Five Strange Guinness World Records That Will Probably Never Be Broken
If you wish to break a Guinness world record, do not start from this list.
The Guinness World Records is known for cataloging and documenting countless achievements, feats, and characteristics of the people and the world in an annual publication since 1955. While numerous records have been registered, most are broken after some time, with several being broken many times after their initial documentation. But some Guinness World records could not have been broken and will most likely never be broken. Find out what they are!
Michel Lotito’s record of eating most metal
Michel Lotito passed away at age 57 in 2007, but during his lifetime, he made a record by eating 9 tons of metal; it also included a Cessna 150 airplane. Lotito suffered from an eating disorder called Pica that caused him to crave eating non-food inedible objects like glass, grass, and dirt.
The Cullinan diamond, the largest diamond in the world
The world’s biggest diamond was extracted in 1905 - from a diamond mine in the South African town of Cullinan. The behemoth gemstone was at 3106.75 carats, and its value estimated at $400 million. The book of world records did not exist around 1905, but no other diamond has since been found that came close to matching it. Hence, the title of the largest diamond was offered to the Cullinan diamond.
Jonathan Lee Richards’ record of most filed lawsuits
Jonathan Lee Richards set a world record for suing more than 4,000 individuals and companies, including lawsuits against Pope Benedict XVI and Bill Gates. After finding out that he had set a record, Richards sued Guinness.
Roy C. Sullivan holds the record for being struck by lightning the highest number of times.
During the course of a person’s lifetime, the likelihood of getting struck by lightning is 1/15,300. In other words, it is quite a rare occurrence but what about the chances of being targeted by lightning more than one time in your life? Unless a person is struck seconds after the first bash, the odds are inordinate, but Roy C. Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times and survived all of them.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived most atomic blasts.
When the US dropped the first atomic bomb (Little Boy) on Hiroshima, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in the city for a business trip, and he survived the blast miraculously. After Hiroshima was ravaged following the attack, Yamaguchi retreated to Nagasaki, his hometown. He also witnessed the second blast and survived it too. Yamaguchi did not just survive the devastating war but also lived through the century.
