World Records Facts

The oldest known individual animal was 'Ming' the ocean quahog clam, who lived for 507 years before being discovered off the coast of Iceland in 2006.

The MGM Grand Hotel of Las Vegas washes 15,000 pillowcases per day!

The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.

The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.

The world's oldest crow was 59 years old. Its name was Tataji.

The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.

Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.

Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.

The first person to go over Niagara falls was Annie Edson-Taylor. She made the trip in a wooden barrel and survived!

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!

The most expensive cow in the world was sold $1.3 million.

Thomas Edison held 1,093 U.S. patents during his lifetime—more than any other inventor until 2003!

The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.

The most common first name in the world for males is Muhammad (and its various spellings)!

Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!

Every three seconds, a new baby is born.

The largest box of chocolates weighed 1,690 kg (3,725 lbs) and was created by Thorntons and Russell Beck Studios in London, UK on April 2, 2008. This record stood for 15 years until Russell Stover created a 5,616 lb box in 2023.

The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.

The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats!

The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — a 45-letter term that was deliberately invented to hold that very title!

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.

The most push-ups ever performed in one day was 46,001 by Charles Servizio.

The longest place name in Europe is llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantsiliogogogoch in Wales.