- Guinness World Records is an annually published reference book that lists world records of exceptional human achievements.
- Each of the 50 states in the US has set at least one Guinness World Record.
- Records vary from oldest performing clown to largest collection of Mickey Mouse memorabilia to first person to get injured by a meteorite.
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Our world is full of remarkable people, so it follows that nearly any mind-blowing feat you can imagine has been documented by the Guinness World Records — but did you know that every US state can boast a world record of its own, too?
From the people of Alaska who grew the world's heaviest cabage to the Vermont man who managed to catch a grape in his mouth that was dropped from a height of 101 feet, people across the United States have broken some pretty wild records.
Scroll down to find out which bizarre record your state holds, courtesy of the Guinness World Records database.
ALABAMA: First person injured by a meteorite.
The first person injured by a meteorite was Ann Hodges of Sylacauga, Alabama. She suffered bruising when the 12 pound piece of chondrite crashed through the roof of her home on November 30, 1954.
ALASKA: Heaviest cabbage.
The world's heaviest cabbage was presented at the Alaska State Fair by Scott A. Robb, who has held the Guinness World Records for a number of hefty veggies, including the heaviest turnip. His massive cabbage weighed 138.25 pounds.
ARIZONA: Most self-portrait photographs (selfies) taken in one hour.
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson holds the records for taking the most self-portrait photographs — aka selfies — in one hour. Together with the students and faculty at Deer Valley High School in Glendale, Arizona, he took 1,449 pics on January 27, 2015.
ARKANSAS: Largest horn circumference on a steer ever.
A steer named Lurch, owned by Janice Wolf of Gassville, Arkansas, holds the Guinness World Record for having the largest horn circumference on a steer. The horn circumference measured 95.25 centimeters, or 37.5 inches. Lurch died in 2010 but still holds the record, which was awarded in 2003.
CALIFORNIA: Fastest 100 meters on a skateboard by a dog.
The fastest 100 meters on a skateboard by a dog is 19.65 seconds. Jumpy the dog (not pictured above) achieved the feat on the set of "Officially Amazing" in Los Angeles, California, on September 16, 2013.
COLORADO: Largest gathering of people dressed as Gorillas.
The largest gathering of people dressed as gorillas took place on October 31, 2009, in Denver, Colorado. The event, which was organized by Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund, was called "The Denver Gorilla Run" and involved 1,061 participants.
CONNECTICUT: Largest cloned animal.
On January 6, 2000, scientists from the Kagoshima Prefectural Cattle Breeding Development Institute in Japan and Xiangzhong Yang, from the University of Connecticut, announced the successful cloning of six calves from skin cells taken from a bull's ear.
DELAWARE: Oldest woman to cross America by bicycle.
The oldest woman to cross America by bicycle is retired teacher Lynnea C. Salvo, who was 67 years and 32 days young when she completed her journey between Oceanside, California, to Bethany Beach, Delaware, on October 23, 2016. Her entire trip was 3,163 miles.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Longest charcuterie board.
Hilton Supply Management won the Guinness World Record for creating the longest charcuterie board, which was 126 feet in length. The cheese board, which took about 40 hours to assemble, was assembled at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2018. It consisted of 18 types of cheese, 21 different meats, five types of fruit, and two types of preserves.
FLORIDA: Largest collection of flamingo-related items.
Cindy Dunlow achieved the record for owning the largest collection of flamingo-related items on July 31, 2006. She has 793 items, which are on display at The Unofficial Florida Flamingo Museum & Coconut Head Emporium in Ocala, Florida.
GEORGIA: Largest collection of miniature chairs.
Barbara Hartsfield of Ellenwood, Georgia, has a collection of 3,000 miniature chairs. She collected them over a period of over 10 years.
HAWAII: Largest flesh tunnel (earlobe).
The largest flesh tunnel (earlobe) belongs to Kalawelo Kaiwi — his earlobes were an impressive 4.13 inches when measured at the Hilo Natural Health Clinic in Hawaii, in April of 2014.
For reference, his earlobes are around the diameter of a teacup, and large enough to fit a clenched fist through.
IDAHO: Longest time to balance a hula hoop on the head while swimming.
David Rush is the record-holder for this impressive feat, in which he balanced a hula hoop on his head while swimming for 16 minutes and 13 seconds. Rush set the record at Boise State University's recreation center on August 5, 2017.
ILLINOIS: Most eggs broken with a whip in 30 seconds.
In 2016, April Choi broke the most eggs with a whip in 30 seconds. She was 17 at the time, in Peoria, Illinois.
INDIANA: Most people playing Settlers of Catan simultaneously.
Mayfair Games convinced 922 people to play Settlers of Catan in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 16, 2013, and won the record for the most people playing Settlers of Catan simultaneously.
IOWA: Longest beard (male).
Hans N. Langseth's beard measured an astonishing 17 feet and 6 inches at the time of his burial in Kensett, Iowa, in 1927.
His record-breaking beard was later presented to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, in 1967.
KANSAS: Loudest crowd roar at an indoor sports event.
