Author: Asia Book of Records Team

The Cheng San-Seletar grassroot organisations of Singapore set a record for the maximum people lighting candles at the same time. A total of 111 people lighted candles together at the mental health showcase and concert organised at the Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Hard Court, Singapore, on World Mental Health Day, as confirmed on November 17, 2023.

Hilda Effiong Basse of Nigeria set a record for the longest cooking marathon (individual). She cooked for a marathon 93 hours and 11 minutes, as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

Hari Chandra Giri of Nepal set a record for the fastest time to descend 75 stairs on the hands on the steps of a Buddhist temple, Jamchen Vijaya Stupa, which overlooks Nepal’s iconic Kathmandu Valley. He sped down the stairs in just 25 seconds and 3 milliseconds, averaging three steps per second, as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

The Star Vista of Singapore set a record for organising the largest exhibition of pet lick art in Singapore. A total of 176 pieces of the pets’ masterpieces were exhibited at the exhibition named ‘A Space Pawdyssey’. There was yoga with pets, enriching talks, sale of pet essentials and most interesting of them all was having the pets to lick on treats placed over canvases in plastic bags, as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

Daniel Mancina, a legendary blind skateboarder of Michigan, USA, set a record for the longest 50-50 grind on a skateboard. He achieved the feat of sliding a remarkable 6.85 m (22 ft 5 in), as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

Jonathan Vero, a firefighter of France, set a record for the longest distance run with full body on fire without oxygen in Haubourdin, France. Wearing a protective suit, Jonathan ran 272.25 metres (893 ft) in 17 seconds while engulfed in flames, as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

Mohamed Nour of Egypt set a record for performing the maximum mountain climber exercises in one minute in Assiut, Egypt. He performed a whopping number of 162 mountain climber exercises in one minute, as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

Baby Doge and Best Friends Animal Society, both of USA, set a record for the largest donation of pet food in 24 hours in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. They donated a whopping quantity of 36,750.88 kg (81,021 lb 11 oz) of pet food, as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

La Roche-Posay in partnership with medical group Schweiger Dermatology set a record for the maximum skin cancer screenings in 8 hours in New York, USA. They performed a whopping number of 1,988 screenings in a huge tent with capacity for 32 individual screening spaces, where more than 50 medical providers and volunteers from the Schweiger Dermatology Group performed the tests, as confirmed on November 16, 2023.

Sebastian Suski Sebastian, who was born in Poland but now lives in Southampton, UK, set a record for growing the longest cucumber in the world. He grew a cucumber measuring 113.4 cm (3 ft 8.6 inches), as confirmed on November 15, 2023.