Ravensburger Guinness World Records 2025
German, Guinness World Records Ltd., 2024
From giant toothbrushes to lightning puzzlers: the craziest Guinness Book records
4.10.2024
Translation: machine translated
To mark its 70th anniversary, Guinness World Records presents a completely revised edition full of records - from the fascinating to the bizarre to the completely absurd. With over 2100 entries, you can immerse yourself in the world of superlatives.
Thought you'd seen it all? Then the new Guinness World Records book will most likely prove you wrong. To mark the 70th anniversary, there are more than 2,000 records on over 250 pages: incredible natural wonders, record-breaking people, technical feats and sporting triumphs. However, many of the record entries are impressive simply because of their absurdity.
The Chinese Yang Binglin, who you can see in the picture above, has made it into the record book through his hobby: as the oldest gaming streamer in the world. Yang Binglin is an active Bilibili content creator who regularly publishes live streams and gaming videos on his site. He has more than 273,000 subscribers (as of 25 December 2023).
Of giant toothbrushes and lightning-fast puzzlers
Imagine brushing your teeth with a two-metre-long electric toothbrush. Impossible? Not for record-breaking Ruth Amos and Shawn Brown from the UK - because they have secured their entry in the Guinness Book with this crazy idea.
Source: Guinness World Records 2025
How about a bobby car that speeds along the road at 148 kilometres per hour? Marcel Paul from Germany has put this crazy idea into practice.
And if you think puzzles are boring, then you haven't seen Katharina Reiner and her team yet. They put together a 1000-piece puzzle in just one hour, 24 minutes and four seconds.
Young talents and animal records
Not only adults can become record holders. 15-year-old Cillian O'Connor from Ireland performed 28 magic tricks in one minute, while 9-year-old Ema Kawakami from Japan managed 13 backside 540-degree skateboard tricks in the same time.
Source: Guinness World Records 2025
A lot of animals have also made it into the record book. Bonnie and Simba, for example: the two dogs from the UK have set four new records together with their owner. Including as litter pickers: they threw 16 bottles into a recycling bin in one minute.
Would you like to set a record yourself?
Now you've got a taste for it and want to set your own record? Then you're not alone, many people do. More than 57,000 people have tried to get one of the coveted places in the book themselves this year. The opportunity to be part of this record hunt certainly has its appeal. For example, you could beat the world's largest squishmallow collection, which currently stands at 1523 of the little cuddly animal cushions. Or you could enjoy the largest iced latte, which would have to beat the current record of 1044.9 litres set in 2024.
Or you can sit back, relax and simply browse through the top achievements and absurdities of others.
And if you are more interested in the history of the Guinness World Records, you can read more about it here:
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