Author: ABR Team

Henry Cabelus of the USA set a record for performing the highest backflip pogo stick jump in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Henry battled his Xpogo teammate Michael Mena and performed a backflip pogo stick jump of 3.07 metres (10 feet 1 inch), as confirmed on February 16, 2024.

Paul Swift of the United Kingdom set a record for driving a pickup truck on two wheels through the smallest gap driven at Silverstone in Nottinghamshire, UK. He drove a 2.7-tonne (5,996-lb) 1,885 mm (6 feet 2.2 inches) high Ford Raptor pickup truck on two side wheels through a gap of 88 cm (2 feet 10.6 inches), as confirmed on February 16, 2024.

Macho, a Jack Russell Terrier dog owned by Lori Signs of the USA, set a record for being the fastest dog to run bases on a baseball field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA. He raced across the bases on the baseball field in just 21 seconds and 60 milliseconds, as confirmed on February 16, 2024.

Celeste Dixon, a fitness enthusiast of South Australia, set a record for performing the maximum backward somersault burpees in 30 seconds. A veteran Ninja Warrior and a powerhouse, she performed 8 backward somersault burpees in 30 seconds, as confirmed on February 16, 2024.

Karenjeet Kaur Bains, a Sikh female Business Planning and Finance Manager of Great Britain, set a record for performing the maximum times to squat lift own bodyweight in one minute. She performed a whopping 42 reps to squat lift own bodyweight in one minute, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Alvin, a Shetland pony from Skåne, Sweden, set a record for being the fastest horse to run 5 metres on hind legs. Trained by Paulina, he ran 5 metres on hind legs in 16.70 seconds, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Bac Son Flower Valley in Lang Son province, Vietnam, holds the record for being the largest flower valley in Indochina. Initially, the flower field was only 6 hectares wide. Gradually the flower field has expanded more than three times and welcomes more than 60,000 visitors each year. Also known as the golden valley of Lang Son, it has an area of 20,000 sq metres, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands set a record for achieving the fastest average speed at the Paris-Roubaix cycling race in France. He achieved the amazing average speed of 46.841 km/hour (29.105 miles/hour) at the 257-kilometre (159-mile) course between the French capital and the Belgium border, famed for its cobbled streets and testing weather conditions, and finished it in 5 hours, 28 minutes and 41 seconds, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Madonna of the USA, set a record for being the biggest selling female recording artist. She has sold over 400 million records (albums and singles, including digital) during her career, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Home of Heroes in Cambodia holds the record for being the first retirement home for bomb-sniffing dogs in Indochina. Started in 2016 by Yulia Khouri when she took in her first de-mining dog, Murial, who had spent her life in the field and was adopted upon retirement. The animal retirement home offers a safe place to stay for the Cambodia life-saving ex-de-mining dogs. It is also the first home of its kind in the world, as confirmed on February 13, 2024.