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Katsumi Saeki (born on March 3, 1935) of Japan set the record for being the oldest competitive cross-country female skier in the 2023 Masters World Cup in Austria. Aged 88 years and 16 days, Katsumi was the only skier to enter the over-85 category. She completed the course in the 5 km classic-style event in 26 minutes and 18 seconds, faster than one woman in the 81-85 age category, three women in the 76-80 category, and one woman in the 71-75 category, as confirmed on February 27, 2024.

Jake Hughes of the United Kingdom set a record for achieving the fastest speed driving a vehicle indoors at ExCel London, in London, UK. He drove a Formula E GENBETA car on the 2023 Formula E World Championship season finale track and achieved the amazing speed of 218.71 km/hr (135.58 miles/hr), as confirmed on February 27, 2024.

Dr Joseph Dituri, also known as Dr Deep Sea, of Florida, USA, set a record for the longest time spent living in an underwater fixed habitat, the Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, USA. He spent 100 days living 22 feet (6.7 metres) below the surface of the Florida Keys at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon in about 100 square feet (9.2 sq metres) of useable space, in an effort to research the long-term effects of increased pressure on human body, as confirmed on February 26, 2024.

Samantha Ramsdell of the USA holds the record for having the widest mouth gape among females as displayed in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. Her mouth gape measures a whopping 10.33 centimetres (4.07 inches), as confirmed on February 26, 2024.

Gareth Peter Pahliney of Ireland set a record for having the biggest collection of Deadpool memorabilia as displayed in Cloghan, Offaly, Ireland. He has the biggest collection of Deadpool memorabilia with 2,250 items, as confirmed on February 26, 2024.

Lisa Farthofer of Austria holds the record for being the first woman to row on the Southern Ocean. She rowed 407 nautical miles (468.3 miles; 753.7 km) with 4 team members on the open waters of the Southern Ocean from King George Island, Antarctica to Laurie Island, Antarctica between January 11 and January 17, 2023 onboard ocean rowing boat Mrs Chippy, as confirmed on February 26, 2024.

Edgar Yudkevich, a professional slackliner of Poway, California, USA, set a record for travelling the farthest distance on a slackline whilst juggling three knives in Coronado, California, USA. He travelled 10.47 metres (34 feet 4 inches) on a slackline whilst juggling three knives in the air in celebration of the World Circus Day, during a circus festival, as confirmed on February 22, 2024.

Bhanav N.S. (born on June 12, 2009) of Kerala, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of Wikipedia edits in 30 minutes. He performed 41 edits in 30 minutes in Wikipedia on topics related to Space, Geology, Malayalam movies, Science communication and others from 3.30 pm to 4.00 pm on April 16, 2024, at the age of 14 years, 10 months and 4 days, as confirmed on May 8, 2024.

Shounak Roy (born on December 25, 2006) of West Bengal, India, set a record for playing Sarod for the longest duration. He played the Sarod for 4 hours, 45 minutes and 31 seconds (covering 32 different ragas of Indian classical music in Alaap, Jod and Jhalla format), at the age of 17 years, 4 months and 23 days, as confirmed on May 21, 2024.

Zayn Yaqub Ali Shaikh (born on September 28, 2015) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting the names of all 48 Asian countries along with capitals and currencies in 50 seconds and 5 milliseconds, at the age of 8 years and 6 months, as confirmed on April 12, 2024.