On May 4, 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver - then managing director of the Guinness Brewery - went hunting in County Wexford, Ireland.
He witnessed a dispute over the fastest bird in Europe, and then realized that it was impossible to find out in reference books.
Then the idea occurred to him that such a book could become popular.
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records, 197 pages long, appeared on August 27, 1955, and by Christmas it had already become the most popular book in Britain.
Since the first edition, more than 400 million copies have been sold. The latest book published is “Guinness Book of Records 2010”.
The largest gastropod is the African giant snail (Achatina achatina). The largest of the individuals reached 39.3 cm from head to tip of tail.
The length of the shell was 27.3 cm, and the snail weighed exactly 900 grams. (Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records) 
Joel Wohl from the USA pushes his masterpiece - the largest ball made of rubber bands.
The 4,097 kg ball was measured in Lauderhill, Florida on November 13, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The largest number of people dressed as Smurfs was 1,253 who attended the Muknomania festival in Castleblayney, Ireland on July 18, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The record for the 100-meter steeplechase was 22.35 seconds.
The record holder was the German Maren Zonker in Cologne, Germany, on September 13, 2008. (John Wright/Guinness World Records) 
The world's largest pocket knife is 3.9 meters when unfolded and weighs 122 kg.
It was designed by Telmo Cadavez from Portugal, and handmade by Virgilio Raul also from Portugal on January 9, 2003. (Guinness World Records) 
The heaviest lemon in the world weighed 5 kg 265 g and was grown by Aharon Shemel on a farm in Kfar Zeitim, Israel. (Guinness World Records) 
Scott Murphy of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, bent a 12-inch-diameter aluminum frying pan in 30 seconds on July 30, 2007.
The girth of the resulting “lump” was 17.46 cm. (Guinness World Records) 
The largest number of beer mugs carried by a woman 40 meters is 19.
This was done by Anita Schwartz in Mesenich, Germany, on November 9, 2008, Guinness World Records Day. (Nick Hannes/Guinness World Records) 
Sam Wakeling rode 453.6 km on a unicycle in 24 hours in Aberystwyth, Wales, from 29 to 30 September 2007. (Guinness World Records) 
Jean-Francis Vernetti from Switzerland has collected 8,888 different "Do Not Disturb" signs from hotels in 189 countries since 1985. (Guinness World Records) 
The total length of Melvin Booth's nails (left) from Michigan is 9.05 meters. Lee Redmont (right), who hasn't cut her nails since 1979 and kept them neatly filed to grow them to 8.65m, lost her 'wealth' in an accident in February.
The 68-year-old record holder says this is the most dramatic event of her life, but also admits that it is much easier without them. (Ranald Mackechnie / Guinness World Records) 
227 shirts were worn by Jeff Van Dyck at the Unizo event in Brecht, Belgium on April 24, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
Harry Turner from the UK can stretch his stomach skin up to 15.8 centimeters, all because of his Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that affects the skin, ligaments and internal organs.
This disease affects collagen, which strengthens the skin and determines its elasticity, which leads to weakening of the skin and increased joint mobility.
In more serious cases, it can be fatal due to ruptured blood vessels. (Ranald Mackechnie / Guinness World Records) 
1,911 - exactly the number of bottles of Mentos soda that were collected in one place, namely in Latvia by students at the TURIBA Graduate School of Business on June 19, 2008. 
The largest jicama weighs 21 kg and was grown by Leo Sutisna in West Java, Indonesia. (Guinness World Records) 
The largest collection of LEGO Star Wars clones consisted of 35,310 individual models and was compiled by LEGO in Slough, UK on June 27, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The oldest person to bungee jump is Helmut Wirtz.
