List of world records
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List of world records is an annotated list of world records organised by category. There is also Category: World records which gives an alphabetical listing.
[edit] Politics and Economics
[edit] Political entities
[edit] Independent countries
- Largest by population: China, 1.3 billion
- Smallest by population: Vatican City, 783
- (Note Pitcairn Islands, a British overseas territory, has a population of 67, but is not an independent country and thus not qualified for this record.)
- Largest by surface area: Russia, 17,075,200 km² (6,592,800 mi²)
- Smallest by surface area: Vatican City, 0.44 km² (0.17 mi²)
- Most densely populated country: Monaco, 18,078/km² (46,822/mi²)
- Least densely populated country: Mongolia, 1.7/km² (7.5/mi²)
- Newest country (as a successor state): Serbia (declared independence on the 5 June 2006, the successor state to Serbia & Montenegro)
- Newest country (otherwise): Montenegro (declared independence on 3 June 2006)
- Oldest constitutional republic Country: San Marino, 3 September 301
- Longest land boundaries: China, 22,117 km (13,743 mi)
[edit] Human mental and physical achievement and traits
[edit] Anatomy
- Tallest: Robert Pershing Wadlow , 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
- Shortest: Younis Edwan, 0.65 m (2 ft 1.6 in) [3]
- Heaviest Man: Jon Brower Minnoch, 635 kg (1,400 lb)
- Heaviest Woman: Carol Yager, 725 kg (1,600 lb)
- Longest fingernails man: Shridhar Chillal 6.18m (20 ft 2.25in)
- Longest fingernails woman: Lee Redmond 7m 51.3cm (24 ft 7.8 in)
[edit] Physiology
- Oldest (verified): Jeanne Louise Calment (France), 122 years 164 days
- Oldest (living): Yone Minagawa (Japan), 114 years 26 days (as of January 2007)
[edit] Sports
- Longest fencing bout: Jonathan Tiomkin and Jedediah Dupree, 5 h
- Longest Table Tennis Rally: Brian Seibel and Steve Seibel, 8 h 15 min 1 s
- Longest Wrestling Bout: Martin Klein beat Alfred Asikainen, 11 h 40 min
- Longest Cricket Marathon: Cheriton Fitzpaine Cricket Club, 27 h 34 min
- Highest jump: Javier Sotomayor, 2.45 m (8 ft ½ in)
- Most push ups on the back of hands in one hour is 1781 Doug Pruden
- Most push ups on one arm in 30 minutes is 1382 Doug Pruden
[edit] Hockey
- Longest professional hockey win streak: 18 games, set by Peoria Rivermen (IHL) in 1989-1990 season.
[edit] Miscellaneous Human Achievements
- Worlds deepest underwater concert: Katie Melua
- The record for "Most T-Shirts Worn at Once" is 160, and is currently held by Aaron John Waltke of Bloomington, Indiana. Aaron achieved this feat on December 9, 2006, breaking the record previously held by Matt McAllister of Santa Barbara, California.
- Highest Parachute Jump: Joseph Kittinger, 102,800 feet (31,300 m) on August 16, 1960.
- Longest Freefall: Joseph Kittinger, 4½ minutes on August 16, 1960.
- Highest Freefall Velocity: Joseph Kittinger, 614 mph (988 km/h) on August 16, 1960.
[edit] History
[edit] General
- Largest empire: British Empire, 37 million km² (1912)
[edit] Military history
- Battles
- Largest naval battle: Matter of definition, see Largest naval battle in history
- Largest air battle: Battle of Britain (1940)
- Largest Tank battle: Battle of Kursk (1943)
[edit] Culture and society
[edit] Collections
- Largest Collection of Aeroplane Sick Bags: Niek Vermeulen of the Netherlands has 5,034 airline sickness bags from 1,000 different airlines that he has accumulated since the 1970s.
