15631 | Fastest swim long course 100 metres freestyle (male) | Cesar Cielo Filho | | Italy, Rome | 30 July 2009 | 46.91 sec Cesar Cielo Filho (Brazil) Rome, Italy, 30 July 2009 |
15632 | Fastest swim long course 800 metres freestyle (male) | Lin Zhang | 7/32.12 minute(s), second(s) | Italy, Rome | 29 July 2009 | 7:32.12 Lin Zhang (China) Rome, Italy, 29 Jul 2009 |
15633 | Fastest steeplechase 3,000 metres (female) | Gulnara Samitova | 8/58.81 minute(s), second(s) | China, Beijing | 17 August 2008 | 8:58.81Gulnara Samitova (Russia)The Bird's Nest, Beijing, China17 August 2008 |
15634 | Farthest javelin throw (female) | Barbora Spotakova | | Germany, Stuttgart | 13 September 2008 | 72.28 m (253 ft 6 in)Barbora Spotakova (Czech Republic) Stuttgart, Germany13 September 2008 |
15635 | Farthest discus throw (female) | Gabriele Reinsch | | Germany, Neubrandenburg | 09 July 1988 | 76.80 m (252 ft 0 in)Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) Neubrandenburg, Germany9 July 1988 |
15636 | Farthest shot put (female) | Natalya Lisovskaya | | Russia, Moscow | 07 June 1987 | 22.63 m (74 ft 3 in)Natalya Lisovskaya (USSR)Moscow, Russia7 June 1987 |
15637 | Oldest operating scotch whisky distillery | Strathisla Distillery | | United Kingdom, Keith | 14 November 2000 | The oldest operating scotch whisky distillery is the Strathisla Distillery in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland which was founded in 1786.The distillery was first called Milltown Distillery and had a string of licensees until 1830 when it was passed to William Longmore who owned it for 38 years. After a fire in 1876 the distillery had to be rebuilt and was given much the same appearance as it has today. It was also in the 1870's that it was given the name of Strathisla. Later, London financier George Pomeroy owned it until he was jailed in 1949 for tax evasion and the next year the distillery was bought by Seagram through its subsidiary Chivas Brothers. The water which Strathisla is made with comes from Fons Buliens, a spring used by Dominican monks as early as the 12th century. Strathisla whisky is described as very fruity, sweet and herby with fine succulent zest and creamy, peaty intensity. |
15638 | First registered domain name | Unknown | first | , | 15 March 1985 | The most spoons balanced on the face is 17 and was achieved by Aaron Caissie (Canada) on the set of Lo Show dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 18 April 2 |
15639 | Most sugar consumed (per capita) | Belize | | Belize | 01 January 1999 | The country that stands as the worlds leading sugar consumer is Belize, who consumed 62.6 kg (138 lb) per capita during 1999.In comparison, the UK consumed 34.3 kg (75 lb 10 oz). There were no figures available for the US. Source: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations |
15640 | Heaviest weightlifting 77 kg clean & jerk (male) | Oleg Perepetchenov | | Slovakia, Trencín | 27 April 2001 | 210 kgOleg Perepetchenov (Russia)Trencín, Slovakia27 April 2001 |
15641 | Heaviest weightlifting 85 kg clean & jerk (male) | Zhang Yong | | Israel, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv | 25 April 1998 | 218 kgZhang Yong (China)Ramat Gan, Israel25 April 1998 |
15642 | Heaviest weightlifting 48 kg snatch (female) | Yang Lian | | Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo | 01 October 2006 | 98 kgYang Lian (China)Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic1 October 2006 |
15643 | Heaviest weightlifting 48 kg total (female) | Yang Lian | | Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo | 01 October 2006 | 217 kgYang Lian (China)Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic1 October 2006 |
15644 | Oldest manufactured wine | Unknown | | Cyprus | | Commandaria, the sweet dessert wine from Cyprus, is the oldest manufactured wine in the world, its origins traced as far back as 2000 BC.This wine also holds the record for the oldest "Appelation d'origine". In the year 1223, King Phillipe of France called it "The Apostle of wines" and it soon became famous all over Europe as "Commandaria", taking the name of the area where it was produced. This part of Cyprus took its name at the time of the Crusades, when in 1210 the Knight of the Order of St. John built the Kolossi castle and called the area "Grande Commanderie". |
15645 | Most Pulitzer prizes | Associated Press | 49 times | Not Applicable, | 01 September 2011 | The Associated Press (founded 1848) has received 49 Pulitzer Prizes - more than any other news organisation. |
15646 | Olympic Games, Baseball - Most wins | Cuba | | Greece, Athens | 01 January 2004 | Cuba won their Olympic Record 3rd Gold Medal in 2004 Athens Games when they defeated Australia. |
15647 | First movie with an official soundtrack | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | first | USA, | 01 January 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA, 1937) was the first movie with an official soundtrack. |
15648 | First movie to gross $2 billion | Avatar | first | Not Applicable, | 01 January 2010 | The first movie to gross over $2 billion is James Cameron's Avatar (USA/UK, 2009) |
15649 | First regular TV chef | Marcel Boulestin | first | United Kingdom, | 01 January 1937 | 1937 Marcel Boulestin (France) begins hosting Dish of the Month (UK) on 15 October. |
15650 | First TV announcer (female) | Jasmine Bligh, Elizabeth Cowell | first | United Kingdom, | 01 January 1936 | 1936: Jasmine Bligh and Elizabeth Cowell (all UK) are the first female TV announcers. |
15651 | First Holmes TV series | Sherlock Holmes (BBC, 1951) | first | United Kingdom, | 01 January 1951 | The first Holmes TV series – Sherlock Holmes (BBC, 1951) – starred Alan Wheatley (UK) |
15652 | Most downloaded word puzzle game | Bookworm (PopCap, 2003) | 100000000 times | , | 01 June 2010 | The most downloaded word puzzle game is Bookworm (PopCap, 2003), which has been been downloaded over 100 million times as of June 2010.Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011 |
15653 | Most prolific publisher or MMORPGs | NCsoft | | Korea | 01 October 2010 | The most prolific publisher or MMORPGs is NCsoft (Korea), which has released 24 titles in the genre as of October 2010Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011 |
15654 | Largest virtual community for teens | Habbo (Sulake, 2000) | | | 01 August 2010 | The largest virtual community for teens is Habbo (Sulake, 2000), which has over 15 million users as of August 2010.Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011 |
15655 | Longest-running social MMORPG | Furcadia (Dragon's Eye Productions, 1996) | | | 28 November 2010 | The longest-running social MMORPG is Furcadia (Dragon's Eye Productions, 1996), which has been active for 13 years 345 days as of 28 November 2010.2011 |
15656 | Longest birthday card exchange | Pat Shardelow | | United States | | Mary Wheaton and Pat Shardelow (both USA) have been exchanging the same birthday card since 1944. |
15657 | First Emmy Awards | Unknown | first | France, | 25 January 1949 | 1949: First Emmy Awards. The TV equivalent of the Oscars is first aired on 25 January. |
15658 | First use of TV detector vans in the UK | Unknown | first | United Kingdom, | 01 January 1951 | 1951: First use of TV detector vans in the UK to trace TV licence evaders |
15659 | First network series regularly shown in colour | The Marriage (NBC) | first | United States, | 01 January 1954 | NBC sitcom The Marriage, the first network series regularly shown in colour, debuts in 1954 |
15660 | First actor to die on live TV | Gareth Jones | first | United Kingdom, | 01 January 1958 | 1958: First actor to die on live TV is Gareth Jones (UK) during an ITV production of Armchair Theatre. |