There are countless unique and strange stories around the world, many of which have set one-of-a-kind records.
Top 15 Unique Records in the World
- 1. The First Recorded Birth of 9 Babies
- 2. The Strangest Diet
- 3. The Heaviest Twins
- 4. The Fastest Blindfolded Motorcycle Driver
- 5. The Longest Human Legs
- 6. The Most Times Struck by Lightning and Survived
- 7. The Most Watches Eaten
- 8. The Longest Time Stuck in an Elevator
- 9. The Longest Noodle
- 10. The Heaviest Weight Lifted by a Beard
- 11. The Fastest Typist Using the Nose
- 12. The Longest Continuous Walk
- 13. The Fuzziest Family
- 14. The Longest Tongue
- 15. The Most Expensive Man-Made Object
1. The First Recorded Birth of 9 Babies
Halima Cisse with her husband and 9 children. (Photo: Daily Mail).
In 2021, Halima Cisse from Mali gave birth to 9 babies at the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca, Morocco. All 9 children survived, setting a world record.
2. The Strangest Diet
Photo: Guinness World Records
Michel Lotito from France consumed metal and glass throughout his life, starting in 1959. Doctors X-rayed Lotito’s stomach and described his ability to ingest 900 grams of metal daily as unique.
From 1966 onwards, Lotito consumed 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carts, 7 televisions, 6 chandeliers, 2 beds, a pair of skis, a Cessna light aircraft, and a computer.
Lotito passed away from natural causes on June 25, 2007.
3. The Heaviest Twins
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In 1978, Billy Leon McCrary, weighing 337 kg, and his twin brother Benny Lloyd, weighing 328 kg, were confirmed as the heaviest twins in the world. Each had a waist measurement of 2.13 m.
Both had normal sizes until the age of 6 and later died from heart failure.
4. The Fastest Blindfolded Motorcycle Driver
In 2003, Billy Baxter from England reached a speed of 265.33 km/h while riding a 1,200 cc Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle blindfolded.
5. The Longest Human Legs
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The longest legs in the world belong to Maci Currin from the United States, measuring 135.267 cm (left leg) and 134.3 cm (right leg).
This record was set in 2020.
6. The Most Times Struck by Lightning and Survived
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Former ranger Roy C. Sullivan from Virginia, USA, was struck by lightning 7 times but survived.
The first lightning strike occurred in 1942 (causing him to lose a toenail). The other six strikes happened in 1969 (lost an eyebrow), 1970 (left shoulder burned), 1972 (hair burned), 1973 (hair burned and leg burned), 1976 (ankle injury), and 1977 (chest and stomach burns).
He passed away in September 1983.
7. The Most Watches Eaten
In 1998, Kim Seung-do from Seoul, South Korea, ate 5 watches (excluding the straps) in 1 hour and 34 minutes. Mr. Kim consumed up to 600 grams of metal daily and is estimated to have eaten around 4 tons of metal throughout his life.
8. The Longest Time Stuck in an Elevator
The record is held by Kively Papajohn from Limassol, Cyprus. At 76 years old, Kively was stuck in her apartment building’s elevator for 6 days, from December 28, 1987, to January 2, 1988. She survived on the fruit, vegetables, and bread in her shopping bag.
9. The Longest Noodle
Photo: Guinness World Records
The longest noodle in the world: 3,084 km – belongs to Xiangnian Food Company (China). The record was set on October 28, 2017.
10. The Heaviest Weight Lifted by a Beard
Photo: The Hindu
In 2013, Antanas Kontrimas from Lithuania used his beard to lift a weight of 63.8 kg.
11. The Fastest Typist Using the Nose
Photo: Pop Nerd
In 2017, Davinder Singh from India typed a 103-character text using his nose in 40.19 seconds. To set this record, he typed the following sentence: “The Guinness World Records challenged me to type this sentence with my nose in the fastest time.”
12. The Longest Continuous Walk
Photo: Wikipedia
From December 1969 to April 2013, Arthur Blessitt from Florida, USA, walked a total of 64,752 km.
He visited all 7 continents, including Antarctica, traversed 321 countries, island groups, and territories while carrying a 3.7 m wooden cross and preaching the Bible throughout his journey.
13. The Fuzziest Family
Photo: Opera News
Victor Gomez, Gabriel Ramos Gomez, Luisa Lilia De Lira Aceves, and Jesus Manuel Fajardo Aceves (all from Mexico) are four members of a family of 19 spanning 5 generations, suffering from a rare condition known as “congenital generalized hypertrichosis.” The women are covered with a light to medium layer of hair, while the men have thick hair covering about 98% of their bodies, excluding their hands and feet.
14. The Longest Tongue
Photo: Guinness World Records
The longest tongue in the world – 10.1 cm – belongs to Nick Stoeberl from the United States. This record was set in 2012.
15. The Most Expensive Man-Made Object
The most expensive man-made object to date is the International Space Station (ISS), with an estimated construction and maintenance cost of $150 billion.
