The longest pine cone measured 58.2 cm (22.9 in) on 15 October 2002, and was collected by Steve Schwarz (USA) of Cuyhoga Falls, Ohio, USA. The specimen was from a Sugar pine tree.

The longest pickup truck ramp jump is 91 m 74 cm (301 ft) and was achieved by Johnny Greaves (USA) at the La Posta Truck Trail in Campo, California, USA, on 18 December 2009. The car used was a Pro 2wd Toyota Tundra off-road race truck with a TRD (Toyota Racing Development) 357 cubic inch, carbureted pushrod engine, which is the type of car regularly used for the TORC off road racing series. Jonny performed over 6 jumps. Two ramps, one for takeoff and one Continue reading →

The Polar Express (USA 2004), the first film to entirely use the Performance Capture technique, whereby the physical movements of the actors are digitally recorded and then translated into a computer animation, was released on 10 November 2004 with a running time of 1 hr 33 min. The film, based on Chris Van Allsburg’s (USA) children’s book, has Tom Hanks (USA) playing five of the characters and was made at a cost of US$165 million (£88.85 million).

The National Hockey League (NHL) record for longest point-scoring streak by a rookie is 20 consecutive games by Paul Stastny (Canada) of the Colorado Avalanche (USA). He had 11 goals and 18 assists during the streak which began 3 February and ended 17 March 2007.

The longest continuous dramatic performance was 23 hr 33 min 54 sec and was achieved by the 27 O’Clock Players (USA) who performed ‘The Bald Soprano’ by Eugene Ionesco at Belmar, New Jersey, USA, on 27 July 2010. The Bald Soprano has a looped ending where the script requires the continuous repition of the play with actors swapping roles. The approximately one-hour script was repeated 25 times during the attempt.

The longest pinewood derby track measured 97.54 m (320 ft) and was built by the Boston Minuteman Council and Boy Scouts of America (USA) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on 7 October 2012. The 12 lane pinewood derby track was constructed to look like the cable-stayed Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, a Boston landmark that spans the Charles River.

Brian Salcedo, Michigan, USA was sentenced to nine years in federal prison in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA on 16 December 2004 for computer hacking. Salcedo was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy and numerous hacking charges in August 2004 after he attempted to steal credit card information from the computer systems of Lowe’s hardware stores (USA). There were two other men involved in the case who are still waiting to be sentenced. One of the fellow hackers, Adam Timmins is said to be one of Continue reading →

The longest recorded escape by a recaptured prisoner was that of Leonard T. Fristoe, 77, who escaped from the Nevada State Prison, Carson City, Nevada, USA on December 15, 1923. Leonard was turned in by his son on November 15, 1969 at Compton, California. By then Leonard had had nearly 46 years of freedom under the name of Claude R. Willis. His crime was killing two sheriff’s deputies in 1920.

Professional stunt rider Colin Winkelmann (US) jumped his BMX bicycle 35.63 m (116 ft 11 in) after being towed to approximately 100 km/h (60 mph) behind a motorcycle at Agoura Hills, California, USA on 20 December 2000 for the Guinness World Records Primetime TV show.  Colin committed suicide at 29, August 9, 2005 in Greenville, NC.

The Kansas City Chiefs (USA) are losers of 7 consecutive playoff games, the worst postseason losing streak in NFL history. The last time the Chiefs won a playoff game was in 1994.