Strange But True - Asia Book of Records https://www.asiabookofrecords.com ABR Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:43:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-Site-Icons-1-32x32.jpg Strange But True - Asia Book of Records https://www.asiabookofrecords.com 32 32 Fastest 0-100 km/h acceleration by a sports car on a salt-lake https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/fastest-0-100-km-h-acceleration-by-a-sports-car-on-a-salt-lake/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:43:51 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=21110 JSW MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd. set a record for achieving the fastest 0-100 km/h acceleration on a salt-lake through their sports car, the MG Cyberster. The sports car achieved 0-100 hm/h acceleration in just 3.2 seconds on December 18, 2024 at the Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan. It is the world’s leading MG roadster, [...]

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]]> JSW MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd. set a record for achieving the fastest 0-100 km/h acceleration on a salt-lake through their sports car, the MG Cyberster. The sports car achieved 0-100 hm/h acceleration in just 3.2 seconds on December 18, 2024 at the Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan. It is the world’s leading MG roadster, which has 510 PS power and 725 NM torque, as confirmed on December 25, 2024.

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]]> Fastest to Complete Marathon by a Blind Individual Without Touch https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/fastest-to-complete-marathon-by-a-blind-individual-without-touch/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:35:12 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=20906 Mohammad Asif Iqbal (born on November 29, 1976) of Kolkata, West Bengal, set a record for being the fastest to complete a marathon by a blind individual without touch. He completed the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025 (42 km) in 6 hours, 54 minutes and 3 seconds without taking any physical support from anyone despite having [...]

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]]> Mohammad Asif Iqbal (born on November 29, 1976) of Kolkata, West Bengal, set a record for being the fastest to complete a marathon by a blind individual without touch. He completed the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025 (42 km) in 6 hours, 54 minutes and 3 seconds without taking any physical support from anyone despite having 100% vision impairment. He accomplished this feat by relying solely on his inner strength and instincts, which shows the indomitable spirit of the human will, as confirmed on January 19, 2025.

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]]> Oldest central legislative assembly Urdu voter list held by an individual https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/oldest-central-legislative-assembly-urdu-voter-list-held-by-an-individual/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:01:41 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=19718 MD Nasim Raza Khan (born on July 24, 1987) of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for having the oldest pre-independence central legislative assembly Urdu voter list. He has in his possession a 118-year-old central legislative assembly Urdu voter list (Tehsil – Zamania, District – Ghazipur) on paper (measuring 50.5 cm in length x 33 [...]

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]]> MD Nasim Raza Khan (born on July 24, 1987) of Uttar Pradesh, India, set a record for having the oldest pre-independence central legislative assembly Urdu voter list. He has in his possession a 118-year-old central legislative assembly Urdu voter list (Tehsil – Zamania, District – Ghazipur) on paper (measuring 50.5 cm in length x 33 cm in width) pertaining to the years 1906-07 AD to 1945, as confirmed on May 20, 2024.

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]]> Longest hair in the world https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/longest-hair-in-the-world/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:32:38 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=19606 Smita Srivastava of Uttar Pradesh, India, holds the record for having the longest hair in the world. Her hair measures a whopping 236.22 cm (7 feet 9 inches) long and takes 3 hours in washing, drying, detangling, and styling, while standing on a bed, as confirmed on March 6, 2024.

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]]> Smita Srivastava of Uttar Pradesh, India, holds the record for having the longest hair in the world. Her hair measures a whopping 236.22 cm (7 feet 9 inches) long and takes 3 hours in washing, drying, detangling, and styling, while standing on a bed, as confirmed on March 6, 2024.

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]]> Oldest competitive cross-country female skier https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/oldest-competitive-cross-country-female-skier/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:16:57 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=19508 Katsumi Saeki (born on March 3, 1935) of Japan set the record for being the oldest competitive cross-country female skier in the 2023 Masters World Cup in Austria. Aged 88 years and 16 days, Katsumi was the only skier to enter the over-85 category. She completed the course in the 5 km classic-style event in [...]