Wirtz was 83 years, 8 months and 7 days old when he bungee jumped in Duisburg, Germany on August 9, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The largest collection of watches belongs to Jack Shoff from the USA, who collected 1094 watches on June 17, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
A new record was set on January 23, 2009 by Wim Hof from the Netherlands - he spent 1 hour 42 minutes 22 seconds completely buried in the snow. (John Wright/Guinness World Records) 
The largest chalk drawing measured 8,361.31 meters and was drawn by 5,578 children from schools in Alameda, California, for a special children's project from May 27 to June 7, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The record for the fastest wheelie while sitting on the handlebars was achieved by Enda Wright in York, UK on July 11, 2006 at 173.81 kilometers per hour. (Guinness World Records) 
The longest skis in the world are 534 meters long. These skis were used by 1,043 skiers at the event in Sweden on September 13, 2008. (Jonas Borg/Guinness World Records) 
The oldest table tennis player is Dorothy de Lowe.
She was 97 years old when she represented Australia at the 14th World Masters Table Tennis Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 25, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The Snake Boat from Aleppey, Kerala, India is 43.7 meters long.
Her crew consists of 143 people, including 118 oarsmen, 2 drummers, 5 helmsmen and 18 singers.
The boat appeared in public in Kerala, India, on May 1, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The highest speed on a skateboard in a standing position was 113 km per hour.
This record was set by Douglas da Silva in Rio Grande do Sulla, Brazil, on October 20, 2007. (Guinness World Records) 
The largest gathering of Santa Clauses took place in Guilhall Square in Derry, Northern Ireland, on December 9, 2007 and amounted to 13,000 people. (Guinness World Records) 
The PAV1 Badger, created by Howe and Howe Technologies, was the smallest armored vehicle, measuring just 1 meter in width.
It's strong enough to blow down doors, but small enough to fit in an elevator. It was ordered by the California Public Defenders Service. (Guinness World Records) 
Halapi Roland from Hungary set an unusual record on November 12, 2008: a horse dragged the burning Roland 472.8 meters. (Guinness World Records) 
The highest speed of the lawnmower was 98 km per hour.
The record was set by Tommy Passemante from the USA in Miller Park in Utah on November 18, 2008, specially for the MTV show “Nitro Circus”. (Nate Christenson/Guinness World Records) 
Japanese Kenichi Ito entered the Guinness Book of Records as the person who ran 100 meters on all fours the fastest - in just 18.58 seconds.
The record was set in Tokyo on November 13, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The longest distance a person has traveled on a bicycle without touching the ground for exactly 24 hours is 890.2 km.
The record holder was Marko Balo from Slovenia on September 6-7, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
Sarwan Singh's beard from Canada measured 2.33 meters from the tip of his chin to the tip of his beard.
The record was recorded on November 11, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
Ashrita Fuhrman broke 80 eggs on his head in one minute at the Panorama Cafe in New York on December 10, 2008. (Guinness World Records) 
The longest ears of a dog reach 34.9 cm on the right and 34.2 cm on the left. The ears belong to Tigger, a bloodhound owned by Brian and Christina Flessner of Illinois. (Ranald Mackechnie / Guinness World Records) 
Indian Anthony Victor has hair growing from his ears, the length of which reaches 18.1 cm. (Guinness World Records) 
The space cowboy, also known as Chain Hultgren from the show "Lo Show Dei Record", set a world record on April 25, 2009 in Milan: he pulled 411.65 kilograms using only his eye sockets. (Guinness World Records) 
The heaviest vehicle that a person moved 30.48 meters weighed 57,243 kg.
Kevin Fast from Canada brought it to the TV show “Live with Regis & Kelly” in New York on September 15, 2008. (Ranald Mackechnie / Guinness World Records) 
The largest edible hamburger weighs 74.75 kg and costs $399 on the menu at Malley's Bar and Grill in Southgate, Michigan. This yummy was made on August 29, 2008. (Ranald Mackechnie / Guinness World Records) 
Victor "Lary" Ramos Gomez (pictured) and Gabriel "Danny" Gomez (both from Mexico) are two members of a five-generation family who suffer from a rare condition called congenital hypertrichosis, characterized by increased facial and body hair.
