Every year, people set out to push the boundaries of the human experience.
Luckily, Guinness World Records is there to make sure it wasn’t all for nothing — whether that is paying top dollar for a famous item, playing a musical performance underground, or creating a 70-layer bean dip.
Take a look at some of the wildest and most entertaining world records that have been broken in 2020 so far.
Two women broke the record for the fastest trip around the world on a tandem bike
Cat Dixon and Raz Marsden left England in June 2019 on their tandem bike with one goal in mind: to bike across the world faster than anyone had before. After 263 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes, 25 countries, and 18,263 miles, the pair broke the world record, according to Guinness World Records.
“We have highlights from every country that we visited and would definitely return to see many— although maybe at a slower pace,” Dixon and Marsden said in a joint statement.
The two even had to battle monsoons, heatwaves, and the potential of borders closing amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
“We just got on with it and loved it all. It was important to keep laughing, and we did,” they said.
The world's deepest underground concert occurred this year at 6,213 feet below sea level
The Shaft Bottom Boys, a band of four musicians, performed a 50-minute set down in the Vale’s Creighton Mine in Sudbury, Ontario, this year. The mine is 6,213 feet below sea level, making the performance the deepest concert underground, according to Guinness World Records.
The band was decked out in official uniforms and hard hats to protect themselves during the performance, but that didn’t stop the concertgoers from dancing and tapping their feet along to the music.
Bush's Beans created a record-breaking 70-layer dip for Super Bowl Sunday
To celebrate the Super Bowl this year, Bush’s Beans celebrated by taking the usual seven-layer dip up a notch. The company built a record-breaking 70-layer dip, taking the title of “world’s largest layered dip.” It took two days to construct the 1,087-pound snack, which included veggies, Buffalo sauce, and loaded baked potatoes.
“Every year at this time we see an increase in searches for recipes, so this year we wanted to put a real twist on the traditional dip and do something fun for our fans while also showcasing the versatility of Bush’s Beans through a wide range of recipes included in the 70-layer bean dip,” Kate Rafferty, consumer experience manager at Bush’s, told Guinness World Records.
One woman earned the title of "most cinema productions attended" after seeing "Bohemian Rhapsody" over 100 times
Joanne Connor, who lives in Redcliffe, Brisbane, discovered a new-found passion when she first watched “Bohemian Rhapsody” in theaters. She became so enamored with the Queen biopic that she saw the film 107 more times. This year, she earned the Guinness World Record title of “most cinema productions attended – same film.”
“I love this movie. It is the best I have ever seen,” Connor told Guinness World Records. “It is such a ‘feel-good’ movie and takes those of us that weren’t there right to Wembley Live Aid. Also doing it to continue the legacy of the legend, Freddie Mercury and the music of Queen.”
A 10-year-old boy is being called a math genius after solving 196 math questions in one minute
Nadub Gill is a 10-year-old who has always been great at math, but this year, he proved just how much of a genius he really is. Gill was one of 700 children to try the Times Tables Rock Stars, which challenges students to answer as many multiplication and division questions as they can in one minute. He answered 196 correct, which is three answers every second.
“I am very thrilled and excited to achieve this title. It is like a dream,” Gill told Guinness World Records. “I am thankful to my school and my teachers, who encouraged me to attempt this record. They encouraged me a lot and I think they have played a big role in my success.”
