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Most career goals (football)

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Most career goals (football)

The most goals scored in a specified period is 1,279 by Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazil) (b. 23…

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Shortest woman - living (mobile)

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Shortest woman - living (mobile)

The shortest woman living (mobile) is Jyoti Amge (India, born 16 Dec 1993), who measured 62.8 cm (24…

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Widest mouth - unstretched

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Widest mouth - unstretched

The widest mouth measures 17 cm (6.69 in) and belongs to Francisco Domingo Joaquim "Chiquinho"…

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Highest vehicle mileage

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Highest vehicle mileage

At 4 p.m. on 18 September 2013, Irvin "Irv" Gordon (USA) clocked up his three-millionth mile in his…

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Largest living cat

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Largest living cat

The largest living cat is Hercules, an adult male liger (lion x tigress hybrid) currently housed at…

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Tallest man ever

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Tallest man ever

The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow…

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Longest nose on a living person

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Longest nose on a living person

The longest nose on a living person measures 8.8 cm (3.46 in) from the bridge to the tip and belongs…

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Longest time breath held voluntarily (male)

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Longest time breath held voluntarily (male)

The longest time breath held voluntarily (male) is 24 min 3.45 secs and was achieved by Aleix Segura…

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Longest snake in captivity ever

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Longest snake in captivity ever

The longest snake - ever (captivity) is Medusa, a reticulated python (python reticulatus), and is…

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Most alternative control methods used to complete Dark Souls

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Most alternative control methods used to complete Dark Souls

Action RPG Dark Souls is widely regarded as one of the toughest games in existence, but that hasn't…

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Highest mountain

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Highest mountain

The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. Its peak rises to 8,848 m (29,028 ft 9 in) – the…

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Oldest person ever

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Oldest person ever

The greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived is 122 years 164 days by…

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Largest spider

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Largest spider

The world's largest known spider is a male goliath bird-eating spider ( Theraphosa blondi )…

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Land speed (fastest car)

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Land speed (fastest car)

The official land-speed record (measured over one mile) is 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mi/h) (Mach…

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Largest human mattress dominoes

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Largest human mattress dominoes

The largest human mattress dominoes consists of 2,016 people and was achieved at an event organized…

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Longest time in an abdominal plank position (male)

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Longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female)

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Shortest dog living

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