The World Record of ‘largest book signing marathon by an author in a single sit’ has been achieved by Mr. Orrin Woodward from Columbus, Ohio, USA.
On June 21, 2014; Mr. Woodward signed Six Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Six (6786) books. He signed the new book ‘And Justice for All’ (Obstacles Press and Next Century Publishing) at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus in 6 hours and 33 minutes.
The World Record of ‘most people transplanting seedlings’ has been jointly achieved by Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan and Taoyuan County Farmers’ Association from Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei.
In an event organised by Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan, Twelve Hundred Fifteen (1215) people transplanted 30,0000 rice seedlings in two hectares area.
The World Record of ‘fastest identification of human bones’ has been achieved by Master J. Jonathan Tait (04 years 10 months 13 days) from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
On Jan 21, 2017; Jonathan from St. John’s Public School, identified all bones in human skeletal system in Thirty Seven Seconds (37).
The world record of ‘smallest mammal’ has been achieved by Etruscan shrew (Suncus estruscus) from North America.
Also known as the Etruscan Pygmy shrew or the white toothed Pygmy shrew is the smallest known mammal by mass. It weighs only 1.2 to 2.7 g(about 1.8 grams on average) and considered as world’s smallest mammal. The Etruscan shrew has a body length of about 4 centimeters (1.6 in) excluding the tail. These shrews prefer warm and damp climates and are widely distributed in the belt between 10 degree and 30 degree N latitude stretching from Europe and North Africa up to Malaysia. It is also found in the Maltese islands, which is situated in the middle of the Mediterranean sea.
The World Record of ‘first woman chairperson of most spiritual world congresses’ has been achieved by Dame Dr. Meher Master Moos from Mumbai, Maharastra, India.
Till Jan 26, 2017; Dr. Moos held the position of chairperson in Thirty (30) World Congresses organized by Zoroastrian College since 1986.