- Largest Collection of Bar Towels: Robert Begley of Chambersburg, United States, with 2,372 towels representing 27 different countries; which he has been collecting since 1990
- Largest Collection of Traffic Cones: David Morgan (UK) has a collection of 137 different traffic cones. David owns a cone from about two thirds of all types ever made.
- Largest Collection of Keychains: Emilio Arenas Florin of Colonia, Uruguay, with 25,630 non-duplicated key chains, collected since 1955.
- Largest Collection of Model Cars: Sergio Goldvarg (Argentina) has a collection of over 7,000 cars which he has collected since 1962, all of which are on display in the Waffleworks restaurant, Hollywood, Florida, USA.
- Largest Collection of Penguins: Birgit Berends of Germany, with 2,520 different items, which she has been collecting since 1990
- Largest Collection of Condoms: Nicolas Mei of Essendon, Victoria, (AUS) has a collection of 17,921 different condoms from 73 different brands and from various places around the world.HIS collection also includes various flavors, including chocolate and banana.
- Largest Collection of Converse Shoes: Joshua Mueller of Lakewood, Washington (USA) has a collection of 403 unique pairs of Converse Shoes which he has been collecting since 1991. Converse All Stars make up the bulk of the collection.
[edit] Media
[edit] Radio
- First radio news program: 8MK in Detroit, Michigan, USA (31 August 1920)
- First college radio station: 2ADD from Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA (October 14, 1920)
- Longest-running radio show: Lørdagsbarnetimen (lit. The Children's Hour on Saturday), running since 20 December 1924 on NRK, later NRK P1.
- Youngest radio host Dakota Morton (born in Canada June 12, 1988) created the record and set it on January 16, 1999 at the age of 10 years 218 days. Cody, his nickname, is featured on page 25 and again on page 288 (last page "Be a record breaker") of the Guinness World Records 2005 Special 50th Anniversary Edition ISBN 0 9735514 0 2
[edit] Television
- First Regular Television Service: Deutsche Fernsehefunk (1935)
- Longest Continuously Operating Television Channel: BBC One, started on the 2 November 1936
- Largest Audience For A TV Series: Baywatch, 1.1 billion viewers
- Largest cash prize won on a TV game show: Brad Rutter at Jeopardy!, USD 3 255 102
- Most Emmys For A TV Series In A Season: The West Wing, Nine Emmys
- Most Expensive TV Mini Series: Band of Brothers, USD 125 million
- Most Expensive TV Program: ER, USD 13.1 million per show
- Most Hours on Camera: Regis Philbin, 15,188 hours
- Most Unrecorded Hours on Camera: Carole Hersee, the girl who stars in the BBC's famous Test Card.
- Most International Broadcast Children's Educational Program: Sesame Street, 180 countries
- Most Internationally Broadcast TV Soap: Dallas, 90 countries
- Most TV Spin-Off Series: Ultraman, 16 series
- Most Seizures For One TV Episode: Pokemon: Dennō Senshi Porygon, 685 Seizures
[edit] Longest Running Series
- Mahabharat TV Series: Baldev Raj Chopra (1985-Present)
- Chat Show: The Late Late Show (1962-Present), hosts Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny, Frank Hall
- Live comedy show: Saturday Night Live (1975-Present)
- Game Show: Countdown (1982-Present)
- News Show: Meet The Press (NBC) (Started as a radio program in 1945 and debuted on television two years later, 1947-Present)
- Science Fiction TV Programme: Doctor Who (1963-Present)
- TV Soap: Guiding Light (1952-Present)
- Programme with the same host: The Sky at Night presented by Patrick Moore; (1957-Present)
[edit] Movie
- Longest Movie: The Cure for Insomnia, 5220 minutes (87 h)
- Longest Stop-Motion Movie: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, 85 minutes
- Most Expensive Movie Made: X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), US$210 million: Production Costs estimated(not adjusted for inflation).
- Highest paid actors: Chris Tucker, Will Smith, Tom Cruise, all earning $100+ million USD with only two or more movies.