Women in the family are lightly haired, while men have hair covering approximately 98% of their body, excluding the palms and soles of their feet. (John Wright/Guinness World Records) 
Ilrek Yilmaz of Turkey squeezed 279.5 cm of milk out of his eyes at the Armada Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey on September 1, 2004. (John Wright/Guinness World Records) 
Mike Howard of Great Britain walked on a beam between two hot air balloons at an altitude of 6,522 meters near Somerset, UK, on September 1, 2004.
This feat was filmed for the television show Guinness World Records: 50 Years of 50 Records. (Guinness World Records) 
The heaviest apple weighed 1,849 grams. He was raised by Hisato Iwasaki on his farm in Hirosaki, Japan. The apple was picked on October 24, 2005. (Guinness World Records) 
On July 7, 2006, the smallest horse was Tambelina, a diminutive bay mare measuring 44.5 cm at the withers, owned by Kay and Paul Gossling of St. Louis, Missouri.
Radar - a Belgian draft horse - on July 27, 2004, was 19 hands without hooves. Radar lives on the farm of Priefert Manufacturing Inc. in Texas.
The horses were photographed together for the Guinness Book of Records on September 3, 2006. (Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records) 
Bigfoot 5 is 4.7 meters tall, its wheels reach 3 meters in height, and this miracle weighs 17,236 kg.
This is one of 17 Bigfoot Jeeps built by Bob Chandler of St. Louis, Missouri.
This model was built in the summer of 1986. The car is "parked" in St. Louis and occasionally appears at city events. (Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records) 
He Pingping from Mongolia - the smallest person in the world (his height is 74.61 cm) - stands between the legs of Svetlana Pankratova - the woman with the longest legs.
Pankratova’s legs are officially 131.83 cm.
Svetlana says she loves being the woman with the longest legs, but that comes with its downsides—it's not easy to find a man who enjoys being with such a tall woman. (Andy Rain/EPA) 
Michael Jackson impersonator Hector Jackson performs with hundreds of people at the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City on August 29, 2009.
The Guinness Book of World Records recorded 13,597 people dancing simultaneously in Jackson's style. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP) 
Kim Goodman from the USA can protrude her eyes 11 mm out of her sockets. This record was recorded on the Guinness World Records Primetime TV show in Los Angeles on June 13, 1998. (Drew Gardner/Guinness World Records) 
Participants in the biggest pie fight at the ABC studios in New York on September 17, 2009 during the show “Live with Regis & Kelly.” (Afton Almaraz/AP) 
The tallest man in the world, Sultan Kosen from Turkey, is measured by representatives of the Guinness Book of Records on September 21, 2009.
Kosen's height is 246.38 cm. Sultan Kosen, 27, says he is "proud and happy" to bear the title of the tallest person and man in the world.
“Before this, I had a pretty difficult life,” says the giant, whose height was the result of a pituitary gland disease. “Now my life will be much easier.” (Seth Wenig/AP) 
Great Dane Gibson was the tallest dog in the world. His height was 107.18 cm from floor to shoulder, and on his hind legs he reached 2.19 meters.
In this photo, Gibson plays with his friend Zoey, a 19-centimeter Chihuahua. The tallest dog in the world died of bone cancer on August 12, 2009. (Deanne Fitzmaurice/EPA) 
The greatest underwater depth at which a person has ridden a bicycle is 66.5 meters.
This was done by Vittorio Innocente in Santa Margherita Ligur, Liguria region, Italy, July 21, 2008. (John Wright/Guinness World Records) 
93% of Isobel Varley's body is covered in tattoos. An absolute record among the elderly. (John Wright)
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Setting a world record is always an extreme and a little crazy idea, but that doesn't discourage many people from getting their 15 minutes of fame. But such daredevils face a problem, because the most popular world records are quite difficult to break, since it is in them that rivals have succeeded the most. Then they resort to cunning, trying to set some absolutely crazy world record, while killing two birds with one stone: firstly, they are trying to make history, and secondly, they get their 15 minutes of fame anyway.
The largest number of bees on the body
This man from Taian, China is named Gao Bingguo and on May 27, 2014, he attempted to break the world record from the famous Guinness Book. And he succeeded, after Gao had 326,000 bees on his body at the same time. But we still have one question left - who counted the bees?
