What's new in the 2017 Guinness Book of World Records

[Jaga Badmash]

MOST ICE CREAM SCOOPS BALANCED ON A CONE
The most ice cream scoops balanced on a cone is 121 and was achieved by Dimitri Panciera, in Forno di Zoldo, Italy, on Sept. 20, 2015.

ONGEST DOMESTIC CAT (LIVING)
The longest domestic cat is Ludo at 3 feet 10.59 inches (118.33 cm) long. He is owned by Kelsey Gill (Wakefield, UK). Measured on Oct. 6, 2015 in Wakefield, UK, Ludo is one of the oldest American breeds: a Maine Coon, named after the US state.

LARGEST ROCKING CHAIR
The largest rocking chair measures 56 feet, 1 inch (17.09 m) tall and 32 feet, 10 inches (9.99 m) wide and was created by Jim Bolin (USA) and verified in Casey, Illinois, USA on Oct. 20, 2015. The rocking chair is on display outside of Casey City Hall. The depth of each rocker is 32 feet (9.88 m.)

YOUNGEST FEMALE WITH A FULL BEARD
The youngest female with a full beard is Harnaam Kaur (UK, b. Nov. 29 1990). She was 24 years and 282 days old when she was confirmed to have a full beard, in Slough, UK, on Sept. 7, 2015.
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[Jaga Badmash]

HIGHEST JUMP BY A LLAMA
The highest bar jump cleared by a llama is 3 feet 8.5 inches (1.13 m) and was achieved by Caspa, owned by Sue Williams (UK) at Dogfest, in Arley Hall, Cheshire, UK, on June 14, 2015.

LONGEST MONSTER TRUCK
The longest monster truck was created by Brad and Jen Campbell (both USA) of Big Toyz Racing and is currently operated by Russ Mann (USA). The truck measured 32 feet (9.8 m) long at Last Stop in White Hills, Arizona, USA on July 10, 2014.

MOST TATTOOED SENIOR CITIZEN
The most tattooed female senior citizen is Charlotte Guttenberg (USA), who has covered 91.5% of her body with tattoos, as confirmed in Melbourne, Florida, USA, on June 3, 2015.

TALLEST DOG (FEMALE)
The tallest female dog living is Lizzy (USA), who measured 37.96 inches (96.41 cm) tall in Fort Myers, Florida, USA. Measured in Fort Myers, Florida, USA, on Nov. 14, 2014, Lizzy lives with her owner Greg Sample in Alva, Florida, USA and was 7 years old at the time of verification.
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LARGEST AFRO (MALE)
The largest male Afro is 10 inches (25.4 cm) in height, 9 inches (22.9 cm) in width and 5 feet 10 inches (177.8 cm) in circumference and belongs to Tyler Wright (USA). It was measured in St Louis, Missouri, USA, on June 19, 2015.

FIRST MEN ON THE MOON
Neil Alden Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 mission, became the first man to set foot on the Moon, on the Sea of Tranquillity, at 2:56 and 15 sec GMT on July 21, 1969 (22:56 and 15 sec EDT- Eastern Daylight Time- on July 20, 1969). He was followed out of the lunar module Eagle by Col. Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr, (pictured) USAF, while the command module Columbia piloted by Lt-Col. Michael Collins, USAF orbited above.

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FASTEST MONOWHEEL
The fastest speed achieved on a monowheel motorcycle is 61.18 mph (98.464 km/h), by the UK Monowheel Team and Kevin Scott (all UK), riding WarHorse, at Elvington Airfield, North Yorkshire, UK, on Sept. 20, 2015.

LONGEST DURATION FULL-BODY BURN (WITHOUT OXYGEN)
The longest duration full-body burn without oxygen is 5 minutes 41 seconds, achieved by Josef Tödtling at Salzburg Fire Department in Salzburg, Austria, on Nov. 23, 2013.

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[Jf Thunder]

did the last one survive?

 

[Jaga Badmash]

did the last one survive?

Probably yes since Guinness don't add suicide.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Bruce Springsteen's band just set a record a few days ago for the longest concert they've had in the US at just a little over 4 hours.

The Grateful Dead has probably also set records but unfortunately everybody is always too stoned to remember.