22 Crazy World Record Facts You Won't Belive

Published September 26, 2025

In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director Guinness Brewery, got into an argument with someone about the world's fastest game bird. When they couldn't find the answer in any book, Beaver had the idea of writing a book to solve pub arguments._[7]
The first edition of The Guinness Book of Records was published in 1955 and was meant to be a promotional giveaway for the pub. It immediately became a bestseller._[7]
Owls hold the record for the greatest head rotation of any animals. Some species can turn their heads 270 degrees in each direction._[2]

Wadlow needed leg braces when he walked, and he had little feeling in his legs and feet, but he never needed wheelchair. A faulty ankle brace caused an infection in his leg, which led to his death at the age of 22

The tallest man ever recorded was Robert Wadlow. Due to an enlarged pituitary gland, he grew 8 feet and 11.1 inches before he died at age 22._[2]
Diana Armstrong holds the record for the longest fingernails ever, at 42 feet and 10.2 inches._[2]
Charlotte Lee has the largest collection of rubber ducks in the world, at 5,631 as of 2011._[4]
Kamil Kulik holds the record by wearing the most socks on one foot: 134._[10]
The world's shortest living and mobile woman is Jyoti Amge who was born in India in 1993. She measures 62.8 cm (24.7 in)._[3]
Kim Goodman holds the record for the world's farthest eye pop. She can pop her eyeballs out about 12 mm (0.47 inches)._[3]
Devendra Suthara, man from India, holds the record for the most fingers and toes. He has 14 fingers and 14 toes._[3]
Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski hold the record for the largest bunny collection. Valued at $1.7 million, their collection has over 40, 550 items, including stuffed toys, jewelry, and more._[11]
Illinois is home to the world's largest popcorn ball. The employees at the Popcorn Factory in Lake Forest made a ball that weighed 3, 423 pounds._[11]
PuckerButt Pepper Company from South Carolina boasts the word's hottest chile pepper. The "Smokin Ed's Carolina Reaper" earned 1, 569 Scoville Heat Units._[11]

According to Garry, “I have always known that my skin was different - as a small child my uncles used to have fun showing their friends. Stretching doesnt hurt at all. However, other aspects of the syndrome are very painful, e.g. joints."

Gary Turner from the UK is able to stretch the skin of his stomach to a length of 15.9 cm (6.25 in) due to a rare medical condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome._[3]
The first-ever brick-paved road was constructed in Charleston, West Virginia in 1873. From there, it spread across the world._[11]
The oldest national park in the United States is Yellowstone National Park, which was established in 1872._[11]
A family in Mexico holds the record for the largest hairy family. Four family members have about 98% of their body covered in hair. They suffer from a rare condition of Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis (CGH)._[8]
Thomas Blackthorne (UK) holds the record for the heaviest weight lifted by the tongue at 28 lbs 10.5 oz (13 kg), which is comparable to the weight of a two-year-old boy._[6]
Kimberely Winter (USA) holds the record for the loudest burp by a female at 107.3 db (C-weighted). By comparison, a gas-powered chainsaw at close range is about 105 dB._[5]
Keon, an Irish wolfhound, holds the record for having the longest tail, at 30 inches._[9]
Franchesca the bunny holds the record for having the longest fur on a rabbit. Its fur measures 14.37 inches in length and is often mistaken for a Pekingese dog._[9]