Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Diya Mahaju and Anil Mahaju (both from Nepal), became the first lawfully wedded lesbian couple in Asia, on August 26, 2006. The ceremony was held at the Blue Diamond Society office in Lajimpat, Nepal.

The flower with the world’s largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. It is an endemic plant that occurs only in the rainforests of Sumatra Island in Indonesia. It can grow up to 3 ft across and weigh up to 15 pounds. It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem. It attaches itself to a host plant to obtain water and nutrients. When in bloom, the Rafflesia emits a repulsive odour, similar to that of rotting meat, which attracts insects that pollinate the plant. Although there are some plants with larger flowering organs like the Titan Arum…

A group from Yichin City (China) created the tallest ice (a giant dinosaur) sculpture measuring 53 feet in height and 2.58 inches in width in the year 2010.

David Begiashvili (born on May 31, 1991) from Georgia, performed a total of 268 sit-ups in five minutes, on November 19, 2012, at Zurab Zurab Zviadauri Judo School, Akhmeta, Georgia.

Tang Yu (China) has collected 30,000 different teapots dating from the Song Dynasty to modern times. He began his collection in 1995.

Ram Singh Chauhan (India) has the longest moustache measuring 4.29 metre (14 feet) in length as on March 2010. He has been growing the moustache since the year 1982 and grooms his assets with coconut oil and mustard oil.

Kohinoor Foods Ltd, of India, prepared the largest biryani dish, weighing 13 tonnes, on March 1, 2008, in Delhi, India.

Shruti Pandey (6) from India, is the youngest yoga teacher in the world. She has been teaching yoga to adults at an ashram (yoga retreat), in northern India, for the last two years.

Taiwan Cancer Friends New Life Association in Taipei, Taiwan, organized an event in which a total of 204 people participated in Sufi whirling, on November 11, 2007. In the event, the group gave the spinning performance for 60 minutes.

Hamuwa, hosted by Dr Jayalath Jayawardena (eminent politician in Sri Lanka) is the longest running medical TV show. It has been regularly broadcasted for 14 years 7 months, as on April 2011.