Guiness Book of Records

Tallest Man
WHO: Robert Pershing Wadlow
WHAT: 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
WHERE: Alton, Illinois, USA
WHEN: Last measured on July 15, 1940
He was born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918
His shoe size was 37AA (47 cm, 18½ in long) and
His hands measured 32.4 cm (12¾ in) from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger.
He wore a size 25 ring.
His arm span was 2.88 m (9 ft 5¾ in)
His peak daily food consumption was 8000 calories.





Shortest Man
WHO: Edward Niño Hernandez
WHAT: 2 ft 3.46 in (70.21 cm)
WHERE: Colombia
WHEN: 6 September 2010
A whole 4 cm (2 in) shorter than Pingping (previous record holder)
Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar, will turn 18 on the 14th October, and at last measurement was 2 ft 1.8 in tall; 2 inches shorter than Niño.



Loudest Burp
WHO: Paul Hunn
WHAT: 107.1 db
WHERE: London, UK
WHEN: 24 September 2008
The record for the loudest burp is 107.1 db on the set of The New Paul O’Grady Show


Longest Ear Hair
WHO: Anthony Victor
WHAT: 18.1 cm (7.12 in)
WHERE: Madurai, India
WHEN: As of 26 August 2007
Anthony Victor (India) has hair sprouting from the centre of his outer ears (middle of the pinna) that measures 18.1 cm (7.12 in) at its longest point.


Longest Hair
WHO: Xie Qiuping
WHAT: 5.627 m (18 ft 5.54 in)
WHERE: Guangxi Province, China
WHEN: May 8, 2004
5.627 m (18 ft 5.54 in)
She has been growing her hair since 1973 from the age of 13.





Longest Tongue
WHO: Stephen Taylor
WHAT: 9.8 cm (3.86 in)
WHERE: Coventry, United Kingdom
WHEN: 11 February 2009
From the tip to the middle of his closed top lip.



Fastest Time to Eat 12” Pizza
WHO: Josh Anderson
WHAT: 1 min 45.37
WHERE: Wellington, NZ
WHEN: 22 March 2008

Fastest Time to Carve a Pumpkin
WHO: Stephen Clarke
WHAT: 24.03 seconds
WHERE: Orlando, Florida, USA
WHEN: July 23, 2006

Most Books Typed Backwards
WHO: Michele Santelia
WHAT: 68 books (3,663,324 words, 20,680,060 characters , 24,154 pages, 266,741 paragraphs, 516,498 lines)
WHERE: Campobasso, Italy
WHEN: June 16, 2009




Largest Human Logo
WHO: Realizar Eventos Especiais
WHAT: 34,309
WHERE: Lisbon, Portugal
WHEN: July 24, 1999
gathered at the National Stadium of Jamor
to create the Portuguese logo for Euro2004
The kicking leg of the player in the logo was composed of 651 gymnasts wearing black and white capes, which when swapped over, created the illusion of the player kicking the ball.
Once the ball was kicked, it released 10,000 red and green helium balloons - the colours of the Portuguese flag.
As part of the bid, the crowd shouted 'Portugal we love football' and sang the national anthem.



Fastest 100m Team Aircraft Pull(737 Class)

WHO: Royal Marine Reserves
WHAT: 43.2 seconds
WHERE: Manchester Airport, UK
WHEN: January 27, 2001
A team of 10 Royal Marine reserves from all over the UK pulled a Boeing 737-300, weighing 37 tonnes (81,500 lb), a distance of 100 m (328 ft)


Largest Swimming Pool
WHO: San Alfonso del Mar WHAT: 1,013 m (3,324 ft) long - Area of 8 ha (19.77 acre)
WHERE: Algarrobo, Chile
WHEN: December 2006





Largest Hotel Suite
WHO: Grand Hills Hotel & Spa
WHAT: 4,131 m²
WHERE: Broummana, Lebanon
WHEN: May 2008



Smallest Commercially Available Stitched Teddy Bear
WHO: Cheryl Moss
WHAT: 9 mm (0.29 in)
WHERE: Gauteng, South Africa
WHEN: May 2003




Smallest Bottle of Wine - Retail
WHO: Steve Klein of Klein Designs
WHAT: 3.2 cm (1.2 in)
WHERE: Encino, California, USA
WHEN: 1999






Heaviest Apple
WHO: Chisato Iwasaki
WHAT: 1.849 kg (4 lb 1 oz)
WHERE: Hirosaki City, Japan
WHEN: October 24, 2005



Heaviest Lemon
WHO: Aharon Shemoel
WHAT: 5.265 kg (11 lb 9.7 oz)
WHERE: Kefar Zeitim, Israel
WHEN: January 8, 2003