Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Motex Healthcare Corp., a company based at Taipei, Taiwan, set a record by making the largest medical grade face mask measuring 8.3 meters in length and 4.79 meters in width, as confirmed on May 19, 2023.

The Indonesia Women’s Organization (WASI) led by Mrs. Tri Tito Karnavian of Indonesia, set a record by making the longest human chain underwater. A total of 578 people dived into the Manado Bay area and came out of the water after 7 minutes forming a human chain to celebrate the 74th birthday of the Republic of Indonesia, as confirmed on May 19, 2023.

The National Library of Indonesia set a record for being the tallest library building ever made in the world.  This library was renovated and finished, leaving the previous small colonial-era structure with a larger and more modern structure. It measures 126.63 m (415 ft) and contains 27 floors of collections and library offices, as confirmed on May 19, 2023.

A team of Ukrainian military surgeons led by Doctor (Major General) Andrii Verba has set a record by performing the riskiest surgery on a Ukrainian soldier to remove an unexploded live grenade from his chest, as confirmed on May 16, 2023.

Setty Jaswanth Sunhith (born on July 21, 1999) of Andhra Pradesh, India, set a record for being the fastest to solve a 9×9 Sudoku puzzle orally blindfolded. He solved a 9 x 9 Sudoku puzzle orally in 6 minutes, 31 seconds and 39 milliseconds while being blindfolded, as confirmed on February 2, 2023.

GreenCell Express Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India set the record for the India’s First Ever All-Woman Electric Intercity Bus. The NueGo Electric Bus piloted by a woman driver and women crew started its journey from the Kashmere Gate ISBT Delhi on May 16, 2023 at 11.56 AM and reached Agra at 17.45 PM. There were 28 women passengers who travelled on this bus which was a unique feature as confirmed on May 17, 2023.

Shree Siddhi Vinayak Devasthan, Mahemdavad, Gujarat, India set a record for being the largest temple in the shape of Lord Ganesha. The temple was constructed between 2010 to 2014 and features the face of Lord Ganesha measuring 120.98 feet in length, 84.25 feet in breadth, and a height of 71 feet (including an 8 feet shikhar height). This spiritual grand temple attracts numerous devotees every day from India and abroad, as confirmed on June 4, 2023.

A group of researchers working on the research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop (now named Dagon) set a record by spotting and filming the deepest-dwelling fish beneath the ocean’s surface near Japan. The extremely small white snailfish was swimming at an unbelievable depth of 27,349 feet (8,336 meters, or 5.1 miles), as confirmed on May 16, 2023.

A team of mechanical engineers from Columbia University, USA set a record by making the first 3D-printed cheesecake made of edible ink. It took about 30 minutes to cook one slice of cheesecake, as confirmed on May 16, 2023.

Joseph Pujol of France, set a record by being the greatest fartomaniac. Pujol could eject a stream of water from his anus stretching 16 feet. By 1892, he started performing his farting skills at the Moulin Rouge where his farts became sort of cannon fire and thunderstorms, blowing out candles from many feet away, ejecting smoke from his rear, and his ability to play the ocarina using tubes tied to his anus, as confirmed on May 16, 2023