The world’s largest military division made up of sea mammals, is the US Navy’s Marine Mammal Program, of San Diego, California, USA, established in 1960. In April 2003 the program had 75 Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and 20 Californian sea lions (Zalophus californianus californianus) all trained for deployment. The program also had two beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), although as of April 2003 they were on a breeding program. The marine mammals are trained to safely locate and/or mark the position of enemy mines or divers, rather Continue reading →

The largest functioning mobile phone is a scaled up Samsung SCH-r450. It measures 4.57 x 3.42 x .74 m (15 x 11.2 x 2.5 ft), was achieved by Cricket Communications and Samsung Mobile, and was unveiled at an event coordinated by creative agency Neverstop (all USA) in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 11 March 2009 The private record attempt was adjudicated in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 4 March 2009, in order to present the event organizers with the record certificate at a public presentation in Chicago, Continue reading →

The largest motorcycle poker run in multiple venues had 2,136 participants, was organized by the Red Knights International Motorcycle Club for the Fallen Firefighter Survivors Foundation and took place simultaneously at 22 venues in 9 states across the USA on 18 April 2009. Other venues participated, but they did not reach the minimum required to count to the total. The list of chapters and participation is: Maryland 2: 107 Maryland 3: 247 Maryland 4: 26 Georgia 19: 111 Alabama 2: 32 Virginia 2+6: 34 North Continue reading →

The largest musical saw ensemble was achieved by 53 participants in an event organised by Natalia ‘Saw Lady’ Paruz (USA) at Trinity Church LIC, Astoria, New York, USA, on 18 July 2009. The concert lasted four and a half hours. The participants performed Franz Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’- a well known classical music piece and the performance was conducted by James Bassi (USA).

The largest music lesson involved 1,377 participants, learning how to play the guitar, at an event organized by the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 7 August 2007.

The largest volcanic mudflow was the Osceola Mudflow, which occurred some 5,600 years ago and began on top of Mount Rainier in the US Cascade Mountain range. The result of a volcanic eruption, it consisted of a debris flow of around 3 km³ (105,944 ft³) that hurtled down the mountain at around 90 kph (56 mph). By the time it had reached the Puget Sound, more than 100 km (62 miles)away, the mudflow still had a thickness of around 30 m (98 ft). After it Continue reading →

The United States Navy has 71 armed submarines: 14 SSBN strategic ballistic missile submarines, nuclear fuelled, and 57 tactical submarines, of which four are SSGN (attack submarines with dedicated non-ballistic missile launchers) and 53 are SSN (attack submarines, nuclear powered).

The largest breast belongs to Annie Hawkins-Turner (aka Norma Stitz) (USA) who has an under breast measurement of 109.22 cm (43 in) and an around chest-over-nipple measurement of 177.8 cm (70 in). She currently wears a US size 52I bra, the largest made, but by American bra estimation, these measurements would put her in a 48V bra, which is not manufactured. Annie says that her record-breaking bust began developing at the age of nine “I just started growing, and kept right on. I started wearing Continue reading →

The Navaho Indians (the “Dine,” or “Navaho People,” in their native language), indigenous to the American Southwest, comprise the largest Native American tribe in the United States today. The U.S. Census estimated in 2004 (the 2010 Census figures are not yet available) that the legendary tribe’s population is 269,202 ( the number climbs to 298,197 if all people of Navaho descent, including tribe members of mixed ancestry, is taken into account). The tribe’s principal reservation, situated in northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico, is the Continue reading →

A land full of road users, the USA is the world’s most oil-thirsty nation, consuming an estimated 18.69 million barrels per day in 2009.