Author: ABR Team

Rose, a miniature horse owned by animal lover Noeline Cassettari of Australia, set a record for performing the maximum tricks in one minute. It performed a whopping number of 13 tricks like stay, come, smile, bow, ring a bell, and even pick a playing card from a deck, in one minute, as confirmed on March 1, 2024.

Beanie, a sheep owned by animal lover Noeline Cassettari of Australia, set a record for performing the maximum tricks in one minute. It performed a whopping number of 11 tricks like wiping his feet, lifting his front legs, pivoting, going through a hoop, and spinning, in one minute, as confirmed on March 4, 2024.

Jake Bennett and Mel Eckert, a married couple of Australia, set a record for the longest motorcycle jump with a pillion rider. They jumped and flew 37.10 metres (121 feet 8 inches) through the air on a motorbike to land the longest motorcycle jump with a pillion rider, as confirmed on March 4, 2024.

Leslie Harris of New Zealand set a record for being the oldest competitive motorcycle racer. Aged 98-years, he raced at the Pukekohe 43rd Classic Motorcycle Festival in Auckland, in the Regularity race in which the aim is to perform the most consistent lap times. He competed alongside his eldest son, Rod, aged 64, and his 21-year-old granddaughter, Olivia, as confirmed on March 4, 2024.

Omar Abdelkader, a leg-amputee of Egypt, set a record for performing the maximum muscle-ups in one hour. He was attacked by two sharks while swimming in open waters near the Red Sea city of Ain Sokhna, Egypt, during a boat trip in 2016. He performed a whopping number of 161 muscle-ups (these are performed by first doing a pull up onto a raised bar and then pushing the body up until the arms are straight) in one hour despite being a leg-amputee, as confirmed on March 4, 2024.

Hurricane, a 13-year-old Belgian Malinois and retired US Secret Service canine, holds the record for being the first animal to receive the Distinguished Service Medal in War & Peace in the USA. He received the prestigious Animals in War & Peace Distinguished Service Medal, for his work with the US military between 2012 and 2016, during the Second Annual Animals in War & Peace Medal Ceremony on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, USA, as confirmed on March 4, 2024.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the renowned Portuguese professional footballer, set a record for being the highest paid athlete in the world. He earned $136 million (£107.5 M) comprising $46 million (£35 M) in on-field earnings and $90 million (£68.5 M) in off-field earnings in the 12 months leading up to May 1, 2023, as confirmed on March 5, 2024.

Daniel Scali of Australia set a record for performing the maximum number of push-ups in one hour. He performed a whopping number of 3,249 push-ups despite suffering from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), with his left arm in almost constant pain, as confirmed on March 1, 2024.

Jaleesa Jims Asirvatham (born on February 7, 2018) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for performing 21 backflips on a trapeze swing bar in one minute, while holding 2 bars with both hands, at the age of 5 years and 1 month, as confirmed on April 12, 2023.

Siyad Kallayil of Kerala, India (now residing in UAE), set a record for being the fastest to travel across GCC countries, along with his friend. They started their car expedition from Kuwait Towers (Kuwait) at 12.02 am (Kuwait Local Time) on October 19, 2023, travelled across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and completed it at Khasab Musandam (Oman) at 10.54 pm (Kuwait Local Time) the same day, covering a distance of 1,763 km in 22 hours and 52 minutes, as confirmed on February 6, 2024.