Weird World Records

135 weird and amazing records · page 4 of 6

Reference · not certified First Country to Grant Constitutional Rights to Nature Institutional / General Record · Ecuador Reference · not certified First Site Ever Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List Galapagos Islands · Ecuador Reference · not certified Independence Leader Who Liberated the Most Nations Simon Bolivar · Venezuela Reference · not certified Nicknamed the Pearl of Africa Institutional / General Record · Uganda Reference · not certified World's Oldest Existing, Continually Operating University University of Al Quaraouiyine · Morocco Reference · not certified First Sub-Saharan African Nation to Gain Independence Institutional / General Record · Ghana Reference · not certified World's Longest Dragon Boat Kambojika Putta Khemara Tarei · Cambodia Reference · not certified Unique One-Legged Rowing Fishing Technique Intha people · Myanmar Reference · not certified Origin of the Gross National Happiness Concept Jigme Singye Wangchuck · Bhutan Reference · not certified World's Only Capital City Without Traffic Lights Thimphu · Bhutan Reference · not certified Last Country in the World to Introduce Television Institutional / General Record · Bhutan Reference · not certified World's First Elected Female Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike · Sri Lanka Reference · not certified Longest Dance Marathon by an Individual Bandana Nepal · Nepal Reference · not certified Oldest Man to Summit Everest at the Time Min Bahadur Sherchan · Nepal Reference · not certified Former Record Holder for Most Everest Summits Apa Sherpa · Nepal Reference · not certified Shortest Verified Man in the World Khagendra Thapa Magar · Nepal Reference · not certified Most Ascents of Mount Everest Kami Rita Sherpa · Nepal Reference · not certified Longest Survival Trapped Underground Los 33 (the 33 Chilean miners) · Chile Reference · not certified Most Saunas Per Capita Finland · Finland Reference · not certified Tallest Soldier Ever Recorded Vaino Myllyrinne · Finland Reference · not certified World's Happiest Country Finland · Finland Reference · not certified First Country to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Unions Denmark · Denmark Reference · not certified Oldest National Flag Still in Use Denmark (Dannebrog) · Denmark Reference · not certified Oldest Pub in the World Sean's Bar · Ireland

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