The most unique and unusual Guinness World Records for 2024 include origami dolphins and a cat surfing

the Guinness Book of World Records It is known for highlighting the most interesting, unique and even bizarre events of human nature around the world.

2024 was no exception.

Earlier this year, we wrote about a little boy who became… The youngest male artist in the Guinness Book of World Records After displaying his paintings in an exhibition at the Museum of Science and Technology in Accra, Ghana. Ace-Liam Nana painter Sam Ankrah ended up selling nine of the ten pieces he offered.

We shared stories about A A 114-year-old man in Venezuela And a A 112-year-old man in England Which each had the distinction, for a time, of being the oldest man in the world, as well George and Laurie ChappelleThey are the oldest living conjoined twins in the world, according to Guinness.

Then there it was The heaviest berry in the worldwhich tipped the scales at 20.4 grams, nearly 70 times more than the average cranberry. the “Giant Blueberry“It grew in Australia and was about the size of a ping-pong ball.

Here’s a look at more of the strangest Guinness World Records for 2024:

the The largest building is shaped like a chicken. The feat is attributed to Ricardo Cano Guapo Tan, and occurred in the Philippines on September 8, 2024. The chicken is 114 feet tall. The building depicts a rooster and is a hotel within the Campuestohan Highland Resort.

the The largest marathon record By many musical artists. On February 14, 2024, this feat was achieved by Idem Abasifreke and Beatisblaak studio in Nigeria. It took 95 hours and 59 minutes.

the Fastest 10 meters on a skateboard by a cat. This happened on April 4, 2024, and was achieved by Bao Zi in China. Time: 12.85 seconds.

the The largest origami dolphin display. It was July 10, 2024, and it happened in London. Iswarya Sundaralingam made 2,024 pieces over a period of eight weeks, according to Guinness World Records. She learned how to make it from a nurse working in the ward where her mother was in a coma.

the The largest whistle shooting tournament. On September 29, 2024, 300 people broke this record in China. The championship, according to GWR, was achieved by the Linzhi Whistling Archery Association. It was one of a host of events held at the 2024 Linzi Yarlung Zangbo River Eco-cultural Tourism Festival.