10. Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 09, 2010 that a gigantic
pumpkin grown in Wisconsin was officially the world’s heaviest. It
weighed 1,810 lb 8 oz and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the
Stillwater Harvest Fest in Minnesota. Stevens’ pumpkin was 85 pounds
heavier than the previous record, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio.
The proud farmer said his secret is a precise mixture of rain, cow
manure, good soil, seaweed and fish emulsion. Some of the world’s
heaviest pumpkins, including the record-holder were on public display at
the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New York for several weeks.
9. Most T-shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category.
Krunoslav Budiseli? set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing
245 T-shirts at the same time. The man from Croatia was
officially recognized as the new record holder by Guinness World of
Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in less than
two hours. The T-shirts weighted 68 kg and Budiseli? said he began
struggling around T-shirt no. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness
record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
8. Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.
The ultimate authority on record- breaking mentions on the website
that the youngest great-great-great-great-grandparent of this family was
Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89,
her grand-daughter aged 70, her great-grand-daughter aged 52, her
great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great
grand-daughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great
grandson on 21 January 1989.”
7. Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound
from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured on a dog. The right
ear is 13.75 in long and the left one 13.5 in. The dog named Tigger
earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.
Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his
ear measured approximately 11.5 in long. His grandfather used to hold
this amazing world record, but when he died Mr. Jeffries took over.
6. Largest horn circumference – steer
Lurch was the record holder of the world’s largest horn
circumference, 37.5 in. He was an African Watusi steer born October 11,
1995 on a ranch in Missouri. Janice Wolf adopted Lurch when he was only 5
weeks old. Unfortunately, the steer died last year of cancer. A form of
cancer at the base of one of Lurch’s horns ended the 15 years long
beautiful friendship between him and Janice
5. Most body piercings in one session
In May 2010, Chris Elliot and Tyson Turk (USA) set the world record
for most body piercings in one session: 3100 in 6 hours and 15 minutes.
It all happened at the Tyson Turk Tattoo Studio, Bedford, Texas. Chris
and Tyson shattered the previous record of 1015 piercings in 7 hours and
55 minutes set by British Kam Ma and Charlie Wilson.
4. Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15
th
anniversary of the BubbleFest. A bubble’s math principles and science
were presented and demonstrated at the three-weeks long exhibition. The
intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni
Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making.
The Yang family collaborated with the Discovery Science Center to set a
new Guinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they
succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years
created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was
set on April 4, 2011.
3. Fastest individual 1 mile run wearing swim fins
American Ashrita Furman, nicknamed Mr. Versatility, is no stranger to
Guinness World of Records. He set more than 340 official Guinness
records since 1979 and currently holds 113, including the record for
fastest mile run in swim fins: 7 min 56 sec. Ashrita achieved this
record in 2010 at the Marswiese Sportzentrum in Vienna, Austria.
Ashrita Furman has set records in more than 35 different countries,
on all seven continents. Marco Frigatti, head of the global records
management team for GWR, declared that Ashrita won “the official record
for
The most current Guinness world records held at the same time by an individual.”
2. Fastest 100m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR, their
biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290000 people taking
part in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito’s record
attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of
Japanese with ‘super powers’. His ‘super power’ is to run with great
speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito run 100m on all fours in 18.58 seconds.
The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in
2008.
1. Heaviest weight pulled with eye sockets
Believe it or not, the heaviest weight pulled with eye sockets is 907
pounds (411.65 kilograms). This extreme record was set by Chayne
Hultgren, also known as The Space Cowboy. The Australian achieved the
record in Milano on the set of “Lo Show Dei Record” in 2009.
Space Cowboy has won the Street Performance World Championship twice,
in 2006 and 2007. One of the many acts that brought him large media
coverage is when he swallowed 27 swords decorated with the flags of all
European Union’s members. The record was set on the day when Ireland
rejected the Lisbon Treaty on European Union reform.
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