To celebrate Valentine’s Day, here are 14 interesting Guinness World Records related to the Day of Love that can help you unwind and find some joy.
1. Largest Chocolate Box
Produced by Thorntons & Russell studio in London, UK in 2008, the box measures approximately 5 meters tall, 3.4 meters wide, and 1 meter deep.
2. Largest Artificial Flower Made from 41,249 Flowers
This flower required 20 people and 6 hours to create, and the record was set at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore on May 12, 2017.
3. Spiciest Kiss
Carly Waddell and Evan Bass ate a spicy pepper called Habanero and attempted to kiss for 41 seconds, setting the record during the reality show “Bachelor in Paradise” in 2016.
4. Largest Teddy Bear
This teddy bear was made by organizations in Mexico to celebrate Children’s Day in the country on April 28, 2019. The plush toy is over 19 meters long and weighs around 4 tons.
5. Largest Chocolate Bar with Nuts
This chocolate bar weighs nearly 2,700 kg and was created by members of Reese’s Take 5 in Hershey, Pennsylvania on January 31, 2020.
6. Couple with the Most “Wife Carrying” Championships
“Wife carrying” is a fun competition that dates back to the 19th century, where men carry their female partners through a 250-meter obstacle course. Taisto Miettinen and his wife Kristiina Haapanen hold the record for the most world championships, with 6 wins.
7. Shortest Couple
With a combined height of about 1.8 meters, Brazilian couple Paulo Gabriel da Silva and Katyucia Hoshino are recognized as the shortest couple in the world, having married on September 17, 2016.
8. Most Bouquets Caught
From 1996 to 2016, Jamie Jackson from Utah caught 50 bouquets thrown by brides, earning her the nickname “Bouquet Slayer.”
9. Longest Paper Heart Chain
A meaningful initiative by volunteers from the British Heart Foundation to raise funds for heart disease research created the world’s longest paper heart chain, featuring 17,939 hearts, each inscribed with meaningful messages.
10. Most Couples Dancing Together
On November 3, 2019, 844 people formed 422 pairs to dance to the song “El Merengón.”
11. Longest Marriage
The American couple Herbert Fisher, born June 10, 1905, and Zelmyra Fisher, born December 10, 1907, got married on May 13, 1942, in North Carolina, USA. Their marriage is recognized as the longest in the world, lasting 86 years until Zelmyra Fisher passed away on September 16, 2011. They had five children together.
12. Longest Kiss
58 hours, 35 minutes, and 58 seconds is the world record for the longest kiss, set by Ekkachai Tiranarat and Laksana Tiranarat from Thailand in Pattaya, Thailand, on February 12, 2013.
Nine couples participated in this annual competition, including one couple aged 70. However, the record was held by Ekkachai Tiranarat and Laksana Tiranarat, who won a cash prize, two diamond rings, and the Guinness World Record title.
13. Largest Painting Made of Kisses
The lip painting was created from 13,316 kisses by NIVEA Brazil on June 12, 2012, at Pinheiros Station, São Paulo, Brazil. The artist collected different kisses on paper and then pasted them together on a wall covering 18 square meters.
14. Largest Underwater Wedding
The wedding of Polish couple Ewa Staronska and Pawel Burkowski took place in Koparki, Jaworzno, Poland, on July 27, 2011, and remains the largest underwater wedding with 303 divers participating.
