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Longest Swim Under Ice - Breath Held 21-Apr-09
Rated 3.80
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Wim Hof (The Netherlands) swam 57.5 m. (188 ft 6in) under ice in a lake near the Finnish village of Kolari on March 16, 2000. He did not make use o...
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Tallest Vertical Drop Fun Ride 21-Apr-09
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The Giant Drop at Dreamworld, near Coomera, Queensland, Australia, drops from a height of 119 m (390 ft), giving riders five seconds of free fall t...
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Most Naked Riders on a Theme Park Ride [13+]
21-Apr-09
Rated 3.59
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The record for the most naked people on a theme park thrill ride is 32, set by members of the public on Nemesis at Alton Towers, Staffordshire, UK...
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Most Coconuts Smashed in 1 Min 21-Apr-09
Rated 3.66
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Martial artist Peter Wetzelsperger smashed 64 coconuts in 1 minute on the set of Guinness - Die Show der Rekorde on 23 February 2002 in Germany.
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Most Panes Of Safety Glass Run Through In 1 Minute 09-Jul-09
Rated 3.87
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The record for most panes of safety glass run through in one minute is 10 and was achieved by Martin Latka (Germany) on the set of Guinness World R...
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Most Spiders on a Body for 30 Seconds 21-Apr-09
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Tom Buchanan (Australia) lay in a clear perspex box and had 125 Golden Ord Spiders put onto his body for 55 seconds during the 'Australia: Guinness...
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Most Bowls Broken with One Finger in One Minute 21-Apr-09
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The most bowls broken with one finger in one minute is 99 and was achieved by Fan Weipeng (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi - Guinness World R...
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Longest Duration to Maintain a Human Flag 21-Apr-09
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The longest duration to maintain a human flag is 39 seconds, set by Dominic Lacasse (Canada) on the set of Guinness World Records - Die Grossten We...
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Most Cars Driven on Two Wheels Simultaneously 21-Apr-09
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The most cars to have been driven on two wheels simultaneously in a continuous line is 16, by a team of Renault drivers at a military base at Evreu...
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Longest Time to Keep the Eyes Popped out 21-Apr-09
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The longest time to keep the eyes popped out is 43 seconds and was achieved by Keith Smith (USA) on the set of ‘Lo show dei record’, in Madrid, Spa...
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Fastest Engine Switch of VW Beetle 21-Apr-09
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A team of four mechanics (Stefan Klotz, Ralf Kaelche, Markus Jung and Stefan Worner) swapped the engine from one Volkswagen Beetle and installed in...
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Highest Wall Run Vertically and Unassisted 21-Apr-09
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The highest vertical wall run is 3.60 m (11 ft 9 in) and was achieved by Alejandro Domarco (Spain) on the set of 'Guinness World Records', Madrid,...
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Most Costume Change Illusions In 2 Minutes By A... 21-Apr-09
Rated 4.01
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The record for most costume change illusions in two minutes by an individual is 15 achieved by Victoria Petrosyan (Germany) on the set of Guinness...
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Most Basketball For... A team of five people (Willy Martinon, Lilian Martinon, Jimmy Gougaud, Mickael Richard and F...
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Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Now with the Guinness World Records channel, you can get your record fix any time you want.
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Longest Swim Under Ice... 21-Apr-09
Rated 3.80
324,383 Views
12 Comments
Wim Hof (The Netherlands) swam 57.5 m. (188 ft 6in) under ice in a lake near the Finnish village of Kolari on March 16, 2000. He did not make use o...
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05:02
Most Coconuts Smashed... 21-Apr-09
Rated 3.66
164,655 Views
4 Comments
Martial artist Peter Wetzelsperger smashed 64 coconuts in 1 minute on the set of Guinness - Die Show der Rekorde on 23 February 2002 in Germany.
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03:38
Most Naked Riders on a... [13+]
21-Apr-09
Rated 3.59
25,047 Views
5 Comments
The record for the most naked people on a theme park thrill ride is 32, set by members of the public on Nemesis at Alton Towers, Staffordshire, UK...
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Tightest Parallel Park... 21-Apr-09
Rated 3.82
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On 17th Apr 1999, Russ Swift of Darlington, Co. Durham, UK, parked a Mini in a space that was only 33 cm (13 in) longer than the car, at Bruntingth...
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