The World’s Strangest Records: 24 Weird Guinness World Records

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The most unusual, silly & strange records ever set

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1 Longest mustache

2 Stretchiest skin

3 Longest tattoo session

4 Longest fingernails

5 Most Big Macs eaten

6 Farthest milk squirting distance

7 Most piercings

8 Heaviest train pulled by a beard

9 Most spoons balanced on the body

10 Hairiest family

11 Loudest burp

12 Highest car bungee jump

13 Most eggs crushed with head

14 Fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head blindfolded

15 Largest gathering of people dressed as Superman

16 Farthest distance to blow a pea

17 Longest tongue

18 Largest collection of rubber ducks

19 Farthest tightrope walk in heels

20 Most pizza boxes folded in a minute

21 Heaviest weight lifted by eye sockets

22 Longest human mattress domino fall

23 Largest collection of rubber stamps

24 Heaviest onion

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Co-authored by Drew Basile and Aly Rusciano

Last Updated: November 20, 2025 Fact Checked

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Did you know that there are over 65,000 active Guinness World Records? A lot of these records are based on outstanding athletic ability, but the majority of them are a bit unusual and (we’ll admit) downright bizarre. We combed through the records to bring you the wackiest and weirdest world records out there. From the longest fingernails to the largest collection of rubber ducks, these strange records will make you cringe and gasp!

The Weirdest Guinness World Records

• Longest mustache: Paul Slosar’s mustache is 63.5 centimetres (25.0 in).
• Stretchiest skin: Garry Turner’s skin can stretch 15.8 centimetres (6.2 in).
• Hairiest family: The Ramos Gomez family is the hairiest family in the world.
• Longest tongue: Nick Stoeberl’s tongue is 10.1 cm (3.97 in) long.

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Longest mustache

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   The longest mustache on a living male person is 63.5 centimetres (25.0 in). Paul Slosar from Summerville, South Carolina, made this record on November 12, 2022, during the US National Beard and Mustache Championship.
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Stretchiest skin

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   Garry Turner from the United Kingdom holds the Guinness World Record for stretchiest skin. On October 29, 1999, in Los Angeles, Turner proved that he could stretch his skin to a distended length of 15.8 centimetres (6.2 in). Turner’s skin is extremely elastic due to the medical condition Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which is a connective tissue disorder.

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Longest tattoo session

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   The longest tattoo session in the world happened in Italy on August 7, 2022, when Giovanni Vassallo tattooed multiple people consecutively for 61 hours and 31 minutes. The attempt began at 10 AM on August 5th and finished at 11:37 PM on August 7th.
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Longest fingernails

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   Diana Armstrong holds the world record for the longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female). From Minneapolis, Armstrong’s nails measure at 1,306.58 cm (42 ft 10.4 in)—they haven’t been trimmed since 1997!

   • Lưu Công Huyền has the world’s longest fingernails on a pair of hands (male), measuring at 594.45 cm (19 ft 6 in).

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Most Big Macs eaten

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   The Guinness World Record for the most Big Mac burgers eaten in a lifetime goes to Donald Gorske. In Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as of March 15, 2025, Gorske has consumed 35,000 Big Macs. Gorske went so far as to keep Bic Macs in his freezer, so he never missed a meal.
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Farthest milk squirting distance

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   In September 2004, Ilker Yilmaz of Turkey made Guinness World Record history by squirting milk from his eye. Launching the milk a distance of 279.5 cm (9 ft 2 in), Yilmaz solidified the record.

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Most piercings

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   The world record for the most piercings in a lifetime (female) goes to Elaine Davidson of Brazil. On May 16, 2003, Davidson was recorded to have 4,225 total piercings, with over 190 piercings on her face.
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Heaviest train pulled by a beard

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   Yes, you read that right—pulling a train with a beard is a real world record! On November 15, 2001, Ismael Rivas Falcon pulled a 2,753.1 kg (6,069 lb) train over a distance of 10 m (32.8 ft) with only his beard.

