Author: ABR Team

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.

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA set a record for being the first to develop self-administered, painless tattoos. They forayed into pain-free, self-applied ink build upon recent medical advances in the use of microneedle patches. These needles are downright miniscule compared to their more traditional counterparts and don’t leave a tell-tale sting, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

A team of 10 surgeons led by Dr. Christian Brogna in Paideia International Hospital of Rome, Italy, set a record by performing the first brain surgery where the patient played saxophone throughout his own surgery.  The 35-year-old patient underwent brain surgery while being fully awake and playing the saxophone, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

Annie Cohen Kopchovsy of Massachusetts, USA, set a record for being the first woman to bicycle around the world. She set off on a cycling tour of the world on June 25, 1894, that took 15 months to complete, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

The Swiss railways at Switzerland set a record by launching the longest passenger train of the world on the 175th anniversary of their first railway.  It was a 1.2-mile-long passenger train consisting of 100 coaches.  The extra-long train weighing 2,990 tons was composed of 25 smaller electric trains, and travelled approximately 15 miles, as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

People at THK Home For Disabled at Sembawang, Singapore and other volunteers, led by artist Vijaya Mohan, set a record for making the largest word formation of crushed paper balls. The balls were pasted, painted and formed the words ‘Happy 57th Birthday Singapore’, measuring 4.5 m x 0.7 m, as confirmed on May 16, 2023.

Students and staff of Temasek Secondary School, Singapore set a record for organising an event where maximum people formed interlocking hearts. They formed a 954-people serpentine chain and locked their arms together with fingers making a heart shape, to show their appreciation for the teachers on the Teachers’ Day, as confirmed on May 16, 2023.