Japanese Company Creates the World’s Blackest Gel Pen
Japan’s Mitsubishi Uni-ball ONE series black gel pen has been recognized as the world’s blackest gel pen by Guinness World Records. When it comes to the world’s blackest paint, there is no competing with Vanta Black, but pen gel is a whole other matter. Mitsubishi Pencil Co.Ltd. now holds the record for the blackest gel […]
Woman Shatters World Record with 107-Decibel Burp
An American woman recently set a new world record for the world’s loudest burp by a woman after belching at a measured 107.3 decibels. The previous Guinness record for the loudest burp by a woman dated back to 2009 when Elisa Cagnoni of Italy managed a 107-decibel belch. It was an impressive achievement, but now […]
Man Runs 425 Miles in Four Days, Sets New World Record
Australia’s Phil Gore recently set a new world record at the 2023 Dead Cow Gully Backyard Masters Ultramarathon by running a whopping 425 miles (685 kilometers) in four days. The Dead Cow Gully Backyard Masters is billed as a ‘race with no finish line’ by its organizers, and that makes sense because the format requires […]
The World’s Largest Hot Pot Restaurant Occupies Half a Hill, Can Serve Up to 5,800 People
The Chinese city of Chongqing is home to the world’s largest hot pot restaurant, a massive eatery that covers an entire hillside, features nearly 900 tables and can seat around 5,800 people at a time. Chongqing is famous for its hot pot. There are literally tens of thousands of restaurants specializing in the hot, spicy […]
New World’s Most Expensive Ice Cream Is Made with White Truffles, Costs $6,700
Japanese luxury ice cream brand Cellato recently set a new Guinness record for the world’s most expensive ice cream with a decadent treat priced at a whopping 880,000 yen ($6,700) per portion. On April 25, a Guinness World Records representative certified Byakuya, Cellato’s new protein-rich ice cream, as the most expensive in the world. It […]
World’s Oldest Surfer Still Rides Waves at Age 89
89-year-old Seiichi Sano holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest surfer on Earth, but what makes his feat even more impressive is that he only took up the sport at age 80! They say surfing is a young man’s game, and it’s easy to see why. The water sport requires a combination of balance, […]
Meet Kleine Johanna, the World’s Heaviest Rideable Bicycle
Kleine Johanna a 4,800-pound behemoth built almost entirely out of scrap metal, was recently acknowledged as the heaviest rideable bicycle in the world by the Record Institute for Germany, a national version of the Guinness Book of Records. You’ve probably seen chunky bikes before, but surely nothing quite like Kleine Johanna. This unique contraption measures […]
This 90-Year-Old Is the World’s Oldest Male Bodybuilder
90-year-old Jim Arrington got into bodybuilding when he was 13 years old, and he has been keeping at it ever since. At 90 years old, he holds the Guinness World Record for “oldest active male bodybuilder”. Jim Arrington discovered bodybuilding when he was 13. He walked into a drug store and saw these big, bulky […]
This Beast of a Car Is Powered by a World War 2 Plane Engine
The Beast is a legendary 1970s muscle car powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 airplane engine that can produce over 750hp and has a fuel consumption of around 2.35 mpg. The story of The Beast goes back to 1966, when English engineer Paul Jameson decided to find out what would happen if someone put a […]
The World’s Smallest Rabbit Breed Fits in the Palm of Your Hand
The Columbia Basin Pigmy Rabbit is the smallest and perhaps the rarest rabbit breed in the world. It is native to just one part of the Washington State Area, and weighs under 500 grams. There are plenty of tiny domestic rabbit breeds to choose from if you’re looking for an adorable pet rabbit, but the […]
Archer Shoots Seven Arrows Through 10mm Keyhole, Sets World Record
An archery master recently set a new Guinness Record by shooting seven consecutive arrows through a tiny keyhole using a traditional Ottoman bow. Lars Andersen is often hailed as the world’s ultimate archer, performing feats that most us mere mortals can only dream about. He is the only person capable of shooting 10 arrows in […]
The World’s Highest ATM Sits Atop a 4,693-Meter-Tall Mountaintop
The highest-altitude cash machine in the world is located at the Khunjerab Pass border between China and Pakistan, at an elevation of 4,693 meters. Over the past few decades, the ATM has become one of the world’s most ubiquitous pieces of technology, but you wouldn’t expect to see one while trekking through the snow-covered mountains […]
World’s Most Loyal Employee Has Been Working for the Same Company for 84 Years
Walter Orthmann, a 100-year-old man from Brazil has been working for the same company since 1938, which officially makes his career worthy of the Guinness Book of Records. Orthman began working for Industrias Renaux S.A., a textile company in Brusque, on January 17, 1938, when he was only 15-years-old. He began as an assistant in […]
World’s Tallest Family Has an Average Height of Over Two Meters
The Trapp family in Esko, Minnesota is officially the tallest family in the world with an average height of 203.29 cm (6 ft 8.03 in). Krissy Trapp loves saying that she is the shortest person in the world’s tallest family. At 191.2 cm (6 ft 3 in), she definitely qualifies as very tall, especially for […]
Gardener Grows 1,269 Tomatoes on a Single Plant Stem, Sets World Record
Douglas Smith, a gardener from Hertfordshire, UK recently set a new Guinness Record for most tomatoes grown on a single stem, 1,269. Up until last summer, the record for most tomatoes grown on a single stem had stood unchallenged for over a decade. Then English farmer Douglas Smith set his sights on breaking it, thinking […]