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Most spoons balanced on the body

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   On January 23, 2025, Abolfazl Saber Mokhtari from Iran balanced a total of 96 spoons on his body, setting a world record. His previous record was 88 spoons in 2023.
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Hairiest family

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   While it may seem bizarre, this is a real Guinness World Record! The Ramos Gomez family was deemed the hairiest family in the world on February 1, 2000. This family of four has a rare condition called Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis, which causes excessive hair growth on the face and torso.

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Loudest burp

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   Believe it or not, the loudest burp world record is one of the most competitive records to date! But no one can beat Kimberly “Kimycola” Winter’s belch. Set in 2023, Winter’s burp is 107.3 decibels loud. This belch surpassed the previous 2009 and 2021 records.
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Highest car bungee jump

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   The record for the highest car bungee jump was set on August 12, 2024, in France. Nissan France made history with a 64 m (213 ft 3 in) jump. The attempt occurred in an urban area with high buildings outside of Paris.

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Most eggs crushed with head

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   On July 7, 2012, the record for the most eggs crushed with the head in one minute was attempted by Scott Damerow from Los Angeles. In one minute, Damerow was able to crush 142 eggs with only his head.

   • Previously, Tijl Beckand of the Netherlands set the record for the most eggs crushed with the head in 30 seconds on June 8, 2011, crushing 70 eggs total.
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Fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head blindfolded

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   Lim Kai Yi of Malaysia became the world record holder for being the fastest at assembling a Mr. Potato Head blindfolded on November 29, 2024. It took Yi 9.27 seconds to assemble the toy.

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Largest gathering of people dressed as Superman

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   In Lowther Deer Park in Cumbria, United Kingdom, 867 people got together dressed as Superman to create this world record. The gathering happened on July 27, 2013, and took place at the Kendal Calling Festival to help raise awareness for the charity Help for Heroes.
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Farthest distance to blow a pea

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   Yes, you read that correctly—this is a real world record! On October 8, 2022, David Rush of Boise, Idaho, set the record for the farthest distance to blow a pea. The pea traveled a distance of 25.89 m (84 ft 11 in), beating Rush’s previous winning blow.

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Longest tongue

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   Nick Stoeberl of Salinas, California, holds the Guinness World Record for the longest tongue (male). Measuring at 10.1 cm (3.97 in), Stoeberl’s tongue is so long that it can hold 5 ringed doughnuts.
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Largest collection of rubber ducks

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   Charlotte Lee from the United States has the largest collection of rubber ducks in the world. With 5,631 ducks in her collection, she secured the Guinness World Record on April 10, 2011.

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Farthest tightrope walk in heels

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   In May 2022, Ariana Wunderle of Westminster, Vermont, made world record history by walking the farthest on a tightrope in high heels. Wunderle walked 194.983 m (639 ft 7 in) to secure the title. She had been training for the record since 2018.
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Most pizza boxes folded in a minute

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   On October 13, 2020, Randy DeGregorio of Manalapan Township, New Jersey, set a new Guinness World Record. DeGregorio folded a total of 18 pizza boxes in one minute.

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Heaviest weight lifted by eye sockets

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   Manjit Singh of the United Kingdom made history by lifting the heaviest weight with only his eye sockets. Singh lifted 16.2 kg (35.71 lb) of weight made up of 12 editions of the Guinness World Records Book.

   • Similarly, the heaviest weight pulled with the eye sockets was achieved by Andrew Stanton of the United States in Italy. Stanchion pulled 2,413 kg (5,319.75 lb) on February 3, 2023.
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Longest human mattress domino fall

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   Yes, this was a real thing! On October 22, 2023, the Multiflex RNC Philippines, Inc. - Uratex assembled a human mattress domino line with 2,355 people. The attempt helped celebrate the 55th anniversary of Uratex.

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Largest collection of rubber stamps

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   James Burton of the United Kingdom holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of rubber stamps. With 1,251 stamps in his collection, Burton set the record in August 2001. Since then, Burton has scaled down his collection, keeping just around 500 of his rarest stamps.
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Heaviest onion

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   The heaviest onion in the world weighs 8.97 kg (19 lb 12.4 oz). Grown in the United Kingdom by Gareth Griffin, this onion was judged and assessed by the National Vegetable Society on September 15, 2023, and was granted the title.

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