The largest jeans in the world
On October 30, 2008, an attempt was recorded in Peru to set a world record for making the largest jeans in the world. The manufactured jeans included pockets, belt, buttons, rivets, and were 40 m long, 30 m wide, and weighed over 2 tons.
The largest sushi mosaic
This record was broken on January 8, 2014, when a total of 20,647 sushi pieces were arranged in a huge mosaic of 37 square meters. m. in Hong Kong, China
Longest time balancing a basketball on a toothbrush in your mouth
A madman named Taneshwar Guragai managed to break the world record by holding a basketball in this manner for 22.41 seconds on April 19, 2012. The previous world record was 13.5 seconds
Largest number of twerking people
This undoubtedly spectacular world record was broken on September 25, 2013 in New York, when 358 people gathered to twerk in unison.
The largest cup of cappuccino
A team of 6 people tried to break this world record on March 25, 2004 in Moscow. Especially for this they prepared a full cappuccino coffee cup, which itself weighed 50 kg, was 45 cm high and had a diameter of 71.5 cm
The largest barbecue in the world
On March 20, 2011, approximately 30,000 people gathered in a place called General Pico to watch 80 participants cook 13,713 kg of beef during the "World's Largest Barbecue."
Largest perinatal yoga class
We hope there were enough doctors in Changsha, China on June 8, 2014, because that day 505 pregnant women practiced perinatal yoga for 37 minutes and 28 seconds
Most times a jeep has run over a person
The most widespread provision of cosmetic services to a group of people in one place
On May 4, 2015, at a stadium in Jinan, China, 1,000 clients were simultaneously given a 30-minute facial massage. It is not surprising that the world record was set, because few could have thought of such a thing.
Largest number of people in one car
On May 16, 2015, more than 40 students from the Siberian Federal University squeezed into one car, thereby breaking a world record
The longest hem of a wedding dress
On March 20, 2012, Romanian model Emma from Bucharest wore a wedding dress with a hemline of 2,750 m in length, thereby breaking the previous record of 2,488 m. This hem was made from 2,700 m of material over 100 days using 1,857 needles
Carrying the largest number of beer mugs
On September 7, 2010, 38-year-old Oliver Strümpfel from Abensberg, Bavaria, set a new world record, managing to carry 27 full beer mugs over a distance of 40 meters in one go.
The largest number of chess games in one place
On November 24, 2010, a total of 20,483 competitors played chess in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad to earn a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The largest figure created during free fall
On February 6, 2004, paratroopers united into a single figure at an altitude of 3000 meters above an airbase in Thailand. A team of 357 skydivers reportedly entered the Guinness Book of World Records by building the world's largest free-fall figure. The paratroopers maintained its integrity by holding hands for six seconds.
Largest gathering of people dressed as Mahatma Gandhi
On January 29, 2012, 485 children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi took part in a peace march in Kolkata, India, in an attempt to achieve a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Mahatma Gandhi.
The largest gathering of dancers performing Michael Jackson's dance from his "Thriller" video
On August 29, 2009, more than 12,000 Michael Jackson fans in Mexico City danced the singer's dance from his iconic "Thriller" video to celebrate the late singer's 51st birthday. The world record was set
The largest photo shoot in swimsuits
On September 26, 2007, 1,010 bikini-clad women posed on Bondi Beach, Australia, to set a new world record for the largest swimsuit photo shoot.
The longest kiss
On February 12, 2013, Thai couple Nont Wittayanuch and Thanasuk Ariyadek pressed their lips to each other's in Pattaya, Thailand to break the world record for the longest continuous kiss, beating the previous record of 50 hours, 25 minutes and 1 second.
Longest nails
Chris Walton, under the pseudonym "Duchess", set the world record for the longest nails in the world on September 14, 2011. At that time, the length of her nails was 3.1 m on her left hand and 2.9 m on her right
The world's largest swimsuit parade
On November 12, 2009, a huge number of people in swimsuits and swimming trunks staged a procession in Sydney, aiming to break the world record
The largest peace sign in the world
On October 6, 2015, thousands of people gathered in New York's Central Park to honor John Lennon and celebrate his 75th birthday by making the world's largest peace sign.
