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Guinness World Records bestowed the record of "Person with the most records" on Ashrita Furman of Queens, New York, in April 2009; at that time, he held 100 records. [ 33 ] In 2005, Guinness designated 9 November as International Guinness World Records Day to encourage breaking of world records. [ 34 ]
World Athletics (then IAAF) commenced the recognition of world records in 1912, and indoor world records after 1987. In 2000, IAAF rule 260.18a (formerly 260.6a) was amended, so that "world records" (as opposed to "indoor world records") can be set in a facility "with or without roof".
World Athletics (formerly IAAF) maintains an official list for such performances, but only in specific outdoor and indoor events. All other records shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the world governing body. These age category records were formerly called world youth bests.
One of those runners was Dr. TaMar Hicks, a Grand Prairie native, who set a Guinness World Record for the fastest half marathon completed while wearing handcuffs with an unofficial time of 1:20:36 ...
On March 2, 2008, he ate 78 matzo balls during Kenny & Ziggy's World Matzoh Ball Eating Championship in Houston, Texas. [ 25 ] On March 24, 2008, Chestnut set a new male record at The Big Texan Steak Ranch restaurant in Amarillo, Texas , by eating a meal of 4.5 lb (2.04 kg) ribeye steak, salad, baked potato, shrimp cocktail, and roll in just ...
Simon Elmore won the Guinness World Record for most straws in the mouth on August 6, 2009. He held 400 straws between his jaws for 10 seconds. He held 400 straws between his jaws for 10 seconds. 2.
Creme Puff (August 3, 1967 – August 6, 2005) was a mixed tabby domestic cat, owned by Jake Perry of Austin, Texas. She was the oldest cat ever recorded, according to the 2010 edition of Guinness World Records, [1] [2] [3] when she died aged 38 years and 3 days. Perry had another cat, Granpa Rexs Allen, who was the sixth oldest cat ever recorded.
Ayanna Williams is an American who holds the world record for the longest fingernails ever reached on a single hand for a woman, with a combined length of 576.4 centimeters (181.09 inches). [1] She is also ranked second in the list of having longest fingernails in the world considering both genders, just behind India's Shridhar Chillal who had ...