Fans at a men's basketball game in Lawrence, Kansas, on February 13, 2017, achieved the loudest crowd roar at an indoor sports event with 130.4 dbA.
KENTUCKY: Largest tape ball.
The world's largest tape ball weighs 2,000 pounds with a circumference of 12 feet 9 inches. The ball, made by Portland Promise Center, was completed in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 6, 2011. The ball is made out of several types of tape, like duct tape, electrical tape, masking tape, gaffers tape, packing tape, foil tape, and athletic tape.
LOUISIANA: Most people twerking simultaneously.
A whopping 406 people twerked at the Big Freedia and Central City Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 15, 2014, to win the record for most people twerking simultaneously.
MAINE: Most corn husked in one minute.
Michael Diggins Jr. husked 13 ears of corn in one minute on November 15, 2015, setting the record for most corn husked in one minute.
MARYLAND: Largest crab cake.
The world's largest crab cake weighed 300 pounds, and was created on September 1, 2012, by Handy International Incorporated in Timonium, Maryland.
MASSACHUSETTS: Longest career as an ice cream man.
Allan Ganz of Peabody, Massachusetts, had been working continuously as an ice cream man for 67 years — from 1947 to 2014 — when he was recognized by Guinness as having the longest career as an ice cream man.
Ganz began selling ice cream with his dad, Louis Ganz, at the age of 10; he went on to purchase his own ice cream truck in 1977.
MICHIGAN: The kitty with the longest tail.
Cygnus Regulus Powers, a silver Maine Coon cat who lived in Farmington Hills, Michigan, was dubbed the kitty with the longest tail on a domestic cat in the "Guinness World Records 2018 Edition." His tail measured 17.58 inches.
Cygnus passed away in a house fire in late 2017.
MINNESOTA: Oldest person to have a hysterectomy.
The oldest person to ever have a hysterectomy is Evelyn Mokrzycki. She was born January 12, 1915, and had a hysterectomy when she was 98 years and 178 days old, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 9, 2013.
MISSISSIPPI: Most people ringing cowbells simultaneously
The most people ringing cowbells simultaneously is 5,748. The Mississippi State University Student Association achieved this feat on September 10, 2015.
MISSOURI: Longest scarf knitted while running a marathon.
David Babcock holds the record for knitting the longest scarf while running a marathon. While participating in the Kansas City Marathon on October 19, 2013, Babcock — who took up running and knitting as hobbies around the same time — completed a scarf that was just over 12 feet long.
He was inspired by the feats of previous record-holder Susie Hewer, who broke her own record three times while knitting during the London Marathon.
MONTANA: Oldest performing clown.
On February 3, 2012, at the age of 95 years, six months, and 19 days, Floyd "Creeky" Creekmore of Billings, Montana, was declared the world's oldest performing clown. He retired from clowning later that month.
Creekmore, who performed for an incredible 30 years as a Shrine clown, died in 2014 at the age of 98.
NEBRASKA: Tallest full Mohican/Mohawk.
The record for the tallest full Mohawk was broken on November 14, 2008, by Eric Hahn in Omaha. His sky-high 'do measured in at 27 inches.
NEVADA: Most casinos visited in 24 hours.
The record for most casinos visited in 24 hours was broken by Kimo Ah Yun and Gary Meyer, who gambled at 74 casinos in 24 hours from October 19 to 20 in 2017.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Most lit Jack-o'-lanterns displayed.
As of October 19, 2013, the city of Keene, New Hampshire, holds the record for the most lit Jack-o'-lanterns displayed at one time — that would be 30,581 glowing pumpkins.
In fact, Keene is the original record-holder for this bright feat. The city has broken its original attempt eight times.
NEW JERSEY: Most Rubik's Cubes solved underwater.
In a single breath, Anthony Brooks was able to solve five Rubik's Cubes underwater. Brooks broke this incredible aquatic record at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City on August 1, 2014.
NEW MEXICO: First person to break the sound barrier in freefall.
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner set multiple records on October 14, 2012, during a stunt he performed above New Mexico. Jumping from a capsule that was lifted 128, 100 feet to the center of the stratosphere with a giant helium balloon, Baumgartner became the first person to break the sound barrier in freefall.
Other records achieved during the stunt include highest freefall jump (FAI sanctioned and unsanctioned), highest vertical speed in freefall (833.9 miles per hour), and greatest freefall distance.
NEW YORK: Most expensive dessert.
On November 7, 2007, New York City's Serendipity 3 restaurant added the world's most expensive dessert to their menu. The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate ice cream sundae costs $25,000, and features 28 kinds of cocoa, including the world's 14 priciest varieties. Crafted in partnership with the luxury jeweler Euphoria New York, the sundae is topped with five grams of edible 23-karat gold.
The decadent dessert is served in an edible gold-lined goblet and scooped up with a keepsake gold spoon bedecked with diamonds.
Serendipity 3 previously set the record for most expensive dessert with the Golden Opulence Sundae, which you can savor for a mere $1,000.
NORTH CAROLINA: Largest gathering of Elvis impersonators.