The largest number of people to take part in the Chinese Dragon Parade
On February 6, 2012, residents of Fujian, China, set a world record by walking with dragon pieces made of paper and bamboo held together by planks.
The largest number of people twirling a hula hoop
In February 2013, 4,483 people hula-hooped on the outskirts of Bangkok, setting a world record.
The tallest mohawk in the world
Japanese fashion designer Kazuhiro Watanabe grew and placed a 113 cm high mohawk on his head.
The largest number of naked people riding on an attraction
102 naked parkgoers rode the attraction in southeast England on August 8, 2010, breaking a world record.
Longest time spent in snow
In January 2011, Chinese man Jin Songhao set the world record for the person whose body spent the longest time in full contact with snow. He spent 46 minutes in the snow with 7 seconds
Juggling the largest number of chainsaws at once
Milan Roskopf from Slovakia threw and caught 3 chainsaws 62 times in June 2009, breaking his previous world record of 35 times.
The largest number of spoons on the human body
Etibar Elchiev from Tbilisi, Georgia, also known as the Magnet Man, set a world record by holding 50 metal spoons on his body in 2001
The biggest pillow fight in the world
On July 21, 2015, the largest pillow fight took place in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, in which 6,261 people took part.
The Guinness Book of Records is full of the most incredible achievements. Anyone can add to the collection, including athletes. Mainly those athletes who are not destined to shine at the Olympic Games or world championships try to write their name in the history of the book.
Egyptian diver Ahmed Gamal Gabr dived with scuba gear to a record 332-plus meters, breaking the previous achievement of 318 meters. Especially for this, Gabr trained for more than four years, assembled a whole team of assistants and doctors, and also risked his life - returning to the surface too quickly threatened with inevitable death.
The Fastest 100m on All Fours! - Guinness World Records Day 2012
Pulls to the ground
Japanese Kenichi Ito is on a par with the famous Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. Ito holds the world record in the 100-meter dash, the “royal” distance in the world of athletics. Bolt completed it in 9.58 seconds, and the Japanese in 17.47. Only Ito was running... on all fours.
Most one finger push ups in 30 seconds -- Video of the Week 21st March -- Guinness World Records
Fell - did push-ups
The Chinese Chi Guijong does not need to repeat this phrase twice. And he copes with the exercise better than many others. Archimedes needed a fulcrum to turn the Earth, but Chi only needed his index finger to do push-ups. 41 times in 30 seconds - and the Chinese are in the Guinness Book.
Most Punch Strikes In 1 Minute - Die Meisten Boxhiebe in 1 Minute - Guinness World Records
Strike first
In just one minute, Australian Anthony Kelly completes Wladimir Klitschko's striking standard for several fights. If you round the numbers, Tony hits on average six times per second. It is not a fact that the ability to deliver 347 blows per minute will help him cope with a company of ill-wishers in a dark alley, but this is quite enough to obtain the title of world record holder.
Fastest Hundred Meters in High Heels - Guinness World Records Classics
Inhale deeply, arms wider
The 100-meter race was completed by German Julia Pletcher in 14.53 seconds - with this result you can successfully retreat not only from an unpleasant company, but also from a failed party. Moreover, the runner sets records in high-heeled shoes.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD: Sumo wrestling Sharran Alexander named Heaviest Sportswoman
Hard case
The vast majority of people associate exercise with losing weight or simply staying in good shape. The heaviest athlete in the world, sumo wrestler Sharran Alexander, easily breaks these stereotypes, as well as her opponents on the tatami: with a weight of 203.2 kilograms, this is quite easy to do.
109" 9" World Record Basketball Shot!!!
Because of the forest, because of the mountains
American Corey Lowe doesn't play in the NBA, but that doesn't stop him from practicing basketball tricks. He got into the Guinness Book thanks to a sniper throw into a basketball hoop from a distance of 33.45 meters. To set the record, he had to climb onto the spectator stand, since the length of the standard platform is only 28 meters. In general, you don't see that in the NBA.
