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Every State Has Set A Guinness World Record-- Here's Yours

Every State Has Set A Guinness World Record-- Here&#x27;s Yours

On November 30th, 1954 this record was obtained by Ann Hodges of Sylacauga, **Alabama**. She only sustained some bruises, but made history!

First person injured by a meteorite.

As of May 2007, Edward Martin Sr. has held the largest collection of four-leaf clovers with 111,060. He resides in Cooper Landing, **Alaska**.

Largest collection of four-leaf clovers.

Scooter Christensen of the Harlem Globetrotters spun a basketball on his nose for 7.7 seconds in Phoenix, **Arizona** in 2015.

Longest duration spinning a basketball on the nose.

Ron Sherman of Little Rock, **Arkansas** specializes in home improvement commercials and has produced 3,503 as of 2016.

Most TV commercials produced by an individual.

In 2016, the record for most high-fives in one minute was set at 290 in San Diego, **California**.

Most high-fives in one minute.

Organized by the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund in Denver, **Colorado**, this record was broken in 2009 and involved 1,061 people.

Largest gathering of people dressed as Gorillas.

The world's longest friendship bracelet is 2,166 ft 11.16 in (660.48 m) and was made in 2016 by the Benchmark Senior Living residents of Ridgefield, **Connecticut** with the intention of raising Alzheimer's awareness.

Longest friendship bracelet.

Thomas Stoddard set this record in Wilmington, **Delaware** in 2006 after working for the Speakman Company for 80 years.

Longest career in the same company.

Tina Ackles must have been one popular lady, because she had 168 bridesmaids at her 2015 wedding, which was held at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa in **Florida**.

Most bridesmaids to one bride.

In 2015, Brad Ladner of Roswell, **Georgia** won the record with 8,226 different Batman-related items, which he has been collecting since 1988.

Largest collection of Batman memorabilia.

Brett and Jennifer Griswold, dance instructors in Honolulu, **Hawaii**, performed the Argentine Tango for 38 hours and 30 minutes in 2014 with the intention of raising money for the National Federation of the Blind.

Longest dance marathon by a pair.

In 2017, David Rush completed this record at 16 minutes and 13 seconds in Boise, **Idaho** with the hope of promoting STEM eduation.

Longest time to balance a hula hoop on the head while swimming.

Matt Bray of Naperville, **Illinois** beat his own record in 2015 when he sat on 54 whoopee cushions in 30 seconds. His previous record was 37.

Most whoopee cushions sat on in 30 seconds.

In 2013, Mayfair Games set the record when 922 people in Indianapolis, **Indiana** played one continuous expansion board at Gen Con Indy.

Most people playing _Settlers of Catan_ simultaneously.

In 2013, David Scott aka The Midnight Swinger performed stand-up at the Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque, **Iowa** for 40 hours and 8 minutes.

Longest stand-up comedy show by an individual.

In 2012, Centerplate at University of **Kansas** made a serving of nachos that weighed 4,689 lb (2,126.89 kg).

Largest serving of nachos.

In 2013, 1,463 people in Lexington, **Kentucky** participated in the same game of Secret Santa, which was set up by Lexington Catholic High School.

Largest Secret Santa game in a single location.

In 2005, Michael Smith set the record in Prairieville, **Louisiana** with Alley the alligator, which was made with over 3 million toothpicks.

Largest toothpick sculpture

Built in 2008, Olympia the snow-woman was 122 ft 1 in (37.21 m) tall and made up of 13 million pounds of snow. She took a month to build in Bethel, **Maine** and was only a few feet shorter than the Statue of Liberty

The world's tallest snowman.

Produced by Musselman's Apple Sauce in **Baltimore**, Maryland, the largest bowl weighed a whopping 716 lb (324.8 kg) and set the record in 2013.

Largest bowl of apple sauce

In 2017, Conor Murphy set the record at the Reebok International Headquarters in Boston, **Massachusetts**. In one minute, he smashed 30 pumpkins.

Most pumpkins smashed in one minute.

Made in 2005, this giant sammy was made by Wild Woody’s Chill and Grill in Roseville, **Michigan**. It weighed 5,440 lb (2,467.5 kg) and was 12 ft (3.6 m) long and wide.

The world's largest sandwich.

Grown in Otsego, **Minnesota** by Christopher Qualley, the carrot weighs 22.44 lb (10.17 kg) and earned its Guinness spot in 2017.

The world's heaviest carrot.

In 2015, the **Mississippi** State University Student Association gathered 5,748 people at a a football pep rally to set the cowbell-ringing record.

Most people ringing cowbells simultaneously.

In 2015, 14-year-old Tyler Wright set the record in St Louis, **Missouri** with his afro that reached 10 in (25.4 cm) in height, 9 in (22.9 cm) in width and 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm) in circumference.

The world's largest afro (male).