- Most paid actresses: Beyoncé, Julia Roberts, and Meryl Streep all estimated worth 100 Million Dollars counting first 5 Films
- Most Expensive Movie Made (adjusted for inflation): War and Peace, $100 million USD in 1968; $500 million USD in 2006
- Most Oscars Won by a Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (won all of its nominations), Ben-Hur, and Titanic, 11 each
- Most Portrayed Character In Horror Movies: Dracula, 162 films
- Most Swearing in a Movie: Casino, 534 swear words
- Most Swearing in an Animated Movie: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 399 swear words
- Star of Most Films Earning Over $20 Million USD: Harrison Ford, 15 films
- Longest Movie Title: Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D
- Most Translated (Dubbed) Movie: Jesus, 971 languages[1]
- Widest opening in the US: Shrek 2, 4,163 screens
- Highest Grossing Film (adjusted for inflation): Gone With the Wind, $3,785,107,801 USD
- Highest Grossing Film (unadjusted for inflation): Titanic $1.8 billion USD worldwide[2]
- Biggest Opening Weekend Gross: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, $135,634,554 USD
- Biggest Opening Day Gross: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, $55,830,600 USD
- Biggest One Day Gross: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, $ 55,830,600 USD
- Fastest Movie to Gross 100 Million US$: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 2 Days
- Fastest Movie to Gross 200 Million US$: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 8 Days
- Fastest Movie to Gross 300 Million US$: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 16 Days
- Fastest Movie to Gross 1 Billion US$: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 9 Weeks
- Fastest selling live action DVD: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, six units per second in the UK on release day March 20, 2006
- Highest grossing film per screen: The Lion King, $793,376 USD in two screens
- Longest First-Run of a Film in One Cinema: Romance on Lushan Mountain, From July 12, 1980 up to present
- Most prolific screenwriter: Safa Önal, 395 film scripts between 1969 and 2004
- Biggest simultaneous premiere: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, premiered in 115 regions across the world on May 19, 2005
- Largest film studio: Son Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, India: 674 ha.
[edit] Music
[edit] Sales
- Best Selling Group: The Beatles
- Best Selling Female Group: Destiny's Child
- Best Selling Male Artist: Elvis Presley
- Best Selling Female Artist: under dispute Celine Dion, Madonna, or Mariah Carey
- Best Selling Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: under dispute 2Pac or Eminem (both approx. 75 million).
- Best Selling Album: Michael Jackson - Thriller
- Best Selling Album by a Female: Shania Twain - Come On Over [3]
- Best Selling Debut Album by a Female Artist: Baby One More Time by Britney Spears; (14.0 million in U.S., 28.0 million Worldwide) [4]
- Best Selling Soundtrack: Saturday Night Fever by Various Artists (40 million)[4]
- Best Selling Gospel Album: The Preacher's Wife soundtrack - Whitney Houston (6 million copies)
- Best Selling Non-English Album: Vuelve - Ricky Martin (8 million copies)
- Best Selling Single: "Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John and "White Christmas (song)" by Bing Crosby.
- Best Selling Christmas Album: White Christmas - Bing Crosby (25 million)
- Best Selling Holiday-themed digital Single: All I Want For Christmas Is You (500,000 downloads) (Mariah Carey)
- Best Selling Dance Single: Believe, Cher.
- Best Selling Remix Album: Blood On The Dance Floor, Michael Jackson.
- Fastest Selling Download Single: Leona Lewis (UK) of ITV's the X-Factor sold 50,000 copies after being available for just 30 minutes online.
- Fastest Selling Female Album: Oops I Did It Again by Britney Spears 1.32 million in its first week
- Fastest Selling Male Album: Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem 1.7 million in its first week [5]
- Fastest Selling Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Eminem
[edit] Earnings
- Highest grossing tour: $437 Million USD A Bigger Bang Tour - The Rolling Stones
- Highest grossing tour by a Female Artist: $400 Million USD Farewell Tour - Cher[6][7]
- Highest earning female singer of all time: Madonna
[edit] Number Ones
- Youngest Person to have a #1 single: Jordy (4½ years) - "Dur dur d'être bébé" ("It's Tough to Be a Baby")
- Youngest Person to have an album: Cleopatra Stratan (3 years) - "La vârsta de trei ani" ("At the age of 3").
