10 ridiculous Guinness World Records that have been forgotten (thank goodness!)

4/17/2019

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Culture Story: 10 ridiculous Guinness World Records that have been forgotten (thank goodness!)

Sometimes you don't need to be a genius to become famous – being a little insane and ready to set weird world records is enough. Here are 10 strange and pointless world records you've never heard of.

Culture Story: 46 - Most toilet seats broken by the head in one minute — picryl Public Domain Mark

When you think of a toilet seat, do you feel the need to immediately break it with your head? Not likely, but some people are really good at it. In 2007, Kevin Shelley from USA destroyed 46 wooden toilet seats with his head and set a world record.

#2

Culture Story: 16.2 kg (35.71 lb) - heaviest weight lifted by an eye socket — pixabay

Manjit Singh, a strongman from UK, achieved this weight (16.2 kg or 35.71 lb) in 2013. Did you know that such a delicate part of your head can be so strong?

#3

Culture Story: 227 - most shirts worn at once. — shutterstock

In 2008, this record was set in Belgium by Jef Van Dijck.

#4

Culture Story: 10 - Most steps walked by a dog balancing a glass of water — shutterstock

Pets can set records too! Sweet Pea, a Shepherd/Border Collie from USA, achieved two. The dog walked a record 10 steps up going backwards and 10 steps down going forwards while balancing a glass of water.

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Culture Story: 67.8 dB - Loudest purr by a domestic cat — pixabay

Merlin, a 13-year-old cat from UK, beat the previous record in 2015 at his home – he must be really happy to live there! You can watch the process:

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Culture Story: 129 dB - The loudest scream — pixabay

Jill Drake, a teacher from Britain, broke the previous record of 120 dB in 2000. Good skill for a teacher, huh?

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Culture Story: More than 600 - Most world records set — wikipedia CC BY-SA

Ashrita Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds 226 records. Ashrita started breaking records in 1979 – as you can see, it's quote hard to stop. It all began when he did 27,000 jumping jacks and set the first official record. His other records include standing on a Swiss ball at Stonehenge for 2 hours 16 mins 2 seconds and cycling 1.8 mi (2.8 km) underwater.

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Culture Story: 2193 - Most people sending a text message simultaneously — pixabay

The record was achieved by National Speech & Debate Association (USA) in Overland Park, Kansas, USA on 19 June 2014.

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Culture Story: 10 days - Longest time spent being buried alive — pixabay

This one is creepy. Zdenek Zahradka from the Czech Republic spent 10 days buried in a coffin underground – he did't eat, drink, or even have any connection with the outside world. Can you imagine?

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Culture Story: 5,631 - largest collection of rubber ducks

5,631 – that's how many rubber ducks Charlotte Lee (USA) has! We bet she can fill a swimming pool with her toys.

Have you heard about any of these before? Which one surprised you the most? Could you set a ridiculous world record one day?

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16 Comments

John W Shreve

deborahpmercer, You're not including hot dog eating contests, of course. Joey Chestnut is a hero. He leaves Kobayashi in the dust.

deborahpmercer

That was funny! But I'm really glad they dropped the speed-eating records.

Don Markusic

I didn't see Sherlocks brother John on there maybe someone broke the record a cat named Shaq .

Audrey

Very Interesting I must say. I Applaud Their efforts for Achieving this👍👍

wyodinosaur

Some humour is always nice. Thank you.

Don Racette

Criona Walsh Apparently he did a DOGgone good job.

Myrna Olson

I would like to see the person wearing those 227 t-shirts!!

Caroline Weis

Very ridiculous and a waste of time for each person to achieve for world records. Was impressed by the cat but it sounded like it had something wrong medically, although cats do purr when they are contented. My little munchkin, which is the pic, had a contented purr and was a happy cat. She went over the rainbow bridge 9-2017. Miss her.

ninakamwene

What a waste of effort?

Diane Thompson

Silly to want to use one's head to break a toilet seat. What a waste of toilet seats. The only one that impressed me is the cat. The cat doesn't do it to be silly, waste time or money, he/she just purrs and good for the cat to win the record. I think I could perhaps manage to at least compete with my whistle. My husband hates it when I whistle at my peak. It really is loud. But I'm not going to try to climb the records ladder with it. I'll just keep it for my own fun. Thanks for the info. Interesting anyway.

hector tubens

Some are pretty funny

conniebocco

Don't care for them

Yousuf Mirza

None worth knowing

scottlarock

buried alive for ten days?....six hours is about my limit of being alone...and that's with a couple dogs, four cats, and the tv on...I've had a couple jobs where i was left alone...I didn't like them...