Author: ABR Team

Shounak Roy (born on December 25, 2006) of West Bengal, India, set a record for playing Sarod for the longest duration. He played the Sarod for 4 hours, 45 minutes and 31 seconds (covering 32 different ragas of Indian classical music in Alaap, Jod and Jhalla format), at the age of 17 years, 4 months and 23 days, as confirmed on May 21, 2024.

Zayn Yaqub Ali Shaikh (born on September 28, 2015) of Mumbai, Maharashtra, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting the names of all 48 Asian countries along with capitals and currencies in 50 seconds and 5 milliseconds, at the age of 8 years and 6 months, as confirmed on April 12, 2024.

Sofia Tepla of Ukraine set a record for being the fastest person to travel 20 metres in a contortion roll on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy. She travelled 20 metres in a contortion roll in 10.49 seconds, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Mike Jack of Canada set a record for being the fastest eater of Carolina Reaper chillies. The Carolina Reaper is the hottest chilli pepper in the world. He ate a whopping number of 50 Carolina Reaper chillies in 6 minutes and 49.2 seconds, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Kalpana Balan of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, holds the record for having the maximum teeth. She has 38 teeth in her mouth with four extra mandibular (lower jaw) teeth and two extra maxillary (upper jaw) teeth, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Move for Hunger, a non-profit organization of the USA, set a record for toppling the maximum number of cereal boxes in a domino fashion at the Detroit Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA. A whopping number of 12,952 cereal boxes in arrangement as towers and the words “Topple Hunger” were toppled in a domino fashion, and all the cereal boxes were later donated to local food banks along with a gallon of milk for each box, as confirmed on February 24, 2024.

Tom Enoch, a person with Down’s syndrome, of the United Kingdom, set a record for performing the maximum squats in one minute in Leamington Spa, UK. He performed a whopping number of 51 squats despite being affected with Trisomy 21, also known as Down’s syndrome, as confirmed on February 22, 2024.

James Roumeliotis of the USA set a record for performing the maximum consecutive jumps on a pogo stick during Pogopalooza 2023 at the Medal of Honor Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He continuously jumped for 11 hours and 38 minutes on a pogo stick, jumping for a whopping 1,15,170 times, as confirmed on February 22, 2024.

Zilla Parishad, Nashik, India, conducted by Education Department (primary) Zilla Parishad Nashik set the record for the maximum number of students participating in a spelling competition. A total of 11220 students participated in the spelling competition, took place across 15 Talukas of Nashik with the aim of educating children and enhancing their vocabulary and pronunciation skills, as confirmed on June 28, 2024.

Gobierno del Municipio de Monterrey of Mexico set a record for organising the biggest Mexican folk-dance event at Plaza Zaragoza, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. A total number of 1,095 people participated in the mass dance event that was part of the celebration of the 426th anniversary of Monterrey, as confirmed on February 22, 2024.