THE Guinness World Records are known for shedding light on the most interesting, unique and even strange happenings in human nature around the world.
2024 was no exception.
Earlier this year we talked about a toddler who became the Youngest male artist in Guinness World Records after his paintings were featured in an exhibition at the Science and Technology Museum in Accra, Ghana. Ace-Liam painter Nana Sam Ankrah ended up selling nine of the 10 pieces he exhibited.
We shared stories about a 114-year-old man in Venezuela and a 112-year-old man in England who each, for a time, had the distinction of being the oldest man in the world, as well as George and Lori Schappellwho were the oldest conjoined twins in the world, according to Guinness.
Then there was the the heaviest blueberry in the worldwhich tipped the scales at 20.4 grams, almost 70 times more than an average wild blueberry. THE “giant cornflowerยป was grown in Australia and was about the size of a ping-pong ball.
Here’s a look at the weirdest Guinness World Records of 2024:
THE the largest chicken-shaped building. This feat is attributed to Ricardo Cano Gwapo Tan and occurred in the Philippines on September 8, 2024. The chicken measured 114 feet. The building represents a rooster and is a hotel within the Campuestohan Highland Resort.
THE the biggest recording marathon by several musical artists. On February 14, 2024, this feat was achieved by Idem Abasifreke and Beatisblaak Studio in Nigeria. It lasted 95 hours and 59 minutes.
THE the fastest 10 meters on a skateboard by a cat. This happened on April 4, 2024 and was carried out by Bao Zi in China. Time: 12.85 seconds.
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THE the largest exhibition of origami dolphins. It was July 10, 2024 and it happened in London. Iswarya Sundaralingam made 2,024 items in eight weeks, according to Guinness World Records. A nurse who worked in the ward where her mother was in a coma taught her how to make them.
THE biggest whistle archery championship. On September 29, 2024, 300 people broke this record in China. The championship, according to GWR, was won by the Linzhi Whistling Archery Association. This was one of several events held as part of the Linzhi Yarlung Zangbo River Ecological Cultural Tourism Festival 2024.