‘Round the Square: Some kind of record
Round the Square
September 5, 2025

‘Round the Square: Some kind of record

ANNIVERSARY: The Guinness Book of World Records celebrated its 70th anniversary in August.

How? By listing 70 records that no one has claimed. Take the quiz on the organization’s website guinnessworldrecords.com/gwr70 to see what record you might take on.

Now for some of the available categories: Fastest time to flip 10 water bottles; most high-fives in 30 seconds; most t-shirts put on in one minute (individual record); most drink cans crushed with feet in one minute; farthest standing jump forward by female; highest coin toss; most potatoes peeled in one minute by one person; longest paperclip chain in one minute; most eggs stacked in one minute

Most hair elastics in someone’s hair in one minute; most table tennis balls held in one hand; most coins balanced and snatched off the elbow with no drops; most headbands or sweatbands worn at once; most anchovies eaten in one minute; most fortune cookies eaten in one minute;

Fastest time to frost 100 cupcakes by one person.

Get the idea?

There’s lots more where those came from. And there’s a list of records that are no longer monitored — like balloon releases, fasting or gluttony, the longest kiss, musical records and things that might endanger the welfare of people or animals.

There are more than 65,000 records held.

The most Cadbury Creme Eggs eaten in one minute stands at six, while the most Ferrero Rocher candies stands at nine. The most pitless black olives eaten in one minute was an impressive 60. They must be eaten with a teaspoon from a plate, one at a time.

Here’s one we like — Hugh Jackman holds the record as the longest live action Marvel superhero. And what a Wolverine he makes!

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