As of 2013, Louis Armentaro announced the Livingston Rodeo Parade in **Montana** for 65 years!

Longest career as a rodeo parade announcer

In 2008, the tallest mohawk was recorded on the head of Eric Hahn in Omaha, **Nebraska** and measured 27 in (68.58 cm).

World's tallest full mohawk.

In 2008, Aaron Fotheringham landed the first ever backflip in a wheelchair in Las Vegas, **Nevada**. He also holds the record for highest ramp jump by wheelchair.

First landed wheelchair backflip.

As of 2016, Funspot in Weirs Beach, **New Hampshire** holds the record for the largest games arcade. In addition to the 581 classic and new games, it also features a Classic Arcade Museum, which includes 250 more games.

The world's largest videogame arcade.

In 2014, 92-year-old Erna Kohane of Mount Arlington, **New Jersey** was recorded as the oldest person to grow a new tooth.

Oldest person to grow a new tooth.

Current resident of Albuquerque, **New Mexico**, Sunshine the bird was recorded as the oldest cockatiel in 2016.

The world's oldest cockatiel.

On September 14th, 1987 the Sunday edition of the _**New York** Times_ weighed more than 12 lb (5.4kg) and was made up of 1,612 pages.

The heaviest ever newspaper.

Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher were married for 86 years and 290 days, until his death in 2011. They were married in **North Carolina** in 1924.

The longest marriage.

Located along the Enchanted Highway between Gladstone and Regent, **North Dakota**, _Geese in Flight_ was sculpted by Gary Greff and and weighs 157,659 lb (71,512.91 kg).

The largest scrap-metal sculpture.

Mark McKinley has been collecting talking clocks in Amherst, **Ohio** since 1990. As of 2011, his collection reached 782.

The largest collection of talking clocks

In 2015, Benjamin Kannenberg and Benjamin Thompson, two friends from the University of **Oklahoma**, beat the record by hugging for 32 hr 32 min 32 sec .

Longest marathon hugging.

Believe it or not, Leslie Knope does not hold this record. As of 1948, the real smallest park is located in Portland, **Oregon** and is a circle of 24 in (60.96 cm) in diameter.

The world's smallest park.

In 2016, the world's largest Ouija board was built on top of the roof of the Grand Midway Hotel in Windber, **Pennsylvania**. It's 1,302.54 ft² (121.01 m²) and was made to further the hotel's haunted reputation.

The largest Ouija board.

Measuring at 32 ft 7 in (9.93 m) x 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) x 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m), the largest sock was completed in 2011 and was revealed at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, **Rhode Island**.

The world's largest sock.

Kenneth Huggins of Columbia, **South Carolina** began collecting toasters in 1995, and as of 2012, has gained 1,284 for his collection.

Largest collection of toasters

Mochi, a female St. Bernard, was adopted by the Rickerts of Sioux Falls, **South Dakota**. In 2016, her tongue was measured to be 7.31 in (18.58 cm) long.

The longest tongue on a dog.

In 2014, Chad Netherland beat the record in Nashville, **Tennessee** by escaping handcuffs while blindfolded in 2.42 seconds.

Fastest handcuff escape while blindfolded.

Dusty the cat of Bonham, **Texas** was born in 1935 and birthed 420 kittens in her lifetime, the last being born in 1952.

History's most prolific cat.

As of 2017, Cosmo the Cougar from Brigham Young University in Provo, **Utah** holds the record for giving 81 hugs in one minute. He also holds the record for most double high fives given by a mascot in one minute.

Most hugs given by a mascot in one minute.

In 2016, a grape was dropped 101 ft (30.78 m) from a hot air balloon into the mouth of Brent Fraser in Post Mills, **Vermont**.

Highest drop to catch a grape in the mouth.

In 2017, fifteen-year-old Patrick Ponce beat the Rubik's Cube record by solving it in 4.69 seconds at the Rally In The Valley competition in Middletown, **Virginia**.

Fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube.

In 1950, the world's tallest Christmas tree stood at 221 ft (67.36 m) and was displayed at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, **Washington**.

The tallest Christmas tree.

In 2011, Zachery George held six baseballs in his hand (palms down!) in Elkins, **West Virginia**.

Most baseballs held in the hand (palm down).

As of 2015, Deb Hoffmann of Waukesha, **Wisconsin** set the record with 13,213 Winnie the Pooh items. She has been collecting since she was two years old!

Largest collection of Winnie the Pooh memorabilia.

In 2015, the Cowboy Country Swing Club in Laramie, **Wyoming** organized a swing dance of 1,184 people.

The world's largest swing dance.

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Every State Has Set A Guinness World Record-- Here's Yours

Thanks for the knowledge, Guinness World Records!

Every State Has Set A Guinness World Record-- Here's Yours

Thanks for the knowledge, Guinness World Records!

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