Weird world records

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Cycling backward with a violin by Christian Adam. He managed to cycle 37 miles (60km) in five hours and nine minutes this way.

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Fastest talker.

In 1995, Canadian Sean Shannon recited Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy (260 words) in just 23.8 seconds.

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Longest attack of hiccups.

Charles Osborne, USA, started hiccoughing in 1922 while attempting to weigh a hog before slaughtering it. He was unable to find a cure, but led a normal life in which he had two wives and fathered eight children. He continued until a morning in February 1990.

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The most number of underpants put on in a minute and done in pairs of two. The number for this is just 17!

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The largest bubblegum bubble. Mere 20 inches (50cm) to rival!

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Most Smarties/M&Ms eaten in one minute while blindfolded. Lousy 22 to beat!

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Most socks put on in 30 seconds. You won’t believe this, but the number is just 28;

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Fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head. With the existing record of 5.43 seconds

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The heaviest twins.

In 1978, Billy Leon McCrary weighed at 53 st 1 lb (337 kg) and his brother, Benny Lloyd, weighed at 51 st 9 lb (328 kg), and each had waists measuring 2.13 m (84 in). They were both normal size until the age of 6.
Both died from heart failure.

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Fastest time to type to one million.

It took 16 years of hard work for Les Stewart of Australia to type from one to one million (in words).