SPOTLIGHT - Most consecutive pinky pull-ups
Running a distance just like that, in stiletto heels or on all fours, is too easy for Dane Jan Schröder. While most marathon runners try to concentrate on the process itself while running, Schroeder made it more difficult for himself and began kicking a soccer ball in front of him. He dragged it in front of him for the entire 42 kilometers 195 meters, and in the end it took him three and a half hours to complete the marathon. If we translate this into units more familiar to football, then Schröder ran from one goal to another approximately 400 times.Incredible facts
Guinness World Record holders never cease to amaze others.
These people decided to do anything to make history.
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A huge domestic cat, a jumping llama, the youngest bearded woman - these are some of the many records included in the new 62nd edition of the Guinness Book of Records 2017.
Guinness Book of Records 2016
The youngest bearded woman
24-year-old Harnaam Kaur became the youngest a woman with a beard whose length reaches 15 cm. A woman suffers from a hormonal disorder - polystosis of the ovaries.
Longest cat
Maine Coon Ludo is three times the size of the average house cat. His length was 118.33 cm from the nose to the tip of the last vertebra at the tip of the tail.
Highest llama jump
9-year-old jumping llama Caspa, who lives in north Wales, jumped over an obstacle to a height of 1.13 meters. A llama learned to jump by watching dogs jump over a barrier on her owner's farm.
Biggest leg turn
14-year-old Maxwell Day can rotate your legs 157 degrees. A boy from north London claims he has had this ability since childhood and it doesn't cause him pain.
The longest tail on a dog
Irish Wolfhound Keon from Belgium boasts the longest tail - 77 cm.
The longest distance a horse has dragged a man engulfed in flames
Daredevil Joseph Todtling from Austria was dragged to distance 500 meters while his entire body was engulfed in flames. He was protected by several layers of clothing, cooling gel, a metal shield and elbow pads.
Guinness Book of Records 2016: all records (photo)
The biggest mouth
Bernd Schmidt from Germany can open his mouth as wide as he can 8.8 cm. To win the title, he placed metal rods between his upper and lower incisors.
The most tattooed pensioner
Charlotte Guttenberg from Florida holds the title of the most tattooed pensioner. Tattoos cover 91.5 percent of the body 67-year-old woman. She spent 10 years covering her body with tattoos after her husband died.
Largest number of ice cream scoops on a cone
Italian Dmitry Panchiera piled up 121 scoops of ice cream on the horn. He beat with in oh previous record of 109 scoops of ice cream.
Highest number of bounces on a volleyball in 30 seconds
John Farnworth managed to do 28 throws in 30 seconds. The man also holds the record for the longest possession of the ball on a rope - for 29.82 seconds.
World records
The largest wooden shoes
The largest wooden shoes in the world have length 3.5 meters, width 1.77 meters and height 1.48 meters.
Tallest dog
Lizzie from Florida became the tallest dog, reaching 96.4 cm in height.
To date, the Guinness Book of Records has registered about 40,000 world achievements, many of which are a real inspiration and delight for others. However, among these records there are also such strange antics that any normal person will have doubts about the adequacy of the performers of these stunts. In our selection you will find 25 of the craziest records in the world, which it is better not to try to repeat if you value your own health and sanity.
25. Most toilet seats smashed over your head in 1 minute
American Kevin Shelley set a very unusual world record by breaking 46 toilet seats over his own head in just 60 seconds. This strange record was set in 2007 in Germany, and since then has not yet been broken by anyone. Those who want?
24. The largest number of straws in the mouth
Photo: pixabay
Incredibly, one Indian managed to make his way into the Guinness Book of Records using simple plastic drinking straws. The record holder put as many as 496 straws in his mouth and held them with his hands at the same time! This bizarre achievement was accomplished in 2011 in Mumbai, and the Indian held all the tubes for 10 seconds. To set a funny record, a man removed all his teeth! It was worth it?
