Author: ABR Team

Ryan Pilat of the USA set a record for being the fastest person to solve a Square-1 cube at the Cubing USA Heartland Championship 2023 event in Independence, Missouri, USA. He took just 3.73 seconds to achieve the feat, as confirmed on June 6, 2023.

Shaurya Sourabh Patawari (born on October 21, 2012) of Gujarat, India, set a record for being the fastest to add 200 single digit numbers while performing hula hoop spins on a hoverboard. He mentally added 200 single digit numbers (flashing on a screen with a speed of 0.5 seconds) while performing 203 hula hoops on a hoverboard in 1 minute and 44 seconds at the age of 10 years, 7 months and 7 days, as confirmed on June 16, 2023.

Nandhini Devarajan (born on June 8, 1995) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for embroidering 20 famous monuments of India including Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Buddha Temple, India Gate, Parliament and Sanchi Stupa (each embroidered monument measuring 10 cm x 7 cm) on white cloth using strands of coloured embroidery threads, as confirmed on June 6, 2023.

Immy Hales of the United Kingdom set a record of climbing a warped wall by a female in one minute on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy. She climbed 8 warped walls in one minute, as confirmed on May 31, 2023.

Max Woosey of Devon, UK, set a record for raising the maximum amount by a camping individual. He started living in a tent in the garden of his house at Devon, UK when he was 10 years old and had just lost a friend. He collected more than £700,000 in three years for North Devon Hospice, the hospital that took care of his late friend, as confirmed on May 31, 2023.

Andrew Stanton of USA set a record for pulling the heaviest weight with his eye sockets on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy. He pulled a weight of 2,413 kg (5,319.75 lb), as confirmed on May 30, 2023.

Nicolás Pedro Villarreal and Red Clover Studios both of Argentina, set a record for winning the maximum awards by a short film. The short film ON/OFF (2020) that depicts the rise of technology and impact of social media on people’s day-to-day lives, won 1,125 awards, as confirmed on May 30, 2023.

Miki Nakamasu of Japan set a record of maintaining a human flag for the maximum time in Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan. She maintained it for 36 seconds and 80 milliseconds, as confirmed on May 29, 2023.

The Ar Roihan Foundation and madrasas of Indonesia, set a record for organising kita can exercises with maximum participation. A total of 220 specially-abled children from various inclusive madrasas of the Malang and Pasuruan areas of Indonesia performed the kita can exercises in commemoration of International Disability Day, as confirmed on May 9, 2023.

Dan Feyer of the USA set a record for the maximum wins of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He won the tournament nine times in 2010 – 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2023. Winning a grand prize of $7,000, his most recent victory saw him overcome a record field of 774 competitors at the Stamford Marriott Hotel in Connecticut, USA, as confirmed on May 30, 2023.