- Oldest female Singer at #1 in Billboard and World Charts: Cher (52 years) - "Believe"
- Most expletives in a #1 song: "F*** It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon
[edit] Length
- Longest Violin marathon by an individual: L. Athira Krishna, 32 hours
- Longest Music Video: Ghosts, by Michael Jackson. (35 min)
- Longest-Running Rock Group Fan Club: Queen
- Longest run at #1: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", Bryan Adams (39 weeks at #1, Canadian Singles Chart)
- Longest Running Artist at Billboard's Hot 100 In a Year: Usher 28 weeks at Number One
- Longest Running Female Artist at Billborad's Hot 100 In a Year: Beyoncé 17 weeks at Number One
- Longest Running Song at Number One on Billboard's Hot 100 for a Female Group: Independent Women, Destiny's Child 11 weeks
- Longest Running Single at Number One for a Rap Artist: Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
- Longest Stay on the United World Charts for Singles: Beyoncé with "Crazy in Love" 128 weeks on the world charts
[edit] Awards
- Most Awarded Recording Artist: Michael Jackson 538 Awards
- Most Awarded Female Artist: Whitney Houston 411 Awards
- Most Awarded Recording Artist Under 30: Beyoncé 320 Awards (Including With Destiny Child)
[edit] Origami
- The smallest Paper Origami frog was made by 12 year old Josiah Hamilton on the 30th of March 2007 It was made with no tools but only his fingers and is kept on the end of a pencil. It's length is 2mm and can jump to a length of 10 cm
[edit] Music Videos
- Most aired music video: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from 1991 album Nevermind.
- Most expensive Music Video ever: "Scream" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
See also
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Loudest band of all time (loudest recorded performance): Manowar (129.5 decibels)
- Loudest musical instrument and biggest organ in the world: Boardwalk Hall Organ, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Largest vocal range: (8 octaves) Georgia Brown
- Largest vocal range for a male artist: (5-7 octaves) Adam Lopez
- Most double bass drum beats, 1407 by Tim Waterson
- Most Weeks at #1 on Billboard Hot Latin Tracks: Shakira, "La Tortura"
- Highest number of people's voices recorded in a single song: "Have You Ever", by S Club 7
- Highest number of songs sung by an individual : S P Balasubramaniam
- Most Public Appearances By A Popstar In 24 Hours (7 performances) : Rachel Stevens
- The largest rock star benefit concert: The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
- Most covered song: "Yesterday", by The Beatles, (more than 3000 covers)
- The Most performed song ever: "Imagine" by John Lennon
- Longest Album Title: When the Pawn..., by Fiona Apple. (90 words)
- First completely sampled album: Endtroducing....., by DJ Shadow (1996).
- Most Successful Virtual Band: Gorillaz
- Fastest rapper in the world: Ricky Brown with his song "No Clue" at over 700 syllables in about 50 seconds
- Most Successful German speaking band of all time: Rammstein (as of 2004)
- Highest ever concert, fastest ever concert, highest ever recorded performance, fastest ever recorded performance, highest gig in a plane, fastest gig in a plane: Jamiroquai (Gig in the Sky, 2007)
[edit] Eating and Drinking Records
- Bicycle: (Monsieur Mangetout),10 bicycles consumed between 1966 and 1990
- Beer speed drinking record (1 liter in 1.3 seconds). [8]
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[edit] Painting
- Largest collection of fake masterpieces: 3,500, owned by Christophe Petyt
- Youngest professional artist: 3-years old record held by Dante Lamb.
