Author: ABR Team

Laura Massey-Pugh and Steven “Stevie” Massey, a couple from Derbyshire, UK, set a record for the fastest circumnavigation by tandem bicycle (mixed). They cycled through 21 countries: Germany, Czechia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Georgia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. They completed the feat in a total of 179 days, 12 hours, and 25 minutes, arriving in Berlin, Germany, as confirmed on March 15, 2024.

YouTubers – Exodus and Iggy Chaudhry of Wisconsin, USA, with the help of their parents and neighbours, set a record for making the biggest grilled cheese sandwich. They prepared a supersized sandwich measuring 1.89 metres (6.2 feet) wide, 3.32 metres (10.8 feet) long, 7 cm (2.7 inches) thick and weighing 189.9 kg (418.7 lb), as confirmed on March 15, 2024.

Takumi Nakajima of Japan set a record for organising the biggest gathering of people wearing corsets in Harajuku, Japan. She organised an event with a whopping number of 376 people wearing corsets, as confirmed on March 15, 2024.

Joel Strasser of the USA set a record for holding the maximum candy canes in his beard. He held a whopping number of 187 candy canes in his beard on Christmas eve, as confirmed on March 14, 2024.

Marc Griffin of the USA holds the record for being the youngest judge in the world. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Greenwood, Indiana, USA, in 1974 at the age of just 17 years, as confirmed on March 14, 2024.

Lori and George Schappell (born on September 18, 1961) of Pennsylvania, USA, hold the record for being the oldest conjoined twins in the world. Despite being joined at the head and facing opposite directions, they have survived for 62 years living largely individual lives with distinct hobbies, personalities, and careers, as confirmed on March 14, 2024.

Ronnie O’Sullivan (born on December 5, 1975) of the United Kingdom set a record for being the oldest winner of snooker’s UK Championship. He won the prestigious snooker championship just two days before his 48th birthday. He also holds the record for being the youngest winner of the championship which he won in 1993 at the age of 17 years, 11 months and 23 days, as confirmed on March 13, 2024.

Jennie-O of the USA set a record for making the biggest donation of turkey in a day. They donated a whopping amount of 145,353.91 kg (320,450 lb 8.3 oz), or 15,120 turkeys in 24 hours on Thanksgiving Day, partnering with Feeding America which works to end hunger in the United States, as confirmed on March 14, 2024.

Pro dancer Lauren Oakley of the United Kingdom set a record for the maximum pendulum dance steps in 30 seconds on the set of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Pendulum dance step is a classic Ballroom move that recreates a pendulum-like movement. She performed a total of 15 pendulum steps with no disqualified moves, as confirmed on March 13, 2024.

Nucor Steel West Virginia LLC of the USA set a record for the maximum number of people participating in the digging relay. They recruited a whopping number of 545 participants, including Nucor team members, federal, state and local elected officials, local high school seniors, band members and community members, in a digging relay as they celebrated the official groundbreaking of the new mill, as confirmed on March 13, 2024.