The World Record of ‘largest telescope’ has been achieved by Large Binocular Telescope from Arizona, USA.
The world’s largest telescope is an optical telescope by the name of Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). This telescope is used for astronomical purposes and is located on Mount Graham (10,700-foot (3,300 m)) in the Pinaleno Mountains of south-eastern Arizona, and is a part of the Mount Graham International Observatory. The LBT has two 8.4 m (27 ft) wide mirrors and has the same light gathering ability as a 11.8 m (39 ft) wide single circular telescope with a detail of 22.8 m (75 ft) wide one.
The world record of “the biggest living rabbit’ in the world has been achieved by Darius (owned by Ms Annette Edwards) from Worcester, UK.
The rabbit ‘Darius’ weighs 22.225 kgs (appx. 49 lbs.) and is 4 ft 3 in tall from head to tail. The daily diet of the ‘Darius’ is twelve carrots, two bowls of rabbit mix, three apples, one cabbage and a plenty of hay. Ms. Annette Edwards who is the proud owner of Darius is a professional in raising rabbits of big size. Although having such a large body-stature, Darius is very gentle and docile. Also, his bulky size does not prevent him to be slow or sluggish but on the contrary he is very active and agile.
The World Record for the ‘longest single line of dancers’ has been achieved by Walkway Over The Hudson from Poughkeepsie, New York, USA.
On June 13, 2012; Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Nine (2,569) participants danced to a rendition of the “Hokey Pokey” created specifically for the event by singer and storyteller Laurie ‘Story Laurie’ McIntosh along with Rosendale musician and producer Dean Jones.
The World Record of ‘longest picnic table’ has been jointly achieved by Safeway markets in collaboration with Open Nature foods and Nood Network Chef Tyler Florence from San Francisco, California, USA.
The length of the table was measured at Three Hundred Five (305) feet. The construction of this longest picnic table consumed 7176 feet of FSC Certified Douglas Fir wood and 1032 bolts. The whole effort to assemble this structure needed 4 people and ten days. The weight of this record breaking table is 11,304 lbs (5129 kg). This picnic table can accommodate 405 people at one time.
The World Record of ‘oldest pair of twin sisters alive’ has been achieved by Marie Vaudremer and Gabrielle Vaudremer from Belgium.
Marie and Gabrielle are the oldest pair of twin sisters alive. Both of them celebrated their 104 birthday on October 02, 2013. Marie and Gabrielle currently stay in a retirement home called Chateiu Sour-Bois in Belgium.
The World Record of “the largest crocodile”has been achieved by saltwater crocodile of Mindanao, Philippines.
saltwater crocodile of the species Crocodylus porosus. This particular crocodile have been named as Lolong and has been found in Agusan del Sur Province of Mindanao, Philippines. The crocodile measured 6.17 m (20.24 ft) in length and weighs approximately 1075 kg (2370 lbs). The crocodile was measured at the Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Centre, Bunawan Township, Philippines. The crocodile was measured on July 2nd 2012.
