Biel, Switzerland – A monumental success was achieved on International Chess Day, when over 350 chess events took place worldwide, both online and on the board, with an astonishing 7,284,970 participants, setting the record for the Most chess games were played in 24 hours, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY. “On International Chess Day, July […]

Dallas, Texas, USA – The jersey of the legendary batsman of the New York Yankees Babe Ruth when he announced his swing before hitting a home run into center field during the 1932 World Series, earned him $24,120,000 – setting a new world record for the The most valuable sports collectible in the worldaccording to […]

Half Moon Bay, California, USA–Travis GiengerTeacher at Anoka Technical College in Anoka, Minnesota, teaches agriculture and farming techniques and has been producing pumpkins for nearly 30 years; at the 50th Annual World Pumpkin Weighing Championship in Half Moon Bay, California, his pumpkin weighed 2,749 pounds, setting the new world record for The heaviest pumpkin in […]

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Two popular TikTok creators, Nick DiGiovanni And Lynn Davis (aka Lynja) met in Cambridge to bake a cake pop weighing 97 pounds and 8.52 ounces, which set the world record for the The biggest cake pop in the worldaccording to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY. “The largest cake pop weighs 44.24 kg […]

Tampa, Florida, USA – Chefs and volunteers have worked together to create a giant Cuban sandwich that feeds more than 750 people; at just over 365 feet long, it sets the new world record for the The longest Cuban sandwich in the worldaccording to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY. “Chefs and volunteers alike took on the […]

Mekong, Cambodia – A 300 kg giant stingray was hooked by a fisherman in Cambodia in a rural stretch of the Mekong. The gigantic ray, which weighs as much as three baby elephants, sets the new world record as The largest freshwater fish in the worldaccording to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY. “It’s official: A 300-kilogram […]