Tag: Guinness World Record

  • Hey Swifties, can you guess Taylor Swift songs like Bilal does?

    Hey Swifties, can you guess Taylor Swift songs like Bilal does?

    Setting the bar a bit too high for all Swifties around the globe, Pakistani boy Bilal Ilyas Jhandir (20) has officially secured a place in the Guinness World Records for identifying the most songs sung by the superstar from their lyrics in just one minute. The self-proclaimed “die-hard fan” broke the previous record of 27 by naming an impressive 34 songs, reported

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    “I have been listening to Taylor Swift since my childhood. I have listened to each and every song of hers. I can identify almost any song of hers from the lyrics,” Bilal shared with Guinness World Records.

    To achieve the remarkable accomplishment, Bilal had to recognise Swift’s songs from their opening lyrics, read aloud without any accompanying music. Despite already being well-versed in the lyrics of all her songs, he dedicated 13 weeks to extensive preparation, even going so far as to recite them in his sleep.

    Bilal characterised his record-breaking attempt as “an easy task,” acknowledging, however, that the complexity increased as the lyrics were spoken aloud by a man, rather than being sung by Swift.

    Bilal had already broken three other world records earlier, including identifying the most animals from the sounds they make under one minute in 2021, and last year, identifying the most Justin Bieber songs from their lyrics in one minute.

    “This record is my favorite of all of them. Being called a ‘Certified Swiftie’ or ‘Officially Amazing Swiftie’ is such an incredible feeling,” the fan expressed, adding that he considers this accomplishment his chart-topper, reports The Express Tribune.

    Notably, Bilal, a college student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science, has been listening to the Red artist since the age of 13 and declared Folklore to be an “absolute masterpiece,” easily naming it as his favourite album.

  • ‘Zero chance of survival’: World’s most premature twins celebrate first birthday

    ‘Zero chance of survival’: World’s most premature twins celebrate first birthday

    A Canadian girl and boy, born over four months premature, celebrated their first birthday with a Guinness World Records (GWR) nod as the world’s most premature twins. The chances of the twins surviving were quite low.

    When Shakina Rajendram went into labour after just 21 weeks and five days – over four months early – she was told that she would lose the pregnancy and nothing could be done to save her twins.

    Her babies were “not viable,” doctors said. “Zero per cent chance of survival.”

    Adiah and Adrial Nadarajah were born on March 4, 2022 at the gestational age of 22 weeks, or 126 days early — breaking by one day the previous record set in 2018 by American twins.

    Most hospitals do not attempt to save babies born before 24-26 weeks.

    But these two are alive and kicking.

    A photo of the twins sitting on a couch next to their GWR framed certificate shows Adiah looking surprised with her mouth wide open, while her brother Adrial appears pensive.

  • Monday worst day of the week: Guinness World Record

    Monday worst day of the week: Guinness World Record

    According to Guinness World Records, Monday is the “worst day of the week”, verifying what most people feel about the first working day after the weekend.

    The Guinness World Records tweeted from its account, “We’re officially giving Monday the record of the worst day of the week.”

    More than 143 million copies of the Guinness Book of Records, now known as the Guinness World Records, have been sold. It is distributed in 100 different countries and is published in at least 22 different languages.

  • Stylist sets world record, gives haircut in just 47 seconds

    Stylist sets world record, gives haircut in just 47 seconds

    Konstantinos Koutoupis, a Greek hairstylist knows how to give a nice hairstyle and that too in less than a minute.

    Koutoupis has set a Guinness World Record for the fastest haircut in just 47 seconds.

    In a video that has now gone viral on social media, the hairstylist can be seen trimming a man’s hair in an utmost effortless way.

    He swiftly moves the trimmer on the model’s head with a comb to grip the hair in his other hand. The stylist stops and raises his hands right after the timer strikes the mark of 47 seconds.

    His name was then entered into the Guinness World Records after the judges measured the length of the hair to ensure that the work was completed properly.

    Guinness World Records tweeted the video with the message, “Need a quick trim? How about a 45-second trim?”

    Many netizens were amazed by the Greek hairstylist’s accuracy.

  • VIDEO: Brothers make Guinness World Record, climb 100 stairs balancing brother on head

    Two Vietnamese brothers reclaimed the Guinness World Record in 53 seconds when one of the brothers climbed 100 stairs while the other balanced on his head. This stunt was exhibited outside the Cathedral in Spain.

    Giang Quoc Nghiep interviewed with international media and said, “Today, we are feeling wonderful. We are feeling amazing because now we have climbed 100 steps within 53 seconds and I did not imagine in my mind…I hope everybody will remember this day.”

    While another brother, Giang Quoc Co said, “Some days ago, we were under stress because of everyday practice. The weather is very cold and we practise in the morning till night.., Five years ago, we climbed 90 steps within 52 seconds…I feel wonderful,” the other brother can be heard saying in the video.”