- Largest Group of fully painted people: Sydney Body Art Ride
[edit] Towns and cities
- Largest city in population: Greater Tokyo Area, 35,327,000
- Most densely populated city: Malé, Maldives 48,007/km² (124,337/mi²)
[edit] International Organisations & Treaties
- Largest international organization: United Nations, 192 nations
- Largest trade bloc (in the number of people): South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (1,467,255,669)
- Largest trade bloc (in terms of GDP (PPP)): North American Free Trade Agreement (USD 12,889,900 million)
- Oldest alliance treaty still in operation: Treaty of Windsor between England and Portugal (1386)
[edit] Parliaments and Parliamentarians
- Oldest parliament: Althing, Iceland (founded 930)
- Largest parliament: National People's Congress, China 2,937 members
- Smallest parliament: National Council, Monaco, 24 members
- Largest cabinet: State Council, China, 50 members
- First country to allow women the vote: New Zealand (1893)
- First country to allow women to stand for election, Norway (1907)
- Oldest parliamentarian to win an election: Senator Strom Thurmond (South Carolina for the Republicans, United States of America, 1996), aged 94.
- Youngest parliamentarian to win an election: Anna Lührmann, (elected to the Bundestag, Germany, for the Alliance '90/The Greens, 2002) aged 19 years (born 14 June 1983).
- First transexual parliamentarian: Georgina Beyer, (Wairarapa for the Labour Party, New Zealand, 1999)
- Most elections lost: John C. Turmel, 63 times
[edit] Heads of State
- Oldest monarchy: Imperial House of Japan, Japan (said to go back to 11 February 660 BC)
- Longest currently serving head of state: King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, since 9 June 1946
- Longest serving head of state ever: King Pepi II of Egypt, c. 2278 BC - c. 2184 BC (94 years).
- Oldest serving President of a country: Ratu Josefa Iloilo Uluivuda of the Fiji at 86 years as of year 2006.
- Most number of heads of state: Technically, all the seven members of the Federal Council in Switzerland. They are Micheline Calmy-Rey (who is the president of the council in 2007), Pascal Couchepin, Samuel Schmid, Moritz Leuenberger, Christoph Blocher, Hans-Rudolf Merz and Doris Leuthard.
- Longest monarchy by age: King Louis XIV at age 5, rule lasted 72 years.
[edit] Money
| The highest valued currency unit | Kuwaiti dinar (KWD), (KWD 1 = USD 3.457 815, EUR 2.696 590) |
| The lowest valued currency unit | Vietnamese dong (VND), (VND 1 = USD 0.000 062 243, EUR 0.000 049 126) |
| Highest rate of inflation | Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD), 1 729.9% (Feb 2007) |
| Highest rate of inflation (historical) | Hungarian pengő (HUP), 41 900 000 000 000 000% (1946) |
| Lowest rate of inflation | Barbadian dollar (BBD), -0.5% (2005) |
| Highest GDP per capita | Luxembourg, USD 72 945, EUR 57 573 (2005) |
| Lowest GDP per capita | Malawi, USD 596, EUR 470 (2005) |
| Highest rate of income tax | Denmark, the top rate of income tax is 59% |
| Highest rate of income tax (historical) | Sweden, the top rate of income tax was 102%[citation needed] |
| Lowest rate of income tax | Andorra, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bahrain, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Kuwait, Monaco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, UAE and Vanuatu, all have no income tax |
| Highest general rate of sales tax/VAT | Norway, Sweden and Denmark, 25% |
[edit] Language
| Language with most number of speakers | Mandarin Chinese (1.08 billion) |
| Language isolate with most number of speakers | Korean (78 million) |
| Constructed language with most number of speakers | Esperanto (between 100,000 and 2 million) |
| Most widespread spoken language | English (73 countries and territories, See: List of countries where English is an official language) |
| Largest language family in terms of number of languages | Niger-Congo languages, 1514 languages |
| Longest Alphabet (with individual letters) | Cambodian alphabet (74 letters) |
| Shortest Alphabet | Rotokas alphabet, (12 letters, A E I G K O P R S T U V) |
| Language with the most number of words | English, (990 000 words) |
| Country with most number of languages | India, at least 800 different languages and around 2000 dialects have been identified |
| Country with the most number of official languages | India with total 22 official languages |
[edit] Man-made objects
[edit] Buildings
[edit] General records
- Tallest buildings and structures: see World's tallest structures.
