Stretchiest Skin
Garry Turner has been the proud owner of this record ever since 1999, thanks to a rare medical condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome – a connective-tissue disorder where the collagen becomes defective and includes the loosening of the skin and hypermobile joints.
This means that Mr. Turner can stretch the skin of his stomach to 6.25 inches, and doesn’t even feel any pain when he does it. The Briton is currently a sideshow performer and was a member of The Circus of Horrors in 2005.
Most Body Piercings
Some records can’t be broken because some people are born with a unique trait or physical quality that simply can’t be matched by anyone else (see Mr. Turner and has stretch skin). Other times, it’s a question of finding someone willing to put themselves through quite a bit of pain and/or adorn themselves with multiple piercings, as is the case with Elaine Davidson.
The Brazilian has a record 462 piercings on her body, including 192 piercings on her facial area and 214 piercings in her pubic area.
Most Big Mac Burgers Eaten in a Lifetime
There are McDonald’s addicts all over the world, but all of them pale in comparison to Donald Gorske of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
The 67-year-old, known as the “Big Mac enthusiast”, holds the record for most Big Macs eaten in his life, a whopping 28,788. He claims the Big Mac constitutes 90-95% of his total solid food intake and eats about 14 of these burgers each week. Interestingly, Mr. Gorske only weighs 185 pounds (he’s 6’2) and claims a cholesterol level of 140.
Largest Rubber Band Ball
For something so simple and somewhat pointless, it’s amazing how much use the average person can get out of a rubber band.
Joel Waul achieved his record after building a 9,032-pound monster rubber band ball and earning himself a spot in the Guinness World Records back in 2008. Mr. Ward used 700,000 rubber bands of all sizes to build his 6 foot, 7-inch ball he named “Megatron.”
Longest Plank Held
The plank is a position many a gym-goer and yoga practitioner will be familiar with. It’s a simple enough position – simply get into a push-up position, but rest on your forearms instead of your hands. The tricky part is holding it, as your abdominals can get taxed quickly.
That is, unless, you’re Mao Weidong of China, who held a plank for eight hours and one minute back in 2016.
Man Covered by Most Bees
You’ll find that plenty of records in Guinness World Records are absolutely mad, which tells you something about the person(s) who achieved them. We mean, who would willingly allow a hive of bees to settle on them for any length of time?
Gao Bingguo, that’s who. The Chinese beekeeper set a new Guinness World record after covering his body with almost 1.1 million crawling bees weighing a massive 109kg (240lbs) back in 2015. He was stung over 2,000 times and his body temperature rose to over 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit).
Longest Kiss
Not everyone is comfortable with PDA – public displays of affection. Particularly if it involves a couple kissing for a really, really long time. But we’ll excuse it for a world record attempt.
But if you’re looking to break the record, you’re going to need to have some serious endurance, because the current world record stands at an absolutely insane 58 hours, 35 minutes, and 58 seconds, achieved by Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat of Thailand.
Most People in a Large Car
Anyone who has taken a road trip with a big family or group of friends knows that it can get pretty claustrophobic – especially if you’re traveling in a small car.
We assume none of the 41 people who managed to fit themselves into a Toyota Rav 4 at the Toyota Centre Krasnoyarsk Zapad (Russia) in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, had claustrophobia. Otherwise, they probably wouldn’t have been able to set this bizarre yet still impressive world record!
Largest Hairy Family
Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis is an extremely rare skin disease, characterized by hair overgrowth on 98 percent of male bodies (excluding their palms and soles), and mild and asymmetric hair overgrowth in females.
Victor Gomez, Gabriel Ramos Gomez, Luisa Lilia De Lira Aceves, and Jesus Manuel Fajardo Aceves are four members of a family of 19, spanning five generations in Mexico, who all suffer from the condition.
First Person to Break the Sound Barrier in Freefall
There are plenty of brave men and women that feature in Guinness World Records, but in our estimation, none come close to Felix Baumgartner – the first and only human being to have broken the sound barrier in freefall.
To give you an idea of just how much of a legend the Austrian skydiver is, on 14 October 2012, Baumgartner ascended to the stratosphere in a helium balloon, and wearing a specialized suit, proceed to jump from the balloon back to Earth. In the process he also set world records for skydiving an estimated 24 miles, reaching an estimated top speed of 843.6 mph, or Mach 1.25.
Tallest Living Human
Humans come in all shapes and sizes, but only one man can call himself the tallest living person on Earth. That man is Sultan Kösen, who stands 8 ft 2.82 inches tall.
He is the seventh tallest man in history, and one of only 10 to have reached 8 ft or higher, according to Guinness World Records. Kösen’s growth results from the condition acromegaly, caused by a tumor affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.