23. The heaviest weight ever lifted with eyelids
Photo: Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records
The heaviest load ever put on a person's eyelids was 16.2 kilograms. The achievement was achieved by Manjit Singh, a resident of Leicester, UK in 2013. It’s hard to imagine where or how his training took place... By the way, Singh is the holder of several other records, also related to body parts and loads.
22. The largest number of bees on one person
Photo: pixabay
In 2016, a fearless Chinese man named Ruan Liangming set a world record by allowing a giant swarm of bees to completely cover his entire body. The cloak of buzzing creatures weighed a whopping 63.7 kilograms, and some 637,000 bees took part in the incredible record. Not the most tempting way to become famous!
21. The largest number of people who fit into 1 car
Photo: public domain
In 2015, in Krasnoyarsk, 41 people could fit into a Toyota Rav4 car. All participants in the experiment were students of the Siberian Federal University, and thanks to their compactness and resourcefulness, the guys got into the Guinness Book of Records. They probably prepared for this record in the morning trolleybuses and minibuses.
20. What is the fastest way to crush 3 watermelons? With your own hips!
In 2015, Kiev resident Olga Lyashchuk became the world record holder, crushing 3 watermelons in a row with her thighs in just 14 seconds. The girl also holds the title of the strongest woman in the world and participates in professional competitions in powerlifting and strongman. Agree, not everyone can repeat such serious achievements...
19. The loudest burp
Photo: wikimedia commons
In 2009, Briton Paul “The Burper King” Hunn won the world record for the loudest burp, a whopping 109 decibels. For comparison, calm conversational speech fluctuates between 45 and 60 dB, a child's cry - up to 80 dB, the noise of a passing motorcycle or train - up to 90 dB, repair work - up to 100 dB, dance music in a nightclub - up to 110 dB, and lethal human noise is about 200 dB. It turns out that Hannah's belching was simply deafening! But can we be proud of this?
18. A stream of milk flying out of the eye to the farthest distance
Photo: Guinness world records
This is probably one of the craziest world records... In 2004, Turk Ilker Yilmaz shot milk straight from his eye to a distance of 279.5 centimeters. The man inhaled the milk through his nose and then sprayed it through his eye socket. Such a terrible spectacle is clearly not for squeamish spectators, and certainly not everyone will want to beat the strange Yilmaz.
17. The largest number of cockroaches eaten in 1 minute
Photo: publicdomainpictures.net
In 2001, the former rat catcher and part-time animator ate as many as 36 cockroaches in 1 minute. Ken Edwards lives in the UK and is proud to hold the title of world record holder for eating cockroaches. Does anyone want to surpass his achievement?
16Largest object removed from a living patient's skull
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And this record is definitely not worth trying to break! In 1998, American Michael Hill was stabbed in the head with a huge knife and left to die with a fractured skull. Incredibly, the man survived, and in the hospital a blade measuring as much as 20 centimeters in length was carefully removed from his head.
15. Most armpits and feet sniffed in 15 years
Photo: Aqua Mechanical / flickr
Madeline Albrecht is an employee of the laboratory, and she set one of the most disgusting records in the world. During her 15-year career at the clinical research center of Hill Top Research Laboratories in Cincinnati, Ohio, the woman sniffed about 5,600 feet and countless armpits. What a job!
14. The largest number of apples crushed by biceps in 1 minute
Photo: pixabay
If the girl crushing 3 watermelons with her own thighs doesn't impress you, meet Australian Drew Mitchell. In 2016, he crushed 14 apples in 1 minute by holding them between his biceps and forearm. By the way, like Olga Lyashchuk, Drew Mitchell is also a professional athlete.
13. The most prominent eyeballs. Literally…
Photo: Youtube
Kim Goodman from the USA can bulge her eyes an incredible distance beyond her eyelids. The woman's eyes roll out of their sockets by as much as 12 millimeters, and this unpleasant achievement was recorded by the Guinness Book of Records commission in Istanbul in 2007.
