There’s even a book that “collects” and publishes all types of world records. Yep, we’re referring to the Guinness World Records. But there’s something curious about this book. Unlike the admirable world records that we would usually find in the world of arts, science, technology, engineering, architecture, and sports, the Guinness World Records also includes some really bizarre and stupid records. In fact, they are so stupid that not many are willing to try and break them. Read on to discover 25 Stupid World Records That Nobody Has Bothered to Try and Break. Still, I wouldn’t suggest to any of you to try this one at home. The current record is 148 rotations in a minute, achieved by the legend (in his own mind) known as The Huy Giang. On his 11th birthday, he allowed friends and neighbors to cover his head with the slimy creatures that stayed there for more than 10 seconds. They sent the record off to Guinness, but even they were too smart to list such a useless achievement. Truth be told, it’s not Larkin who deserves the honor but his super trusting assistant who offered his stomach for this stunt. We don’t want to consider the “what ifs” for this one. Gerard Jessie of the Philippines, for example, has a very “unique” talent for sure. He holds the record for most candles extinguished by farting: 5. Due to the difficulty of this feat, it doesn’t look like anyone will be challenging for the world’s strongest priest’s title anytime soon. Now, aside from this being a waste of some perfectly good toilet seats, this is a record you do not want to try to break because there is a good chance that you will give yourself a concussion. That March, he suffered heart and respiratory failure and 12 firemen were needed to transport him to University Hospital in Seattle. Once there, he was diagnosed with massive edema and the doctor estimated that he carried 900 pounds (400 kilograms) of accumulated fluid. He remained in the hospital for two years, lying on two beds lashed together. It required 13 people to roll him over. He was put on a 1,200 calorie diet and, by the time he was discharged in 1980, he had lost 924 pounds (419 kilograms) the largest weight loss ever recorded. See, while in the hospital, Minnoch married a woman named Jeannette and, because she weighed only 110 pounds (50 kilograms), they set a record for the biggest weight difference between spouses. Unfortunately, chronic obesity and the rapid weight loss took a toll on Minnoch’s body and he died in 1983 at the age of 41. When he found out that he held the record … guess what? Yep, he tried to sue Guinness too. Let’s hope he doesn’t file a suit against us for including him on this list. The 44-year-old man set a new record for “Most t-shirts removed while heading a football [soccer ball],” achieving 22 during Univision’s live broadcast of the Balón de Oro from the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California, in 2018. Unsurprisingly, Lotito suffered from Pica, a disease that made him crave eating non-food objects like dirt and glass. Seasoned combat expert Roy Kirby currently holds the world record for receiving the hardest kick to the groin, which was delivered by MMA fighter Justice Smith at a speed of 22 mph with 1,100 pounds of force. And, no, Kirby did not wear a cup. In 1998, an American man named Michael Hill was stabbed in the head with a survival knife measuring eight inches in length. He was fortunate enough to survive the stabbing and he even became famous for it. He currently holds the world record for having the largest object removed from a human skull, a record that no one should ever want to beat. Included in these operations are two nose jobs and eye lifts, cheek and lip implants, liposuction, and operations on her knees, thigh, and jawline. She has also received chemical peels, a chin bone reduction, and what is known as semi-permanent makeup. She makes peeps like Cher and Michael Jackson look like amateurs compared to her. Even with all the safety precautions in place, such a stunt is extremely dangerous, no matter your age. This is why Thomas Lackey will likely retain his record of being the oldest wing-walker for a long time. See, he earned the record in 2013, when he wing-walked at the age of 93 years and 100 days. Land-speed-record racer Art Arfons was piloting his jet-powered Green Monster at around 610 mph (981 km/h) when the bearings on the right front wheel seized, sending the car tumbling for more than a mile across the flats. Arfons was pulled from the wreckage, dazed and bloodied. Astonishingly, he only suffered from cuts, bruises, and friction burns from the salt lake’s rough surface. But, in order to test these products, some employees have to perform smelling tests. A lab worker named Madeline Albrecht has the “distinction” of holding the world record for sniffing the most armpits and feet, a record she achieved during her 15-year career at Hill Top Research Laboratories in Cincinnati, Ohio. It’s estimated that poor Albrecht has sniffed roughly 5,600 feet, which you can try to beat if you dare. She has also sniffed an “indeterminate” number of armpits; this means you will probably need to smell at least 6,000 armpits just to get close to her “mythic” record. Yager also achieved the greatest non-surgical weight loss ever, losing an incredible 520 pounds in just three months. Unfortunately, Yager died in 1994, aged only 34. Her death certificate lists kidney failure as the cause of death, with morbid obesity and multiple organ failure as contributing causes. To get an idea of how tiny she really was, her calf was barely thicker than the average adult male’s thumb. She died of hypothermia when her circus train became stranded in snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1890. He started growing them after being chastised by a teacher for breaking a nail when he was 14. Keep in mind that he only grew the nails on his left hand this long, allowing for full mobility with his right hand. Chillal’s a smart dude and a record holder. But there’s always an exception to every rule. In 2009, a Hungarian named Sandor Sarkadi had a 1.13 kilogram (2.5 lb) stone removed; it was the size of a coconut. I don’t even want to imagine the pain this “lucky” record holder went through until this monster-stone was removed from his body. As important as bees may be, though, one should always keep a respectable distance from them. Apparently, that “unwritten rule” doesn’t apply for Ruan Liangming. This Chinese man currently holds the record for being covered by the heaviest mantle of bees. He was covered by roughly 637,000 of them, a combined weight of approximately 140 pounds. This is obviously not a good idea because whoever attempts to break this insane record will definitely get bitten or stung a few hundred times. Ken Edwards from Derbyshire, England, probably loves eating cockroaches more than anyone else on this planet. After all, he’s the man who holds the record for eating more cockroaches (36) in just one minute on the set of The Big Breakfast TV show on March 5, 2001. Nobody has attempted to break his record in the past 19 years. On March 12 of that year, 19-year-old Matt Suter was engulfed by a tornado while inside a mobile home near Fordland. Suter was knocked unconscious and awoke 398 meters away in a nearby field. Thankfully, he only suffered minor injuries. He suffered 433 bone fractures by the end of 1975. After that year, and after suffering numerous concussions and hundreds of broken bones, he decided to retire from major performances. However, he continued to do smaller exhibitions around the country with his son, Robbie, establishing him as his successor. Thank God, his son hasn’t tried to break his papa’s records.
