10 Weird Guinness World Records You Didn’t Know Existed

May 10, 2023, 11:00 IST

Tanisha Rajput

Most tricks performed by a pig 

As weird as it reads, it is true. There’s a world Guinness Record for the most number of tricks performed by a pig. The record was achieved by Joy Bleeker and her owner Dawn Bleeker in the US in 2018. The pig performed 13 tricks in total. 

Largest hula hoop spun (female) 

The hula hoop was 17 feet long, and 0.25 inches in diameter, the record was set by Getti Kehayova in 2018. 

Largest guitar amplifier 

The 10 feet, 0.47 inches long x 8 feet, 1.24 inches tall x 4 feet, 3.18 inches wide amplifier of Full Sail University bagged the Guinness World Record for the largest guitar amplifier in 2017. 

Stretchiest skin 

Garry Turner due to a rare medical condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome can stretch the skin of his stomach to up to 6.25 inches. He holds the record since 1999. 

Spinning a basketball on a toothbrush for the longest 

Sandeep Singh Kaila from Canada did the most bizarre thing you could imagine. He spun a basketball on a toothbrush for 1 minute and 8.15 seconds and created a world record in 2019. 

Largest gathering of people dressed as Albert Einstein 

During a celebration of Science Week in 2018, 541 students from five schools in Australia set the record for the largest gathering while dressed up as legendary scientist Albert Einstein. 

Largest collection of rubber ducks 

Charlotte Lee began collecting rubber ducks in 1996 and as of now, she has over 5,600 ducks. 

Biggest pillow fight 

Attendees at a Christian evangelistic event set a record of 7,681 people having a pillow fight. The previous record was set at St. Paul Saints game in 2015 by 6,261 people. 

Farthest distance to blow a pea 

Germany’s Andre Ortolf puffed a pea to 24 feet 7.66 inches and set the record for blowing a pea that far. 

Fastest typing with nose 

Vinod Kumar Chaudhary from India’s New Delhi set the record for fastest typing with the nose. He set the record by typing 103 characters in 46.3 seconds.   

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