12. Longest Survival Time Underground
Photo: max pixel
No one has ever survived longer than 69 days underground. That’s how long 32 Chileans and 1 Bolivian spent at a depth of 688 meters in a copper-gold mine that collapsed in 2010 in the San Jose region (San Jose, Chile). Not the most voluntary record...
11. The largest number of snails on the face
Photo: AP
In 2007, an 11-year-old boy named Fin Kehler set a very unusual record - a 43 sat on his face for a full 10 seconds. The previous record was 36 snails. Who is bigger?
10. Oldest Wingwalker
Photo: Robbo
In 2013, at the respectable age of 93 years and 100 days, Briton Thomas Lackey became the oldest active wingwalker in the world. A man stood on the wings of a biplane for the entire flight from Scotland to Northern Ireland. Such an achievement requires experience and fearlessness, as well as good health and longevity, so not everyone can beat Thomas’ record.
9. The hardest blow to the groin
Photo: www.dm.af.mil
This is one of the most painful records in the world! The most powerful blow to the groin was taken by American MMA fighter Justice Smith, and received between the legs by a martial arts expert named Roy Kirby. The impact was struck at a speed of 35.4 kilometers and its force was 500 kilograms. Who wants to repeat?
8. The thinnest waist
Photo: cathiejung.com
The thinnest waist in the world belongs to American Cathie Jung. In a corset, her waist circumference is 38.1 centimeters, and without a corset - 53.34 centimeters! The woman has been wearing this slimming belt 23 hours a day for many years - since 1983, and she only takes it off when she showers. What are you willing to do for a thin waist?
7. The largest scorpion in a person's mouth
Photo: Rosa Pineda
In 2000, American Dean Sheldon held a 17.78 centimeter long scorpion in his mouth for 18 seconds. Anyone want to challenge the title?
6. The largest number of plastic surgeries and cosmetic procedures
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Since 1988, American Cindy Jackson has undergone 52 cosmetic procedures, including 9 full-body surgeries. These procedures included 3 full facelifts, 2 rhinoplasties, 2 blepharoplasties, liposuction, knee, waist, abdomen and hip surgeries, jawline correction, lip and cheek implants, jaw bone reduction, chemical peels, Botox injections and semi-permanent makeup. The woman was recognized as a “living Barbie,” and the record holder admitted that she paid for all the procedures thanks to an impressive inheritance from her father. It is worth admitting that Jackson turned to good specialists, and at 61 she looks just great.
5. The longest metal spiral that passed through the nose and came out of the mouth
Photo: Guinness world records
As many as 3.63 meters of metal wire were pushed into the nose and pulled out of the mouth of American showman Andrew Stanton when he gave another performance in Rome in 2012.
4. The strangest diet in the world
Photo: youtube
Some people are capable of eating the most incredible things, but it is unlikely that any of them will ever be able to surpass the Frenchman named Michel Lolito. Over the course of his life, the foodie has eaten 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carts, 7 televisions, 6 chandeliers, 2 beds, a pair of skis, a computer and a small Cessna airplane. This is appetite, these are teeth!
3. The largest number of larvae that were in the mouth in 1 hour
Photo: guardian
Charlie Bell got into the Guinness Book of Records for committing an incredibly disgusting act - in 1 hour this madman carried in his mouth
17 kilograms of larvae from one container to another. Who wants a larva?
2. The longest bout of hiccups
Photo: Guinness world records
American Charles Osborne began hiccupping in 1922 while weighing a pig before its slaughter. But the hiccups did not stop, even after numerous visits to doctors and various attempts to find a cure for this unusual problem. The man hiccupped for 68 years, until February 1990. The record holder breathed a sigh of relief at the age of 96, when he was only 1 year away from death. Despite the bizarre illness, the man lived a long and happy life - he got married and had children, and all this time he hiccuped from 40 to 20 times per minute.
1. The largest number of tunnels on the face
Photo: Youtube
German Joel Miggler has become seriously interested in extreme piercing, and now 11 holes have already been made in his face, stretched over special rings, which are commonly called tunnels. These decorations are in his nose and lips, but the guy has the largest tunnels in both cheeks.
