From Skateboarding Swine to Lego Runs: The Strangest Guinness World Records of 2025
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The annual tradition of pushing human and animal limits took a delightfully bizarre turn in 2025, with Guinness World Records crowning some of the oddest accomplishments yet. This year’s list of record breakers featured feats ranging from a pig’s skateboarding prowess to a barefoot sprint across a sea of Lego bricks, highlighting the creativity and eccentricity that define this global phenomenon.
Gabrielle Wall, a mother of two from New Zealand, set the bar for endurance and pain tolerance by running 100 meters barefoot over 661 pounds of Lego bricks in just 24.75 seconds. Wall’s preparation involved two months of toughening her feet to withstand the notoriously sharp plastic pieces, turning a childhood nuisance into a record-breaking spectacle. Her achievement in Christchurch has sparked interest in future Lego-related challenges, though she plans to focus on building rather than running next time.
Meanwhile, in Illinois, Norbert the pig made headlines by pushing a skateboard 10 meters in 11.32 seconds, earning the affectionate nickname “Tony Pork” in homage to skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. Norbert’s owner, Vincent Baran, praised the 175-pound swine’s natural talent, demonstrating that athleticism knows no species boundaries.
On the other side of the world, Swedish man Martin Ströby amazed audiences by inserting 81 matches into his nostrils simultaneously, shattering the previous record of 68. Ströby credited his children’s encouragement and his unusually stretchy nostrils for the feat, noting that the real challenge was keeping the matches from falling out. His record is a testament to the quirky human desire to explore physical limits in unexpected ways.
British innovator Brian Cade combined his passion for engineering and speed by constructing a motorized garden shed that reached 123.43 mph at Elvington Airfield in York. Inspired by a television show, Cade’s record-breaking shed blurs the lines between hobbyist craftsmanship and automotive performance.
Other notable records include David Rush and his son Peter clearing a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos in a blistering 5.8 seconds, far surpassing the previous 8.91-second mark. Ryusei Yonee of Japan set a new standard for quadrupedal sprinting by running 100 meters on all fours in 14.55 seconds, inspired by studying animal locomotion.
Anya Bannasch of California demonstrated her dedication to golf by inserting 711 golf tees into her hair, assisted by two helpers. British daredevil Ryan Luney performed seven backward somersaults while fully engulfed in flames, overcoming the paradoxical challenge of protecting himself from both heat and cold.
Iranian record-holder Abolfazl Saber Mokhtari pushed his own limits by balancing 96 spoons on his body, improving on his previous records from 2021 and 2023. Lastly, Williams Martin Sanchez Lopez, a Uruguayan living in Italy, astonished doctors by protruding his eyeballs .74 inches from their sockets, a trick he discovered in childhood and has since perfected.
These extraordinary accomplishments highlight the human (and animal) spirit’s endless pursuit of novelty and challenge. For more information on Guinness World Records and their verification process, visit the official Guinness World Records site. The cultural fascination with such feats is also reflected in the coverage by major news outlets like UPI Odd News and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which occasionally study the health implications of extreme physical endeavors. For those interested in the biomechanics behind some of these records, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases offers extensive research on human movement and injury prevention.
As 2025 closes, these unusual records remind us that sometimes the most compelling stories come not from conventional achievements but from the wonderfully weird corners of human creativity and determination.
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