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]]> Katsumi Saeki (born on March 3, 1935) of Japan set the record for being the oldest competitive cross-country female skier in the 2023 Masters World Cup in Austria. Aged 88 years and 16 days, Katsumi was the only skier to enter the over-85 category. She completed the course in the 5 km classic-style event in 26 minutes and 18 seconds, faster than one woman in the 81-85 age category, three women in the 76-80 category, and one woman in the 71-75 category, as confirmed on February 27, 2024.

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]]> Maximum teeth in a person’s mouth (female) https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/maximum-teeth-in-a-persons-mouth-female/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 06:41:50 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=19465 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> First person to establish a museum dedicated to displaying bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/first-person-to-establish-a-museum-dedicated-to-displaying-bombs-mines-and-unexploded-ordnance/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:29:49 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=19341 Aki Ra, a former member of the Khmer Rouge and a UN demining specialist, of Cambodia set a record for being the first person to establish a museum dedicated to displaying bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance in Indochina. He disarmed several mines in his home area and made a huge collection of the unexploded bombs, [...]

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]]> Aki Ra, a former member of the Khmer Rouge and a UN demining specialist, of Cambodia set a record for being the first person to establish a museum dedicated to displaying bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance in Indochina. He disarmed several mines in his home area and made a huge collection of the unexploded bombs, mines and ordnance which eventually turned into a museum, as confirmed on February 2, 2024.

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]]> Maximum times telekinesis performed by an individual in 30 seconds https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/maximum-times-telekinesis-performed-by-an-individual-in-30-seconds/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:47:42 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=18972 Vishnu Nadh K.V. (born on September 14, 1990) of Kerala, India, set a record for performing telekinesis the maximum number of times in 30 seconds. He performed telekinesis (the ability to move objects with the power of the mind) 11 times in 30 seconds, using a pair of spectacles, as confirmed on May 17, 2024.

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]]> Vishnu Nadh K.V. (born on September 14, 1990) of Kerala, India, set a record for performing telekinesis the maximum number of times in 30 seconds. He performed telekinesis (the ability to move objects with the power of the mind) 11 times in 30 seconds, using a pair of spectacles, as confirmed on May 17, 2024.

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]]> Maximum diabetic patients treated for reducing blood glucose levels instantly without drugs https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/maximum-diabetic-patients-treated-for-reducing-blood-glucose-levels-instantly-without-drugs/ Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:58 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=18426 Dr. L. Franklin Herbert Das of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for treating the maximum number of diabetic patients for reducing blood glucose levels instantly without drugs. He performed ‘Blood Glucose Reduction Therapy’ on 7 diabetic patients for instant blood glucose reduction without administering oral medicines at a camp organised by the Dean Foundation [...]

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]]> Dr. L. Franklin Herbert Das of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for treating the maximum number of diabetic patients for reducing blood glucose levels instantly without drugs. He performed ‘Blood Glucose Reduction Therapy’ on 7 diabetic patients for instant blood glucose reduction without administering oral medicines at a camp organised by the Dean Foundation (Kilpauk) and INO (Tamil Nadu) on February 2, 2024, as confirmed on March 30, 2024.

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]]> Maximum Births of Two Generations of a Family in The Same Hospital https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/maximum-births-of-two-generations-of-a-family-in-the-same-hospital/ Mon, 20 May 2024 09:41:48 +0000 https://www.asiabookofrecords.com/?p=18425 Patki Hospital, under the supervision of Dr. Satish Patki of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, set the record for the maximum births of two generations in a single hospital. A total of 432 babies born in the 1990s at Patki Hospital, now adults, returned to deliver their own babies, treated by Drs. Satish and Ujjwala Patki (199 [...]

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]]> Patki Hospital, under the supervision of Dr. Satish Patki of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, set the record for the maximum births of two generations in a single hospital. A total of 432 babies born in the 1990s at Patki Hospital, now adults, returned to deliver their own babies, treated by Drs. Satish and Ujjwala Patki (199 from the 1st generation, 233 from the 2nd). As a premier institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Infertility, Patki Hospital is hosting a family reunion at Hotel Sayaji, Kolhapur, confirmed on May 19, 2024.

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