands 1.06m. (42 in.) tall with a diameter of 38.1 cm. (15 in.) Built by Bob Ciscell of Evansville, Indiana, USA, it contains 29.4 kg. (65 pounds) of sand which takes eight hours to run through. Professor of Education at the University of Evansville, Robert Ciscell was inspired to write into Guinness World Records by his 13-year-old son. His hourglass has a total weight of 49.8 kg. (110 pounds), with 29.4 kg. (65 pounds) of sand, 13.6 kg. (30 pounds) of glass Continue reading →

The largest hula hoop has a diameter of 5.04 m (16 ft 6.7 in) and was spun three and three quarter consecutive times by Ashrita Furman (USA) at Hillcrest High School in New York, New York, USA, on 9 September 2010. THe hula hoop was made of carbon fiber.

The largest human animal image consisted of 3,614 participants and was achieved by the University of Pittsburgh Class of 2017 (USA) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, on 21 August 2013. The students of the University of Pittsburgh Class of 2017 stayed in position for six minutes to form the image of a panther.

The largest human mattress dominoes was achieved by 850 participants (all USA), at an event organised by La Quinta Inns & Suites, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on 28 February 2012. The 850 brand new mattresses were donated to local homeless services agencies following the event.