Author: ABR Team

Sofia Tepla of Ukraine set a record for being the fastest person to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy. She travelled 20 metres in a contortion roll in 10.49 seconds, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Mike Jack of Canada set a record for being the fastest eater of Carolina Reaper chillies. The Carolina Reaper is the hottest chilli pepper in the world. He ate a whopping number of 50 Carolina Reaper chillies in 6 minutes and 49.2 seconds, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Kalpana Balan of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, holds the record for having the maximum teeth. She has 38 teeth in her mouth with four extra mandibular (lower jaw) teeth and two extra maxillary (upper jaw) teeth, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Move for Hunger, a non-profit organization of the USA, set a record for toppling the maximum number of cereal boxes in a domino fashion at the Detroit Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA. A whopping number of 12,952 cereal boxes in arrangement as towers and the words “Topple Hunger” were toppled in a domino fashion, and all the cereal boxes were later donated to local food banks along with a gallon of milk for each box, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Tom Enoch, a person with Down’s syndrome, of the United Kingdom, set a record for performing the maximum squats in one minute in Leamington Spa, UK. He performed a whopping number of 51 squats despite being affected with Trisomy 21, also known as Down’s syndrome, as confirmed on February 22, 2024.

James Roumeliotis of the USA set a record for performing the maximum consecutive jumps on a pogo stick during Pogopalooza 2023 at the Medal of Honor Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He continuously jumped for 11 hours and 38 minutes on a pogo stick, jumping for a whopping 1,15,170 times, as confirmed on February 22, 2024.

Zilla Parishad, Nashik, India, conducted by Education Department (primary) Zilla Parishad Nashik set the record for the maximum number of students participating in a spelling competition. A total of 11220 students participated in the spelling competition, took place across 15 Talukas of Nashik with the aim of educating children and enhancing their vocabulary and pronunciation skills, as confirmed on June 28, 2024.

Gobierno del Municipio de Monterrey of Mexico set a record for organising the biggest Mexican folk-dance event at Plaza Zaragoza, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. A total number of 1,095 people participated in the mass dance event that was part of the celebration of the 426th anniversary of Monterrey, as confirmed on February 22, 2024.

Shunichi Kanno of Japan set a record for placing the maximum cans on head with air suction. He placed a whopping number of 11 drink cans on his head using air suction, as confirmed on February 20, 2024.

The Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC) set a record for organising the largest exhibition of origami hearts in Siem Reap, Cambodia. A whopping number of 3,917,805 origami hearts were folded by approximately 10,000 people and exhibited in the event during Khmer New Year, the traditional celebration of the solar new year in Cambodia, as confirmed on February 21, 2024.