The longest walk ever taken place was by George Meegan. He walked from the bottom of South America to the top of North America. He took 41 million steps, wore out 12.5 pairs of shoes, and collected 8 world records.
In an effort to set the world record…
In an effort to set the world record for the longest drift, BMW used one M5 to refuel another M5 (5 times) by drifting alongside it.
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The first person ever to go over Niagara Falls…
The first person ever to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive was Annie Taylor on October 24, 1901. She hoped her feat would bring her fame and fortune but she died in poverty. 00
‘The Mountain’ actor from Game of Thrones beat…
‘The Mountain’ actor from Game of Thrones beat the 1,000-year-old world record for taking 5 steps with a 10-meter log that weighed 1,430 lb. 00
In 1958 two pilots flew an aircraft for more than two…
In 1958 two pilots flew an aircraft for more than two months without landing, refueling by matching speed with a truck driving down a road. Their record has not been broken. 00
In 2007 a man named Jeremy Harper counted to one million…
In 2007 a man named Jeremy Harper counted to one million. He did not leave his apartment or shave until he finished, and it was all broadcast live on a webcam. It took him 3 months. 00
In 1954 John Stapp strapped himself to a rocket sled, accelerated…
In 1954 John Stapp strapped himself to a rocket sled, accelerated to 632 MPH in 5 seconds, and then decelerated to 0 MPH in 1.4 seconds. He experienced 46.2 G’s. He went temporarily blind and experienced two black eyes from his eyeballs having been shot so far forward.
The fastest that humans have ever…
The fastest that humans have ever traveled on land is 760MPH (ThrustSSC), 317.59 mph on water. In the air, 4520MPH (X-15 Jet). And in space, 24,791MPH (Apollo 10 upon re-entry).
A teenager has won the world record for the most amount of times someone…
A teenager has won the world record for the most amount of times someone has kicked themselves in the head in one minute. Puskar Nepal smacked himself on his forehead 134 times in 60 seconds using an alternating foot technique.
The world record for fastest 1-mile run by a…
The world record for fastest 1-mile run by a 5-year-old is 6:33.