Thousands of people have gone to extreme measures to go down in history and some of them have achieved something extraordinary
From colossal cats to gigantic golf tees and leaping llamas, this year’s Guinness World Record holders are as impressive as ever.Thousands of people have gone to extreme lengths to go down in history.
But the new Guinness World Records book, out today, takes being the best to a whole new level – from the ultimate burning man to the planet’s youngest bearded lady.
Here, we look at the inspiring, wacky and terrifying achievements of those who aren’t not afraid to aim high.
Leaping llamas
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Leaping llama Caspa has jumped into the record books |
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Owner Sue Williams gave him a turn after she saw him watching her dogs practise on her farm |
Owner Sue Williams gave him a turn
after she saw him watching her dogs practise on her farm in Porthmadog, Gwynedd.
She says: “He turned out to be a real diva.”
Longest cat
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Ludo - Longest Cat |
Longest tailed dog
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Keon - Longest Tail On A Dog |
Tallest dog
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Lizzy - Tallest Female Dog |
The little town that thought big
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Largest Golf Tee |
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61ft Pitchfolk |
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Casey - Largest Rocking Chair |
Businessman Jim Bolin, 61, decided Casey, Illinois, needed a big attraction to bring in the tourists.
So he decided to build eight of them, including a 61ft-long pitchfork, a 56ft-high rocking chair and a 30ft 9in golf tee .
They are fully functional, not models, landing Jim the record for the largest of each.
He says: “It’s acknowledgement of all the hard work so many people put in.”
Sounds like it was no small feat.
Longest body burn
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Longest duration full-body burn |
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Longest distance pulled by a horse - full body burn |
The 36-year-old Austrian, who was a stuntman on 2015 surfing movie Point Break, has bagged three new titles – longest time set alight (5mins 41secs), longest distance dragged by a horse while alight (1,640ft) and longest distance dragged by a vehicle while alight (1,909ft).
Youngest bearded lady
Anti-bullying campaigner Harnaam Kaur, meanwhile, is 24 years and 282 days old, and from Slough, Berks.![]() |
Harnaam Kaur - Youngest bearded lady |
Most tattooed pensioner
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Charlotte Guttenberg - Most Tattooed Senior Citizen |
Nabbing the title of most tattooed female pensioner, her markings now cover 91.5% of her body.
Big mouth strikes again
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Bernd Schmidt is the world record holder for the largest gape |
Bernd Schmidt, from Wendlingen, Germany, has a gape of a staggering 8.8 centimetres (3.5 inches).
He beat previous record holder JJ Bittner, from America, by just four millimetres.
Biggest clogs
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These gigantic clogs are based in Casey, Illinois |
These clogs, the largest in the world, are 11ft 5ins long, 5ft 10ins wide and 4ft 10ins tall.
They are based in the town of Casey in Illinois, US.
Most rebound touches in 30 seconds
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John Farnworth boasts the most full volley rebound touches in 30 seconds |
John Farnworth, from Lancashire, holds the title for the most full volley rebound touches in 30 seconds - at 28.
The 30-year-old also holds several other football-related records.
Ice cream scoop coup
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Dimitri Panciera, from Italy, is a pro at balancing ice cream scoops on a cone |
Dimitri Panciera, from Italy, broke his own world record by balancing an astonishing 121 scoops of ice cream on a cone.
His previous record was 109.
Guinness World Records 2017 is now available, priced at £20.
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