1. WORLD'S HOTTEST CHILLIE
The Bhut Jolokia Chillie from India has been named the world's hottest pepper by the Guinness Book of World Records, reaching to an astounding ......... MORE
2. WORLD'S LONGEST MOUSTACHE
The longest recorded moustache belongs to Bajansinh Juwansinh Gurjar of Ahmedabad, India. It had not been cut .............. MORE
3. WORLD'S FASTEST CRUISE MISSILE
4. WORLD'S LARGEST DELTA
The Ganga (Ganges) and the Brahmaputra delta basin in West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh is the largest in the world. It covers an area of 75000 square kilometres. The enormous delta of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River is the lifeblood for one of the largest populations ............. MORE
5. GREATEST MOUNTAIN RANGE
Himalayas - meaning: Abode of the Snows, is the greatest mountain range of the world. Together, the Himalaya mountain system is the planet's highest and home to the world's highest peaks, including Mount Everest. The Himalayan system has over 100 separate mountains exceeding 7,200 meters. No where on Earth .......... MORE
6. FASTEST HUMAN COMPUTER
Shakuntala Devi is a calculating prodigy who was born on November 4, 1939 in Bangalore, India. Shakuntala Devi is popularly known as a 'Human Computer' because of her extraordinary talents in solving complex mathematical problems without any mechanical aid. Manifested with an extraordinary ......... MORE
7. WORLD'S LARGEST CROCODILE
The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living reptiles. It is found in suitable habitats throughout Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. The Bhitarkanika Park on the Orissa coast, India has achieved the rare distinction of housing the world's largest estuarine or salt water crocodile ......... MORE
8. LARGEST MANGROVE FOREST
The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage Site (awarded in ’97) , Sundarban is a vast area covering 4262 square kms in India alone, with a larger portion in Bangladesh. 2585 sq. kms of the Indian Sundarban forms the largest Tiger Reserve and National Park ........ MORE
9. LONGEST SAREE
Kumaran Silks of Chennai, Tamil Nadu has created a 2007 feet (685 metres) long saree, which was acclaimed as the world's longest sari by the Guiness book of records in the year 2007. It was created exclusively for adorning the presiding deity of Parshwa Padmavathi Jain Temple of ......... MORE
10. YOUNGEST FILM DIRECTOR
In November 2006, Kishan Srikanth was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest person to direct a professional feature film. He replaces Sydney Ling, who was thirteen in 1973 when he directed the Dutch film Lex ........... MORE
11. HIGHEST FLYING BIRD
The Bar Headed Goose (Anser indicus) is recorded to have flown to an amazing height of 10175 m (33,382 feet). Thus they can easily cross the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest which has an altitude of 8,848 m (29,028 feet). This highest flier goose breeds in ......... MORE
12. FASTEST BIRD
Falcon species Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) found worldwide and historically also known as "Duck Hawk", Black Shaheen and Indian Shaheen. Peregrines are large sized falcons, 13 – 19 in. (33 – 48 cm) long and grey above, with black-barred whitish underparts. About seventeen subspecies are recognized ........ MORE
13. LARGEST HINDU TEMPLE
The Akshardham temple in New Delhi has been awarded the Guiness record for being the world's largest Hindu temple. The mammoth temple is spread over expansive lawns covering an area of 86,342 square feet. It is 356 feet long, 316 feet wide and 141 feet high. It was inaugurated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj of Bochasanwasi Shri Akshardham Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) ........ MORE
14. LARGEST SELLING MOTORCYCLE
Hero Honda's Splendor is the world's largest selling motorcycle. Its 2 plants are in Dharuhera and Gurgaon, both in India. Third plant at Haridwar, Uttranchal is also under commissioning stage & will start production by April, 2008.
Hero Honda Motors Limited, based in Delhi, India, is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles1. It sold 3 million bikes in the year 2005-2006 ........ MORE
15. LONGEST EAR HAIR
Radhakant Bajpai of Naya Ganj, Uttar Pradesh, India, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as having the world’s longest ear hair.The tufts coming out of the man’s ears measured an incredible 13.2 cm (5.19 in) ........ MORE
16. LARGEST VEGETARIAN POPULATION
About 20% Indians are strict vegetarians. With a population of more than 100 crore (10 billion) the vegetarian population is more than 20 crore (2 billion). There are 744 vegetarian communities. There are 744 vegetarian communities comprising 16% of the population, prominent among them being, Jains and Vaishnavas. Large parts of population ........ MORE
17. LARGEST MOTH
The Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) is a large saturniid moth found in the tropical and
subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, southern China, India, the Malay archipelago, Thailand to Indonesia.
These moths are considered the largest in the world in terms of total wing surface area (upwards of 400 square cm. or 65 square inches). Their wingspans are also ........ MORE
18. WORLD'S LONGEST VENOMOUS SNAKE
The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world's longest venomous snake, growing to a length of 5.7 m (18.5 ft) and a weight of up to 9 kg (20 lbs). This species is quite widespread, ranging throughout south-eastern Asia and into India. In India, it is mainly found near the foothills of the Himalayas. Its genus name ........ MORE
19. WORLD'S FASTEST FISH
The fastest swimming fish on earth are the sailfish, reaching speeds of up to 110 km/h (68 mph), which is the highest speed reliably reported in a fish.Sailfish are two species of fishes in the genus Istiophorus, living in warmer sections of all the oceans of the world, including the seas of India. They are blue to gray ........ MORE
20. WORLD'S SMALLEST PIG
The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is the world’s smallest wild pig standing about 25-30 cm from the ground, and was once common across India, Nepal and Bhutan. However, by the 1960s, this mammal was believed to be extinct.
This pig was ........ MORE
21. WORLD'S LARGEST SQUIRREL
The largest squirrel in the world is the Indian giant squirrel (ratufa indica) sometimes known as the Malabar giant squirrel, it can grow to three feet in length, with only the tail measuring up to 2ft. in length. This species is found in southeast Asia, and parts of Nepal.The species is endemic to deciduous, mixed deciduous, and moist evergreen forests of peninsular India, reaching as far north as the Satpura hill range of Madhya ........ MORE
22. WORLD'S LONGEST NAILS
Shridhar Chillal from Pune, near Bombay, holds the world record for the longest fingernails on a single hand. On 8 July 1998 the nails on his left hand were measured on the television show Guinness World Records ........ MORE
23. WORLD'S DEADLIEST KILLER
The world's deadliest human killer is the mosquito. No, mosquito does not kill humans directly, but act as a vector agent that carries disease-causing viruses and parasites from person to person without catching the disease themselves. Female mosquitoes ........ MORE
24. WORLD'S LARGEST EMPLOYER
Indian Railways (abbreviated as IR) is the world's largest commercial or utility employer,
with more than 1.6 million employees.
The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country; the routes cover a total lengthwith more than 1.6 million employees.
of 63,465 km with more than 7,000 stations. As of 2005, IR owned a total of ........ MORE
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