Most straws stuffed in the mouth, Manoj Kumar Maharana. The 23-year-old from India crammed 459 drinking straws into his mouth at once. Photo: Guinness World Records
The world is full of record holders for some of the weirdest and craziest achievements by humans.
The 19 November is the day these record holders, past and present, are celebrated.
The Guinness World Book of Records is released every year with the latest marvellous achieved by people all over the world.
These records are categorised by themes such as engineering, food, astronomy and many others. To celebrate this day, here are some records that will probably be included in this year’s book of records:
The tallest high-top, Benny Harlem. This American has a hairstyle that is 52cm tall. Photo: Guinness World Records
The longest eyelash, You Jianxia. Her 12.40cm-long eyelashes got her this spot. Photo: Guinness World Records
Most Marmite eaten in one minute, André Ortolf. This German man ate 252g of Marmite, beating the previous record by 38g. Photo: Guinness World Records
The largest serving of guacamole, Mexico. This took 815 people, 25 200 avocados, 3 500 tomatoes, 3 000 lemons, 750 onions and 90 bundles of coriander were involved in achieving this to make almost 3kgs of guacamole. Photo: Guinness World Records
Most touches of a football with the soles in one minute (female), Indi Cowie. This 23-year-old set the record by tapping the ball 200 times without it touching the ground. Photo: Guinness World Records
The largest gathering of people dressed as sunflowers, China. Eight hundred and eighty-nine (889) people dressed in yellow and green costumes were needed to successfully break the record. Photo: Guinness World Records
The largest human image of a camera, Italy. This record was achieved by 1 454 people who were needed to get to this record, which was also part of Nikon’s birthday celebrations. Photo: Guinness World Records
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