A Must Hear: Canadian Sets New Record For Lowest Musical Note Sang by a Woman
Joy Chapman, a singer/songwriter from British Columbia, in Canada, recently set a new Guinness record for the lowest musical note sang by a female, a C1. For as long as she can remember, Joy Chapman has always been able to sing in a very wide vocal range, from the alto, to tenor and base, but […]
Artist Meticulously Drills Over 45,800 Tiny Holes to Create Record-Setting Egg Shell Carving
A very patient Vietnamese artist spent three years meticulously drilling a whopping 45,863 holes smaller than a human hair into a hollowed-out ostrich egg. Nguyen Hung Cuong, a talented artist from Hanoi, Vietnam, has been turning chicken eggs into intricate works of art for over a decade, but his most recent project is by far […]
Singer With World’s Deepest Voice Can Reach Notes the Human Ear Can’t Detect
American singer Tim Storms holds the Guinness Records for the “world’s lowest note produced by a human”, as well as for the “widest vocal range”. Tim Storms has always had a pretty deep voice. He was eight-year-old when he heard this Christian acapella group and found that he could sing the bass notes right along […]
Woman Breaks Guinness Record for World’s Largest Afro
Simone Williams, a young woman from Brooklyn, New York, recently broke the Guinness record for world’s largest natural afro, with her impressive 4 ft. 10 in (1.48 m) hairdo. Simone started growing her hair naturally 9 years ago, as a way to save money on hair salon visits, ut never imagined that she would one […]
World’s Strongest Gin Comes With a Beaker And Very Specific Mixing Instructions
UK-based Anno Distillers recently launched what it calls the “world’s strongest gin”, a spirit so string that it comes with a small beaker for precise dosing, as well as clear mixing instructions. With a 95% ABV, the Anno Extreme 95 gin is definitely not meant to be enjoyed straight up, not unless you want to […]
World’s Most Energy Efficient Vehicle Can Carry a Person Halfway Around the World on One Liter of Petrol
The Eximus IV, a student-built railroad car that has been setting records for fuel efficiency since 2016, has once again proven itself the world’s most efficient vehicle in the annual Delsbo Electric contest. Every year, teams from all around the world travel to a specially-built track in Sweden to test their ultra energy-efficient vehicles designed […]
World’s Most Expensive Sheep Just Sold for Half a Million Dollars
A Texel lamb named Double Diamond and described by many as “genetically perfect” recently became the world’s most expensive sheep, commanding a price of 350,000 guineas ($490,000) at a Scottish auction. Texel sheep, originating from the tiny island of Texel, just off the coast of the Netherlands, routinely command five-figure prices at auctions, thanks to […]
Adorable Pooch Breaks World Record for Most Tennis Balls in a Dog’s Mouth
A six-year-old Labrador Retriever from Canandaigua, New York recently set a new world record befitting his playful personality – most tennis balls held in a dog’s mouth at once. Finley the dog loves tennis balls so much that he has developed a very special skill – picking up and holding up to six balls in […]
This Small Hungarian Village Is Home to the World’s Largest Handmade Book
Szinpetri, a quaint village of around 300 people located in northern Hungary, is mostly known for being home to the world’s largest handmade book, a 1.4-tonne heavy tome bound in the leather of 13 Argentinian cows. The world’s largest handmade book was completed in 2010, by father-son duo Bela Varga and Gábor Varga, two masters […]
Artist Carves 12,000 Holes into Chicken Egg, Sets New Record
Hamit Hayran, Turkey’s number one egg carving artist, recently set a new world record for the most number of holes carved into a single chicken egg, 12,000. It’s hard to imagine how anyone could puncture a chicken egg, even a big one, tens of thousands of times, but 62-year-old Hamit Haryran is an expert at […]
Man Has Been Living in Small Barrel at the Top of 25-Meter-Tall Pole for Over 70 Days
Vernon Kruger, a 52-year-old man from Dullstroom, a small town in South Africa, hasn’t set foot on the ground in 73 days, ever since he climbed into his “home in the sky”, a small barrel at the top of a 25-meter-tall pole. The first time Kruger climbed into his now famous barrel was 22 years […]
Georgian Strongman Allegedly Pulls 200-Tonne Sea Vessel with Just His Middle Finger
Giorgi Rostomashvili, a competitive strongman and weightlifter from Georgia, recently showed off his Herculean strength by pulling a 200-tonne boat using only his middle finger. A viral video shows Rostomashvili holding onto a metal ladder to prevent him from being dragged into the water as he uses his middle finger to drag the “Tamara 2” […]
Man Spends Almost Five Days Sitting on a Toilet Bowl, Sets World Record
48-year-old Jimmy De Frenne, from Belgium, recently set a new world record for the longest time spent sitting on a toilet, after spending five days on a toilet bowl in a bar. After breaking the world record for the longest time spent ironing non-stop (82 hours) in 2016, Jimmy De Frenne recently set his sights […]
World’s Most Cloned Dog Has 49 Copies of Itself
Miracle Milly, a six-year-old Chihuahua from Puerto Rico, was awarded the title of World’s Most Cloned Dog, by the Guinness Book of Records, after scientists in South Korea created a whopping 49 genetically-identical copies of her. The controversial Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in Seoul, South Korea, has been creating pet clones since 2006, and last year they […]
Japanese Man Sets New Guinness Record for Spinning World’s Largest Hula Hoop
Yuya Yamada, a hula hoop street performer from Tokyo, Japan, recently managed to set a new Guinness record after successfully spinning a 5.14 m (16 ft 10 in) aluminium hoop using only his torso. Also known as “Hoop Man Yu-Ya” in his native country, Yamada is famous for his hula hoop tricks. He can spin a […]