It’s Guinness World Record Day and people all over the world are ready to celebrate with their attempts to set a world record!
The famous book is a list full of all the weird and wonderful records held across the globe.
After becoming the best-selling copyright book of all time, Guinness World Record Day is held one day a year to inspire people to complete some iconic and record breaking achievements.
Over the years, the most daring Slough residents, and people from all across Berkshire have set records for the most bizarre things.
Slough
The youngest female with a full beard
Harnaam Kaur from Slough broke a World Record attempt in September 2015 for being the youngest female to have a full beard.
The Slough resident is now a body positive and anti-bullying activist whose portrait has been part of the #Project60 campaign.
Born on 29 November 1990, Harnaam first started to notice that she was growing facial hair at the age of 11.
She was eventually diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that means she has much more testosterone than most women which is what causes hair to grow on her face.
She said: “I never really understood what role I had to play in this world as a bearded lady. As the years have gone on I have realised that I was born to stand up proud as a woman who promotes body confidence with in both genders, I was born to show the world something else apart from the ‘societies norm,’ and I was born to help people become confident and comfortable with in themselves.”
Largest build and display of LEGO® Star Wars™ Clone Troopers
The world’s largest build and display of LEGO® Star Wars™ Clone Troopers was composed of 35,210 individual models and was built by LEGO® in Slough, UK, on 27 June 2008.#MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay pic.twitter.com/XLsT1g79bY
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) May 4, 2018
LEGO fan? You'll be impressed with this whopping 35,210 piece Star Wars Clone Troopers display.
It holds a record for being the world's largest display and was built by the LEGO HQ team in Slough on June 27, 2008.
Most races won by a...sheep
You couldn't get more Berkshire countryside than racing sheep. Odd's Farm Park in Slough/Bucks is home to a Guinness World Record for having the most races won by sheep.
The most races won by a sheep is 165 out of 179 total season races, and was achieved by 'Lamborghini' (UK) at Odds Farm Park.
Lamborghini was born at the farm in January 2011 and took to racing immediately, winning his first race in April 2011.
Maidenhead
The fastest half marathon in breathing apparatus (SCBA)
In 2017, Scott Butler completed the Maidenhead Half Marathon whilst wearing a breathing apparatus (SCBA)
He completed it in the fastest time of 2 hours 21 min 27 secs.
When he was asked why he wanted to attempt the record Scott said: "One life, live it".
Reading
Fastest time to complete side leapfrog jumps by two dogs
Two talented dogs from Reading will feature in the latest edition of the Guinness World Records after breaking the records for some unusual talents.
Olga Jones, 45, from Reading, entered Bonnie and Simba for a world record after noticing their knack for the extraordinary.
The pooches boast the fastest time to complete 10 side leapfrog jumps by two dogs, doing so in 16.78 seconds.
Simba meanwhile holds the record for the most clothes hung on a washing line by a dog in one minute, with 17 items.
Bonnie and Simba are just some of the many that will take their place in the 2025 edition of the well-known record book.
Largest motorcycle toy run
Thousands of motorcyclists got the recognition they deserved for delivering as many toys to under-privileged and vulnerable youngsters
In December 2014, big-hearted bikers took part in The Reading Toy Run delivering 1,735 toys.
In 1985, just 18 bikers took part.
Bracknell
Greatest height climbed on a climbing machine in 24 hours
In November 2007, Marc Rose and his colleagues at Bodyworks Gym attempted to climb the greatest height on a climbing machine.
Taking place in Bracknell, the world-record attempt saw the gym-goers take it in turns on the VersaClimber machine over 24 hours.
In this time the team of 12 climbed a remarkable 70,299.82 metres (230,642 ft), setting a new world record at the time.
Longest subbuteo marathon
All the way back to 1989, Graham Larkin and Kieran Mulrooney broke the record for the longest subbuteo marathon is 100 hr 1 min.
This is was completed at RAF Staff College, Bracknell on 16 – 20 March 1989.
Fastest 360 flip of a car
On April 15 2009, Jervis Manupenu, Jonny Mirza and Pete Hill, members of the Bracknell Rugby Team broke the record for the fastest 360° flip of a car by a team is 5.25 seconds.
This was smashed at Pinewood Studios, UK.
The most -15 - back flips on a scooter in one minute
An 11-year-old scooter superstar from Bracknell has made history this year after breaking two world records previously held by scooter freestyle legend ‘Kota’ Schuetz.
Tyler Hainey, who has been going from strength to strength in the scooter community went viral on Tik Tok when he landed his very first double back flip in October 2021.
Three months later in January 2022 he performed 15 back-flips in one minute which broke the previous record (12) set in 2012.
Tyler Hainey, from Bracknell said: “I have been working on the double backflip for three years. I started when I was seven and after practicing on air bags and then foam, I finally landed it when I was 10.”
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