The longest manual on a bicycle is 209.2 m (686 ft 3 in), completed by Zachary Hutelin (USA), at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida, USA, on 4 December 2011. Hutelin has been racing BMX since the age of 9, he managed to more than double the previous record.
The longest 9-inning game by time in major league baseball history was the second game of a doubleheader that lasted 4 hours 45 minutes played between the New York Yankees and the home team Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 18 August 2006. The Yankees were victorious, 14-11.
The longest barbecue marathon is 80 hours and was achieved by Jan Greeff (USA & South Africa) in association with Char-Broil, LLC., at an event benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, in Columbus, Georgia, USA, on 27 April 2014. Jan Greeff cooked 1000, hotdogs, 200 pieces of corn, 104 pieces of chicken, 558 burgers and 526 boereworse (South African sausage) over the course of three days. Donations made by spectators raised more than $10,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The longest stoppie on a mountain bike with the feet on the pedals measured 15.76 m (51 ft 9 in) completed by Jim DeChamp (USA) at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on 18 November 2008 for the MTV show ‘Nitro Circus’. The GWR episode will air January 2009.
The Longest BMX 360º Ramp Jump measures 15.39 m (50 ft 6 in) and was performed by Mike Escamilla (“Rooftop”) on the Mega Ramp at X Games 11 in Los Angeles, California, USA on August 3, 2005. The jump was performed outside of competition and was not a medaled event.
Mary Wheaton and Pat Shardelow (both USA) have been exchanging the same birthday card since 1944.
The longest wall ride on a mountain bike measured 1.03 m (3 ft 9 in) completed by Jim DeChamp (USA) at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, USA, on 18 November 2008 for the MTV show ‘Nitro Circus’. The GWR episode will air January 2009.
The longest board slide on a skateboard is 30.62 m (100 ft 5.75 in) by Rob Dyrdek (USA) on MTV’s The Rob & Big Show in Los Angeles, California, USA on 17 September 2007.
The longest BMX back flip measured 18.94 m (62 ft 2 in) and was completed by Mike Escamilla (“Rooftop”) off the Mega Ramp at X Games 11 in Los Angeles, California, USA on August 3, 2005. The jump was performed outside of competition and was not a medaled event.
The Livermore Centennial Light Bulb, at Firestation #6, Livermore, California, USA, has been burning since it was installed in 1901. As of 2010, the hand-blown bulb has operated at about 4 watts, and has been left on 24 hours a day in order to provide night illumination of the fire engines. There has only been one break in its operation when it was removed from one fire station and fitted in another.