http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged world record en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 08:13:30 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/sommelier-breaks-world-record-by-balancing-51-glasses-on-one-hand/ One wrong breath - let alone move - and there would be an awful lot of sweeping up to do. This is Philip Osenton as he broke the world record for the number of wine glasses held on one hand. He went on to balance 51, far surpassing the previous record of 39. The 43-year-old British wine consultant, who works in Beijing, said he learnt his art when he was head sommelier at the Ritz and the Savoy in London. 'The carrying of glasses is a sommelier... ]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:38:39 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/sommelier-breaks-world-record-by-balancing-51-glasses-on-one-hand/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/98-year-old-message-in-bottle-sets-world-record/ It was scooped up from the sea after 98 years, and now officials say a message in a bottle discovered in Scotland has set a world record. Fisherman Andrew Leaper found the bottle-- released in 1914 -- in his nets in April while sailing east of the Shetland Islands, which lie off Scotland's northern coast. ]]> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:20:37 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/98-year-old-message-in-bottle-sets-world-record/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/bikini-parade-world-record-broken/ A Chinese city has broken the world record for the largest ever bikini parade. A total of 1,085 women, aged between four and 70, marched for more than a mile wearing bikinis in Huludao city, Liaoning Province. Some roller-skated, some performed belly dances and the younger participants danced their way through the parade. Officials from the Guiness World Records organisation attended the event and issued a certificate to confirm the new record. ... ]]> Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:52:31 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/bikini-parade-world-record-broken/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/doner-kebab-sets-new-guinness-world-record/ Officials confirmed that the gigantic meat mountain, weighing a whopping 1,198kg and measuring 2.5m, was a new world record on Tuesday. It took ten cooks to create the gut buster, which had to be held in place by a crane while it was officially measured. The hefty kebab smashed a previous record set in Australia in 2004, weighing almost double the size. Working from a special set of scaffolding, the collection of cooks later cut the meat feast up into... ]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:21:10 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/doner-kebab-sets-new-guinness-world-record/ http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/around-the-world-in-92-days-cyclist-smashes-guinness-world-record/ Cyclist Mike Hall has smashed the Guinness World Record for circumnavigation of the world by bicycle, taking just 92 days to complete the record-breaking journey. ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:46:45 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/around-the-world-in-92-days-cyclist-smashes-guinness-world-record/ http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/the-worlds-longest-kayak/ A US company is hoping to get into the Guinness Book of Records after creating a kayak more than 400ft long. LL Bean built the impressive 407ft 7ins long vessel - made out of 100 standard kayaks - to celebrate the firm's centenary. And, after six months of planning, 100 employees took to the kayak for its maiden voyage on a lake in Freeport, Maine. The team managed to paddle away from the jetty and make a successful tour around the stretch of water. ... ]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:57:35 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/the-worlds-longest-kayak/ http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/romania-wins-guinness-world-record-for-longest-bridal-train/ Romania takes the Guinness World Record for the longest wedding train after a model wearing the gown floated in a hot air baloon above downtown Bucharest. ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:08:28 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/romania-wins-guinness-world-record-for-longest-bridal-train/ http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/record-breaking-eight-metre-high-cake-baked-in-china-is-worlds-tallest/ More than 20 chefs in China worked around the clock to bake the world's tallest cake before it was devoured by over 3,000 hungry shoppers. ]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:41:16 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/record-breaking-eight-metre-high-cake-baked-in-china-is-worlds-tallest/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/giant-tuna-fish/ A fisherman is waiting to hear if he has reeled in a new world record after catching a whopping tuna fish in New Zealand. The Pacific bluefin weighed in at more than 335kg - and if approved by the International Game Fish Association it is the largest of its kind ever snapped up on a rod and reel. ]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:47:31 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/giant-tuna-fish/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/mattress-domino-world-record-shattered/ Eight hundred and fifty fluro-clad Americans have set a new world record for the longest human mattress domino chain. Hundreds of mattresses were meticulously aligned in a bid to beat the previous record set by 550 people in Kortemark, Belgium last year, according to Guinness World Records. It took several minutes for participants to topple their way into the record books on Tuesday 28 February. A Guinness representative was on-site to judge the event and pre... ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:30:12 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/mattress-domino-world-record-shattered/