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort hosted the largest gathering of Elvis Presley impersonators on July 12, 2014. 895 people dressed like the King flocked to the venue that day.
NORTH DAKOTA: Most people simultaneously making snow angels.
During an event organized by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, 8,962 people made snow angels simultaneously at the State Capitol Grounds in Bismarck.
The record-breaking gathering took place on February 17, 2007.
OHIO: Longest marathon playing kickball.
The longest, non-stop kickball game took place at Padua Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio, on May 29, 2011. Students played kickball for 51 hours to help raise $10,000 for Kick-It, an organization that uses kickball as a platform to collect money for kids with pediatric cancer.
Lasting 474 innings, the final score was 431-306.
OKLAHOMA: Most people doing fist bumps.
On November 5, 2011, 1820 people did fist bumps at one time at Oklahoma's State Student Council Convention. The record was achieved by Brian Jackson and representatives from Shiatook Public Schools.
OREGON: Most consecutive back flips on a pogo stick.
Completing 20 backflips in a row, Henry Cabelus broke the record for most consecutive backflips on a pogo stick on October 7, 2017, in Eugene, Oregon.
PENNSYLVANIA: Largest s'more.
The world's largest s'more was assembled at the Deer Run Camping Resort in Gardners, Pennsylvania, on May 31, 2014.
The oversized dessert, made by a group of 104 volunteers, weighed in at 267 pounds.
RHODE ISLAND: Heaviest squash.
The world's heaviest squash, grown by Joe Jutras, weighed 2,118 pounds.
The hefty vegetable was authenticated at the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Grower's 2017 Weigh-Off, which took place at Frerichs Farm in Warren, Rhode Island, on October 7, 2017.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Most bow ties tied simultaneously.
At the University of South Carolina Dance Marathon, 823 people tied bow ties simultaneously on February 9, 2014.
Those who participated in the record-breaking attempt — held on the university's campus in Columbia, South Carolina — were guided by YouTube bow tie expert and local clothing store owner Lucky Levinson.
SOUTH DAKOTA: Longest tongue on a dog (current)
Mochi, a female St. Bernard, has the longest tongue of any living canine. Her 7.31-inch tongue was officially measured in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on August 25, 2016.
TENNESSEE: Most cherry stems knotted in one minute.
Al Gliniecki broke the record for most cherry stems knotted in one minute on June 14, 2014, at the Guinness World Records Museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. In just 60 seconds, Gliniecki managed to knot 14 cherry stems using his tongue.
TEXAS: Largest collection of Mickey Mouse memorabilia.
The real House of Mouse might just be at Janet Esteves' abode. Esteves has amassed the world's largest collection of Mickey Mouse memorabilia. In total, she has a treasury of 10,210 Mickey-themed items.
Her cache — which contains keychains, teapots, and even golf balls — was verified in Katy, Texas, on April 29, 2016.
UTAH: Most bridal bouquets caught.
At weddings she attended between June 15, 1996, and April 30, 2016, Jamie Jackson of Salt Lake City has caught 50 bridal bouquets. She keeps and catalogs the bouquets, labeling the dried flowers to preserve the blooms and her memories of the ceremonies.
A local celebrity, Jackson also considers herself a good luck charm — of all 50 weddings, only four have ended in divorce.
VERMONT: Highest drop to catch a grape in the mouth.
On October 24, 2016, Brent Fraser caught a grape in his mouth that was dropped from a hot air balloon 101 feet up. The record was achieved in Post Mills, Vermont.
Although Fraser realized he had a talent for catching food in his mouth during high school, he was inspired to give the record-breaking attempt a try after catching four consecutive marshmallows during a Blue Man Group performance.
VIRGINIA: Longest gum wrapper chain.
Over the course of 51 years, Gary Duschl of Virginia Beach worked on the world's longest gum wrapper chain. Completed on March 11, 2016, his chain measures 89,432 feet and 4 inches and comprises 2,142,857 wrappers from $150,000 worth of Wrigley gum.
Duschl has held this record for 22 consecutive years.
WASHINGTON: Oldest llama living in captivity.
Julio Gallo, who lives with his owners in Olympia, Washington, was declared the oldest llama living in captivity on August 8, 2017, at the age of 25 years and 207 days.
He is believed to be even older than his supporting documentation indicates and has possibly been alive for 28 years and 35 days.
WEST VIRGINIA: Class reunion after the longest elapsed time.
On May 15, 1999, 70 years after graduating, the 1929 class of Miss Blanche Miller's Kindergarten and Continuation School in Bluefield, West Virginia, met for a reunion.
Ten class members had died before the reunion took place, but 55% of the remaining members attended.
WISCONSIN: Smallest unicycle.
The record for the smallest unicycle ridden goes to T.J. Howell, who successfully manned an 11.06-inch-tall unicycle on November 12, 2015.
Howell's attempt occurred in Baraboo, Wisconsin, at the city's Civic Center.
WYOMING: Largest swing dance.
Consisting of 1,184 people, the world's largest swing dance took place on April 30, 2015, at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. The dance was organized by the Cowboy Country Swing Club, a student organization.
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