    The circus-performing brothers, Giang Quoc Co aged 37, and Giang Quoc Nghiep aged 32 also made the record earlier at the same venue in December 2016. At that time, they climbed 90 steps in 52 seconds.

    This year, they achieved a record of 100 steps in only 53 seconds. The management set up 10 additional steps to perform the stunt, as the Cathedral has 90 steps.

    In 2018, the world record set by the brothers in 2016 was reportedly broken by Peruvian acrobats Pablo Nonato Panduro and Joel Yaicate Saavedra with seven steps, 97.

    According to the Guinness World Records website, the duo in December 2018 also had set another record to ascend and descend stairs in the shortest time while one of the brothers was blindfolded on Italy’s TV channel, TV8.

  • Man sets Guinness World record of Helicopter spin

    A man made a Guinness World Record for the maximum helicopter spins at the same time as skysurfing. His video has gone viral, reports ARY News.

    Guinness’ website mentioned that KĒBĒ Keith Edward Snyder of the United States (US) attempted the record for the most helicopter spins while skysurfing on November 01, 2021, over the Pyramid, Egypt.

    The official website of Guinness mentioned that the US national, KĒBĒ Keith Edward Snyder, attempted the unique record for the most helicopter spins while skysurfing on November 01, 2021.

    This is not the first time for KĒBĒ to jump from a height of 13,500 feet, but this time he was focusing to set a world record. He attempted 160 spins to set the world record.

    Synder said, “I would like to challenge what is now my own record. I’ve already gotten a little bit faster. But I’d like to bring that speed up in the mid-body. I’d also like to investigate a little bit of the physics of it.”

    He said that he was widely inspired by the former skysurfing world Champion Rob Harris to set this milestone.

    When he first saw Rob Harris, he said as stated on the Guinness website, “He was smiling and in the background, there’s a video of him skysurfing. He was spinning so incredibly fast and smooth.”

    “What is that guy doing and what does he understand for him to be smiling? I wanted to understand that. And so my journey began.”

    Since the clip was uploaded on YouTube, it gained more than 60,000 views and the numbers keep increasing. Netizens are praising the feat.

  • Married 45 years with no child, 70-year-old woman gives birth

    Married 45 years with no child, 70-year-old woman gives birth

    A 70-year-old woman in Indian Gujarat has given birth to a baby boy after conceiving through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment.

    As per reports, Jivuben Valabhai does not have any ID to prove her age, but she said that she has seen 65-70 summers till now. The couple had been married for 45-years but could not have children.

    They approached Dr Naresh Bhanushali, who runs the Harsh IVF Centre in the area, after finding out about the procedure through relatives.

    “The couple came to me a year ago. Initially, we were reluctant to do this because of the woman’s age. But they were anxious to have a child, so we decided to go ahead,” Bhanushali told Anadolu Agency.

    “Her blood pressure was high and we had to deliver the child via C-section in the eighth month of the gestation period,” Dr Bhanushali added.

    “We had a team of doctors including a cardiologist, a physician on standby — anything could have gone wrong because of her age but she was fine and gave birth to a healthy baby.”

    The woman might get an entry into the Guinness book of world records for being the oldest woman to give birth to a healthy baby.

  • Video: 24-year-old declared world’s tallest woman alive

    Guinness World Records has declared a Turkish woman as the tallest female alive in the world, Khaleej Times reported.

    The 24-year-old woman, Rumeysa Gelgi, has been named as the tallest woman with the height of 7ft 0.7in (215.16cm).

    Guinness World Records awarded the title to Gelgi, who got her first recognition in 2014 when she was named the tallest teenager at the age of 17.

    Her tall physique was brought about by Weaver syndrome, an extremely rare condition, which causes faster growth, among other abnormalities including skeletal maturation.

    Aged 24, Gelgi has been re-measured and confirmed as the GWR title holder for the tallest woman alive.

    She said she felt “proud” and “unique”. Gelgi is mostly wheelchair-bound but can walk using a walker.

  • Pakistani girl makes the Guinness world record for donating most hair

    A Pakistani girl, Zahab Kamal Khan, has set a world record by donating her 5’1″ long hair. She donated her hair to a non-profit organisation.

    Zahab took to her Instagram to share the picture with the caption, “My Dad’s idea changed my life❤️ our 18 year dream finally coming true.”

    “Today i am a Guinness world record holder,” she added.

    Zahab further added, “Today I am very happy to be working with Children with hair loss and grateful to know that my hair is going to help

    Zahab, who is now 30, has been growing her hair for 17 years, ever since she was 13.

  • Larkana family of nine sets record for being born on same day

    Larkana family of nine sets record for being born on same day

    Larkana’s Amir Azad Mangi and his family have set up a world record for being born on the same day.

    As per reports, nine members of the family were born on August 1.

    The Guinness World Record has delivered a certificate to Mangi after recognising the record.

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    Nine members of the family include Mangi, his wife, and his children. The Larkana man also got married on the same date, i.e. August 1.

    An Indian family of five persons, who were born on the same day, holds the second position.