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Most Unbelievable and Bizarre Guinness World Records Ever Recorded
The Guinness World Records have witnessed some of the most incredible and peculiar achievements throughout history.
The Guinness World Records have witnessed some of the most incredible and peculiar achievements throughout history. These records, which astound and amaze us, showcase the boundless potential of human capability. From the wacky to the extraordinary, here are some of the most remarkable feats ever recorded in the annals of Guinness World Records.
1. Most swords were swallowed simultaneously by a male in 2012
One of the Most Unbelievable and Bizarre Guinness World Records Ever Recorded is the most swords swallowed by a male in 2012. Chayne Hultgren, also known as The Space Cowboy, is an extreme performance artist from Australia. He currently holds the record for the heaviest weight pulled by eye sockets (411.65 kg). In the past, he has set records for the most swords simultaneously swallowed, the heaviest weight dangled from a swallowed sword, and the farthest distance traveled on a unicycle while juggling three objects.
One of his impressive feats is the world record for the most swords swallowed while juggling 3 axes. He achieved this record by swallowing 18 swords for 10 seconds on The Today Show in Sydney, Australia, on 15 November 2012, in celebration of Guinness World Records Day.
He made another attempt just 30 minutes later and successfully achieved the record!
2. Heaviest Weight Lifted By A Human Beard
Antanas Kontrimas from Lithuania lifted the heaviest weight by a human beard, which weighed 63.80 kg (140 lb 16 oz). He achieved this record on the set of ‘Rekorlar Dunyasi’ in Istanbul, Turkey, on 26 June 2013.
3. The heaviest car balanced on the head
Another Unbelievable and Bizarre Guinness World Records Ever Recorded. John Evans balanced a gutted Mini car weighing a total of 159.6 kg (352 lb) on his head for 33 seconds at The London Studios, London, England, on 24 May 1999.
4. Heaviest Plane Pulled
Would you believe that someone pulled a heavy plane all by himself? In September 2009, Canadian man Kevin Fast pulled a 188-ton (416,299 pounds) airplane 28 feet and 10 inches across the tarmac. The plane, a CC-117 Globemaster III, was a military jet located (at the time) at a Canadian Air Force Base in Trenton, Ontario.
5. Most Corn Husked In One Minute
The most corn husked in one minute is 13 ears of corn, achieved by Michael Diggins Jr. (USA) in Scarborough, Maine, USA on 15 November 2015.
6. World Longest Dreads
Asha Mandela’s locs measured 5.96 m (19 ft 6.5 in) on 11 November 2009. Now she claims they are even longer and measures up to 33.5 m (110 ft). She began growing out her lovely locks over 40 years ago and got her first reward for the record for longest locks (locs) in 2009.
7. Longest Fingernails Ever Recorded
Diana Armstrong from Minnesota, USA, has broken the record for the longest fingernails on a pair of hands (female) and the longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female).
Measuring 1,306.58 cm (42 ft 10.4 in) as of 13 March 2022, the combined length of Diana’s fingernails is longer than a standard yellow school bus!
Diana has been growing her fingernails for over 25 years.
Her right thumbnail is the longest of all her nails, measuring 138.94 cm (4 ft 6.7 in). By comparison, her shortest nail (her left pinky fingernail) is 109.2 cm (3 ft 7 in) long.
8. Huge Amount of Object in the Mouth
Record breaker Dinesh Upadhyaya is known as Maximouth – thanks to his extraordinary ability to stuff his mouth with huge amounts of objects. Here, he is pictured with six ping-pong balls in his mouth
Dinesh Upadhyaya. broke Guinness World Records 122 times in 42 different categories. [[Skills involved – speed eating/drinking, mouth stuffing, holding maximum object speedily, blindfolded & fire related act, speed movement, speed balancing / stacking object, weight lifting, chopping].
- Dinesh Upadhyaya holds 48 individual records for putting objects in the mouth
- This includes records for holding 92 pencils, 79 grapes, and 12 lit candles
- The 6ft, 6in tall science teacher said the daily practice was key to his success
- He aims to ‘break all possible mouth-stuffing records as soon as possible
9. The Guinness World Record Champion of Hula Hoops
Hong Kong, CHINA: The Guinness World Record Champion of Hula Hoops, Kareena Oates from Australia, performs her hula-hoops skills at a local shopping mall, in Hong Kong, 22 December 2006. Oates manipulates about 70 hula-hoops around her body at one time.
10. Most Needles Inserted Into The Head
10th on the list of Most Unbelievable and Bizarre Guinness World Records Ever Recorded is the most needles inserted into the head and is 2,188 which was achieved by Wei Shengchu (China), on the set of ‘Guinness World Records – Rekorlar Dunyasi’ in Istanbul, Turkey, on 11 June 2013.
These Guinness World Records showcase the incredible diversity of human talents and the boundless creativity that exists worldwide.