World record breaker in history

Here are some of the most notable world record breakers in history:

  1. Guinness World Records: The organization was founded in 1955 and has since recognized over 40,000 world records. Some of the most notable records include:
    • Longest fingernails ever recorded: Shridhar Chillal from India has not cut his fingernails since 1952 and they measure 909.6 cm (358.5 in) long.
    • Most hamburgers eaten in one sitting: Joey Chestnut from the USA ate 72 hamburgers in 10 minutes in 2016.
    • Longest duration without sleep: Randy Gardner from the USA stayed awake for 264.4 hours (11 days) in 1964.
  2. Speed records:
    • Fastest land speed: Andy Green from the UK reached 1,228 km/h (763 mph) in the Thrust SSC jet-powered car in 1997.
    • Fastest ocean speed: The USS Seawolf submarine reached 35.77 knots (66.3 km/h or 41.2 mph) in 1958.
    • Fastest air speed: The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance plane reached 3,529 km/h (2,193 mph) in 1976.
  3. Endurance records:
    • Longest marathon running backwards: Alexey Posypanov from Russia completed a marathon in 4 hours 12 minutes and 12 seconds in 2018.
    • Longest duration balancing a pool cue on the chin: John Bradshaw from the USA balanced a pool cue on his chin for 30 hours and 3 minutes in 2017.
    • Longest duration spinning a basketball on a toothbrush: Scott McGuire from the USA spun a basketball on a toothbrush for 33.33 seconds in 2018.
  4. Strength and power records:
    • Heaviest weight lifted by a human: Eddie Hall from the UK lifted 500 kg (1,102 lbs) in 2016.
    • Most pull-ups in one hour: Minoru Yoshida from Japan completed 3,343 pull-ups in one hour in 2018.
    • Longest duration holding a plank: David Goggins from the USA held a plank for 4 hours and 23 minutes in 2017.
  5. Other notable records:
    • Oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest: Yuichiro Miura from Japan reached the summit at the age of 80 years and 223 days in 2013.
    • Longest duration in space: Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days and 17 hours in space from 1994 to 1995.
    • Most languages spoken by a person: Asha Mansab from India speaks 23 languages fluently.

These are just a few examples of the many incredible world record breakers throughout history.