solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse is seen from an aircraft over Patna, India, July 22, 2009. At 6 minutes and 39 seconds at its peak, it will be the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. It pitched a swath of Asia into near-darkness just after dawn, as millions watched the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon Wednesday.

most concrete blocks chopped through with bare hands

This man tries (unsuccessfullly) to set the record for the most concrete blocks chopped through with bare hands. He attempted 22 blocks, but failed to break the record.

largest structure made out of cards

Here, Bryan Berg of the United States works on the largest structure made out of cards. Previously Berg had created a replica of the Walt Disney World Castle in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 12, 2004. It measured 13 feet, 10.5 inches tall, 11 feet, 10 inches wide, and 8 feet, 7.25 inches deep.

most rattlesnakes held in a mouth at a single time

How many snakes could you fit in YOUR mouth? This man, Jackie Bibby from the United States, sets the world record for the most rattlesnakes held in a mouth at a single time. Bibby held eight snakes in his mouth for 12.5 seconds. The picture is just one of many from the Guinness World Records Day, an event that occurred all over the world, when dozens of people tried their luck at breaking world records.

the planet's smallest dog

Ducky is the planet's smallest dog by height, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The 2½-year-old chihuahua is just 4.9 inches tall.

1,689-pound pumpkin

Joe Jutras' world record 1,689-pound pumpkin outweighed the competition and took the top prize at the Topsfield Fair Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off in Topsfield, Mass.
The massive pumpkin, which could make endless pies this holiday season, is up for sale on ebay, along with the two other largest pumpkins ever grown

Most Pierced Woman

Guinness World Records holder for the "Most Pierced Woman," Elaine Davidson, shows off some of her 5,920 piercings in the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 16, 2008. (David Moir/Reuters )

world's largest human peace sign

A crowd at the Ithaca Festival forms a peace symbol in Stewart Park in Ithaca, N.Y., in an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records for the world's largest human peace sign Sunday afternoon June 22, 2008. Some 5,814 people joined the effort. The previous largest human peace sign was made by 2,500 people at the University of Michigan. (Eric Stewart/The Ithaca Journal/AP Photo)

the world's longest legs woman

Stuart Claxton, right, head U.S. adjudicator for the Guinness World Records, confirms that Russia's Svetlana Pankratova has the world's longest legs. Pankratova is 6 feet, 5 inches tall, with legs measuring 51.9 inches. Her first U.S. appearance, during a news conference in New York's Times Square Nov. 10, kicked off a weeklong national celebration of record-breaking events for the Guiness World Records. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)

long ear hair

In this undated handout photograph provided by the Guinness World Records book, record holder Radhakant Bajpai is seen with his more than 5 inches (12.5 centimeters) long ear hair, the longest in the world. In the United States, the Guinness book is a favorite of 10 year-olds, but in India, Guinness records are the stuff of national headlines. For millions in new India who don't have access to earning prestigious degrees and staggering salaries, aiming for world records, no matter how ridiculous, provides a much-needed outlet in the rigid and hierarchical society, say world-beaters. (Guinness Book of World Records/AP Photo)

world's tallest man

Sultan Kosen from Turkey was crowned the world's tallest man by Guinness World Records Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, standing here in front of London's Tower Bridge. Kosen, who is 8 feet 1, is from the town of Mardin in eastern Turkey. He was named the tallest man after his Ukrainian rival, Leonid Stadnyk, dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured. Stadnyk had previously been listed by Guinness at 8 feet 5.5 inches but was stripped of his title when he declined to let anyone confirm his height. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)