- Largest single-roof building: Millennium Dome, diameter 365 m
- Largest wooden structure: Daibutsuden (Great Buddha Hall), Todai-ji, Nara
- Oldest wooden structures: Horyu-ji, Nara
- Fastest wooden roller coaster: Son of Beast
- Fastest and tallest roller coaster: Kingda Ka
- Largest and Longest man-made structure: Interstate Highway System
[edit] Bridges
[edit] Tunnels
[edit] Monuments
- Pyramids
- Largest: Great Pyramid of Cholula, 4.45 million m³
- Tallest: Great Pyramid of Giza, 138.8 m (height today), 146.6 m (formerly height)
[edit] Food
- Longest hot dog and bun: World's Longest Hot Dog,Hill Meat Co. and Franz Family Bakery, 104 feet 9 inches (31.93 m).
[edit] Sculpture
- Heaviest and tallest sculpture: "The Motherland", Volgograd, Russia: 7900 tons, 85 meters (279 feet) from top of pedestal. The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor weighs 156 tons, and is 46 meters (151 feet) tall from top of pedestal.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Commercial aircraft
- Largest: Antonov An-225
- Largest passenger aircraft: Airbus A380
[edit] Military
- Army
- Largest infantry: People's Liberation Army, China
- Navy
- Largest displacement: Nimitz class aircraft carrier, 101,000 to 104,000 tons full load
- Longest: USS Enterprise (CVN-65), 1,123 feet (342.3 m)
- Largest battleship: Japanese battleship Yamato, 65,000 metric tons (63,970 long tons)
- Airforce
- Largest air force: United States Air Force, United States of America
- Largest military aircraft: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Length: 247 ft 1 in (75.3 m) Wingspan: 222 ft 9 in (67.89 m) Height: 65 ft 1 in (19.84 m)
[edit] Infrastructure
- Steepest street: Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Shortest Street Ebenezer Place, Wick , Scotland
[edit] Spaceflight
[edit] Places of worship
- Churches
- Largest: Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro
- Tallest: Ulm Munster
- Structures
- Largest: Angkor Wat
[edit] Physical phenomena
[edit] Geography
[edit] Islands
- Largest: Officially, Greenland. Australia is sometimes considered an island but is more commonly defined as a continental mass.
- Remotest inhabited: Tristan da Cunha
[edit] Lakes
- Fresh water lakes
- Deepest: Lake Baikal, 1,637 m (5,371 ft)
- Largest by surface area: Lake Superior, 82,000 km² (31,700 mi²)
- Largest by volume: Lake Baikal, 23,000 km³ (5,500 mi³)
- Salt water lakes
- Largest: Caspian Sea, 371,000 km² ( 143,000 mi²)
- Lowest (unfrozen): Dead Sea, -418 m (-1,371 ft) - below sea levels.
[edit] Mountains
- Highest: Mount Everest, 8,848 m (29,028 ft) (see measurement section on Everest page)
- Highest from base up: Mt. McKinley, 5,500m (18,000 ft) from base up. Although the peak of Mt. Everest is the highest above sea level, it rests on the tibetean plateau, which is 5,200 m (17,000 feet) high, giving it a real vertical rise of little more than 3,700m (12,000 ft).
