Guinness World Records: Record of the Day

A podcast by Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief at Guinness World Records

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25 Episodes

  1. RotD: 11th March - This week in records: First disabled person to row from Europe to South America, farthest distance survived in a tornado, farthest distance fired by a human cannonball, largest structure made of toast

    Published: 3/11/2021
  2. RotD: 4th March - This week in records: Longest beards and moustaches, largest paper ball fight, first centibillionaire, first woman to win a Best Director Oscar, largest beaver collection, highest-insured tongue

    Published: 3/4/2021
  3. RotD: 25th February - This week in records: Longest-lasting pirate hostage, oldest land mammal, highest and fastest concert, longest time to hold your breath, first spacecraft to land on another planet, largest coprolite

    Published: 2/25/2021
  4. RotD: 18th February - This week in records: Strongest natural material, oldest-ever crocodile in captivity, fastest hearse, most powerful rocket, most consecutive boy-girl births in one family, most Best Actor Oscar wins

    Published: 2/18/2021
  5. RotD: 11th February - This week in records: First music video filmed on a reduced-gravity aircraft, oldest vomit, fastest time to alphabetize a can of alphabet soup, longest kiss on TV, largest litter of goats, most chilli con carne eaten

    Published: 2/11/2021
  6. RotD: 4th February - This week in records: Largest onion bhaji, highest mid-air collision, most zoos visited, longest fingernails, tallest living man, first female commander of the International Space Station, largest organized crime trial

    Published: 2/4/2021
  7. RotD: 28th January - This week in records: Most bee stings survived, most pubs visited, fastest "sheep to suit", most knuckle push-ups by a woman, deadliest space-flight disaster, largest hole-digging competition, oldest cookery TV show

    Published: 1/28/2021
  8. RotD: 21st January - This week in records: First mother and son to row an ocean, first person hit by space junk, heaviest object ever weighed, longest airmail delay, Martian land-speed record, most nationalities in a group hug, longest indoor long jump

    Published: 1/21/2021
  9. RotD: 14th January - This week in records: Greatest temperature range in one day, most successful aircraft ditch, most tricks by pig, greatest age gap in a married couple, most expensive kidney stone, oldest US President

    Published: 1/14/2021
  10. RotD: 7th January - This week in records: First artificial ice rink, tallest giraffe ever, first undergound train, longest gum-wrapper chain, longest time to live at the same address, first person to be cryonically suspended, most expensive toilet

    Published: 1/7/2021
  11. RotD: 31st December - This week in records: Longest time spent with the head covered in bees, remotest (aka loneliest) island, longest time trapped in a lift, rarest conjoined twins, tallest building, most expensive tuna fish, largest litter of bears

    Published: 12/31/2020
  12. RotD: 24th December - This week in records: Largest commercially available Christmas dinner for one, highest-grossing Christmas Day movie, first free climb of El Capitan's Dawn Wall, first cinema in operation, first woman to drive around the world

    Published: 12/24/2020
  13. RotD:17th December - This week in records: First power-driven flight, first land-speed record, heaviest vehicle pulled using earrings, fastest ice-mile swim, first gorilla born in captivity

    Published: 12/17/2020
  14. RotD: 10th December - This week in records: Tallest living human, largest ukulele, fastest predatory strike by an animal, most goals in a football match, first person to reach the South Pole, largest lightspeed saber battle, most humans rescued by a dog

    Published: 12/10/2020
  15. RotD: 3rd December - This week in records: Longest NBA losing streak to start a season, most connected actor, fastest Cape-to-Cairo on foot, longest mammal tongue, fastest time to construct a Yule log, longest-running TV soap opera

    Published: 12/3/2020
  16. RotD: 26th November - This week in records: Most Brussels sprouts eaten, first face transplant, first plane crash caused by a dog, first person injured by a meteorite, first recipients of the Dickin medal for animal bravery

    Published: 11/26/2020
  17. RotD: 19th November - This week in records: Highest-fired "bullet", oldest person to divorce, most expensive reel of film, first murder on live TV, heaviest object sword-swallowed, first overland crossing of Antarctica

    Published: 11/19/2020
  18. RotD: 12th November - This week in records: Largest animal exploded, largest rubber-band ball, oldest dog ever, most expensive artwork, first stratospheric skydive, longest fingernails, most expensive wine

    Published: 11/12/2020
  19. RotD: 5th November - This week in records: Most expensive tooth, fastest spacecraft, most tattooed woman, fastest bath-tub race, youngest pirate, heaviest building moved intact, first selfie in open space

    Published: 11/5/2020
  20. RotD: 29th October - This week in records: Most expensive sandwich, most powerful bomb detonated, largest Jack O'Lantern, oldest ghost, largest collection of Hello Kitty memorabilia, first dog in orbit, fastest roller coaster

    Published: 10/29/2020

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Join Craig, Ben and Adam of the Book Publishing Team at Guinness World Records each Thursday as they reveal a week's worth of superlatives from the archives. From the tallest and shortest to the longest, heaviest and fastest, you'll find a wealth of fascinating facts at your fingertips (well, your ear drums). So, if you're looking to take your mind off the news or just want to arm yourself with some quirky, fun facts, subscribe now. For more, find us on Twitter @GWR or get in touch with Craig directly @craigglenday. #GWRPodcast