Greatest record breakers in history

Here are some of the greatest record breakers in history:

  1. Longest recorded flight of a chicken: 13 seconds (1983) - Mike the chicken, a Brahma chicken, set this record in Australia.
  2. Longest duration without sleep: 264.4 hours (11 days) (1964) - Randy Gardner, a high school student, set this record in the United States.
  3. Most hamburgers eaten in one sitting: 120 hamburgers (2016) - Joey Chestnut, a competitive eater, set this record in the United States.
  4. Longest fingernails ever recorded: 909.6 cm (358.5 in) (2018) - Shridhar Chillal from India has not cut his fingernails since 1952.
  5. Most hula hoops spun at once: 200 hula hoops (2018) - Marawa Ibrahim from Australia set this record in Australia.
  6. Longest marathon running backwards: 4 hours 12 minutes 12 seconds (2018) - Alexey Posypanov from Russia set this record in Russia.
  7. Most t-shirts worn at once: 257 t-shirts (2018) - Jyothi Raj from India set this record in India.
  8. Longest duration balancing a pool cue on the chin: 30 minutes 15 seconds (2017) - John Bradshaw from the United States set this record in the United States.
  9. Most balloons blown up in one hour: 1,178 balloons (2018) - David H. set this record in the United States.
  10. Longest duration spinning a basketball on a toothbrush: 33.33 seconds (2018) - Scott McGuire from the United States set this record in the United States.
  11. Most people simultaneously hula hooping: 1,144 people (2018) - This record was set in India.
  12. Longest duration playing a didgeridoo: 24 hours 3 minutes 15 seconds (2018) - Didgeridoo Dave from the United States set this record in the United States.
  13. Most tater tots eaten in one minute: 214 tater tots (2018) - Joey Chestnut from the United States set this record in the United States.
  14. Longest duration standing on one leg: 76 hours 40 minutes 40 seconds (2018) - Ashrita Furman from the United States set this record in the United States.
  15. Most people simultaneously doing the chicken dance: 1,113 people (2018) - This record was set in India.

These are just a few examples of the many incredible record breakers in history. Guinness World Records has a vast collection of records that are both fascinating and entertaining!