Author: ABR Team

Tavishee Tapan Vyas (born on January 10, 2010) of Gujarat, India, set a record for being the fastest to complete Kedarkantha trek. She started her Kedarkantha trek on March 16, 2022 and completed on March 20, 2022, taking 4 days to complete the trek (at an altitude of 12,500 feet). The trek was organised by Mountmonks Adventures at the age of 13 years and 2 days, as confirmed on January 12, 2023.

A group of 50 volunteers of Australia, set a record for making the largest eggless cake. The cake measuring 3 m x 3 m x 2.1 m tall and 1,023.44 kg in weight was made to commemorate Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s centennial since birth at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sydney, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

Amayah Meewella of Australia set the record for having the longest hair of a junior in Australia. Her hair measured 122 cm in length, the longest known for a junior in Australia, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

A gathering of people at Dalby and District Show Society, Australia set a record for maximum people wearing overalls at the same time and place. There was a gathering of 124 people of all ages, all shapes and sizes, wearing many different styles of overalls, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

Raymond O’Donnell of Australia, set a record for being the man with the longest beard. His beard was measured to be 139 cm or 54.72 inches long, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

Butch Baker of North Carolina, USA set a record for making the longest paper chain.  In 1979, he started cutting and folding small pieces of paper into a chain to pass the time. He kept on making the paper chain for 40 years reaching nearly 25 miles in length and heavy enough to need floor reinforcement of his home, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

Kenichi Horie of Japan, set a record for being the oldest person to sail across the Pacific Ocean. He boarded his sailboat in San Francisco, USA and headed west with his sights and sails set on his homeland, Japan. He docked in Cape Hinomisaki, Japan after sailing non-stop across the Pacific , at the age of 83 years, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

Redner’s Rescued Cat Figurine Mewseum in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA set a record for having the maximum cat figurines in a museum. It contains a private collection of more than 13,000 cat figurines, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

Cyril Derreumaux of California, USA, set a record of covering the longest distance in kayaking. He completed 2,400-mile-long solo kayaking trip from the Golden State to the Aloha State, Hawaii in 91 days and 9 hours, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

A group of eight skydivers – Jim Culhane, Cliff Davis, Scotty Gallan, Walt Green, Paul Hinen, SkyHuminsky, Woody McKay, and Ted Williams – of Central Florida, USA, set a record by being the largest formation of 80-years-plus skydivers of the world during a 3-day event sponsored by the International Skydiving Hall of Fame Celebration, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.