- Highest known mountain in the Solar System: Olympus Mons, Mars (approx: 27 km / 17 mi)
- Smallest: Taal Volcano, Philippines
[edit] Waterfalls
- Highest: Angel Falls, 979 m (3,212 ft)
- Highest single drop : Kaieteur Falls, 226 m (741 ft)
- Widest: Victoria Falls, ~1 mile
- Highest Volume: Boyoma Falls, 17,000 m³/s (600,000 ft³/s)
[edit] Rivers
- Largest average discharge: Amazon, 219,000 m³/s
- Longest: Nile, 6,695 km (4,160 mi) (matter of dispute, see also List of rivers by length)
- Shortest: Roe River, 201 ft (61 m)
- Longest canal: Grand Canal of China 1,794 km (1,115 mi)
[edit] Geology
[edit] Caves
- Deepest: Voronya Cave, 2,080 m (6,824 ft)
- Largest cave system: Mammoth Cave, 52,835 acres (213.83 km²)
- Largest open space: Sarawak chamber 2,300 feet (700 m) long, 1,300 feet (400 m) wide and at least 230 feet (70 m) high.
[edit] Gemstones
- Diamonds
- Largest cut diamond: The Golden Jubilee, 545.67 carats (109.13 g)
- Largest uncut diamond: Cullinan Diamond, 3,106.75 carats (621.350 g)
- Rubies
- Largest cut ruby: Rajaratna Ruby, 2,475 carats (495.0 g)
[edit] Biological phenomenona
[edit] General records
- Largest organism:
- Smallest genome: Mycoplasma genitalium, 580,000 base pairs
[edit] Animals
[edit] General
- Largest land animal: African Elephant, 7 tons
- Hottest: Pompeii worm, thrives at temperatures of up to 80°C (176°F)
[edit] Invertebrates
- Largest: Colossal Squid
- Longest: Arctic Lion's Mane Jellyfish tentacles up to 40 m (120 feet) long [6]
[edit] Birds
- Largest: Ostrich, up to 155 kg (340 pounds)
- Greatest wingspan: Wandering albatross, up to 3.7 m (12 feet)
[edit] Mammals
- Fastest: Cheetah, up to 100 km/h (60 mph)
- Largest: Blue whale, 140 short tons (127 t)
- Smallest: Pygmy Shrew, 2.5 g (39 grains)
- Smallest cattle: Vechur cow 1.24 m (48¾ in) long, 0.87 m (34¼ in) tall.
- Smallest breed of dog: chihuahua
- Tallest dog: Irish Wolfhound, up to 8 feet (2.4 m) upright; the tallest recorded was 5 feet (1.5 m) at the shoulders.
[edit] Bacteria and archea
- Largest: Thiomargarita namibiensis, 0.75 mm
- Largest number of genes: Streptomyces coelicolor
- Smallest genome of a free-living organism: Mycoplasma genitalium, circa 580,000 base pairs
- Smallest genome of a symbiotic organism: Candidatus Carsonella ruddii, 159,662 base pairs
[edit] Plants
- Largest: General Sherman tree
- Largest flower: Rafflesia arnoldii, 11 kg
- Largest seed: Coco de mer
- Oldest: Bristlecone Pine, Methuselah, 4,700 years
[edit] Calendar
Kapil Kalra of India made a calendar of 10 billion years. You can check record in
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[edit] References and Notes
- References
- Guinness Book of World Records, 1990-2006 editions.
- Footnotes
- ^ http://jesusfilm.org/progress/translations.html
- ^ http://filmsite.org/boxoffice.html
- ^ Although sometimes quoted as such, Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard is a soundtrack, not a studio album, and includes songs from other artists.
- ^ http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=66 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducties: 40 million sales for 'Saturday Night Fever'
- ^ Rolling Stone - Eminem Bounces Britney From Top Spot
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://beerrecord.com
[edit] External links
Wikinews has news related to:
- Official Website for Guinness Book of World Records
- The Guinness World Records: the Records Homepage
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| Man-Made objects | Tallest structures, Category on tallest structures • Buildings • Food • Sculpture • Transportation • Places of worship |
| Physical phenomena | Geography • Geology |
| Biological Phenomena | Animals • Bachteria and archea • Plants |
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