Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has a collection of around 500 Rolls Royce cars- the largest collection of its kind in the world. During the 1990s, his family accounted for almost half of all the Rolls Royce purchases.

The smallest published Koran is owned by Dr Muhammad Saeed Karim Beebani of Pakistan. It measures 1.7 cm × 1.28 cm × 0.72 cm (0.66 in × 0.50 in × 0.28 in). It was published in Cairo in 1982, in an unabridged, bound version, in fine print Arabic and contains 571 pages.

CyberInc Pte Ltd (Singapore) has made a optical mouse named Z-Nano, 42.5 mm (1.67 in) long, 20.5 mm (0.81 in) wide and 17.6 mm (0.69 in) thick and has all functionalities of a regular mouse. It was exhibited and measured in Singapore, on January 10, 2008.

A total of 3,300 guitarists gathered together and played ‘Bistirno Parore’ (a musical reproduction of Ol’ Man River by Paul Robeson), one of the favorite songs of the legendary musician Late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika (India), in order to pay a tribute him, at an event organized by Hope Events, on June 3, 2012, at Sarusajai Stadium, Assam, India.

Zhang jinzhoong from China has collected 432 different bottles of Moutai liquor till May 2011 that he has amassed since 2003

Narain Sewa Sansthan (an NGO) in partnership with Indian Dental Association (Both India), jointly organized a campaign titled ‘Tobacco Free India’, during which three doctors including Dr. Sachin Sinha, Dr. J. Peter and Dr. Durga (Dr. Peter and Dr. Durga interchanging each other’s place) travelled around 13 states and covered more than 9000kms in 32 days in a car (without backup vehicle). The doctors spread the message of harms caused by tobacco to all the age groups through documentary movie and presentations. The campaign started at Aluva, Kerala, India on January 24, 2012 and ended at Indian Dental Association (Head…

Innovative Youth Society, Imphal, in association with Boss Juices, Imphal (both India), organized an event, wherein a vegetable salad weighing 781.3 kg and measuring 100m in length and 6 inches in width was made in 1 hr 10 mins and 51 secs, on April 27, 2012, on the occasion of International CHINJAK FESTIVAL(III)- INTERNATIONAL, 2012. The ingredients used included onion, cucumber, tomato, cabbage, watermelon, mint, cheese and spices.

Ayia Napa Youth Council and Ayia Napa Municipality (both Cyprus), organized the largest sousta dance in which 330 dancers participated in the traditional dance, on 29 August 2010., in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. 15 dance groups participated in the attempt and all the participants were dressed in their traditional costume.

Bui Ngoc Thinh, born in 2000, in Ninh Hoa, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, is able to play 5 instruments proficiently namely Guitar, Organ, Drum, Sen, Chord Fiddle at the age of only 5 years and had composed 3 songs Cho ta (For me), Ước mơ (Dreams) and Tung tăng (Go freely), despite of being born blind. He has also won the first prize for this and second prize in playing solo organ at “Singing from the heart” festival held by Khanh Hoa Blind Association, Vietnam.

Pune or ancient Poona, the eighth largest metropolis in India and the second largest city in Maharashtra, is known for its educational prosperity and facilities provided. But this time, something else of this large city attracted the attention of the media and Asia Book of Records. And that amazing magnet was the scheduled feat of bravery to be performed by an Indian Martial Arts enthusiast. A ceiling fan, whether summers or winters, running or stopped, is known to everyone on this earth. Ceiling fan is not only a great source of cooling in the heated Indian summers but also is an amazing source…