Unusual world records
This fruit was used in the world record for the farthest distance to throw a fruit.
What is a grape
This 1800s device let people send messages by pulling ropes connected to bells
What is a domestic telegraph
Japan’s fox spirit that can shapeshift into a human.
What is a kitsune
This force keeps planets in orbit around stars.
What is gravity
In medieval times, this job involved waking people up by tapping on windows with a stick.
What is a knocker‑upper
The longest time balancing a lawnmower on the chin lasted over this many minutes.
What is 3 minutes
daily double Before refrigerators, people used this insulated box filled with ice blocks.
What is an icebox
This Scottish creature is said to live in a famous lake.
What is the Loch Ness Monster
This theoretical tunnel could connect two distant points in spacetime.
What is a wormhole
This ancient Egyptian job involved applying makeup to statues.
What is a statue painter
The record for most T‑shirts worn at once is over this number.
What is 260
This early 1900s invention let people “walk on water” using floating shoes.
What are pontoon shoes
This Greek creature has the body of a lion and the tail of a serpent.
What is a chimera
This hypothetical particle travels faster than light.
What is a tachyon
In Victorian England, this job meant collecting leeches for doctors.
What is a leech gatherer
This animal holds the record for the loudest call of any land creature.
What is the howler monkey
This failed invention attempted to combine a bicycle with this musical instrument.
What is a piano
This creature from Filipino folklore steals shadows to weaken people.
What is an aswang
This scientific principle says you can’t know both position and momentum exactly.
What is the uncertainty principle
This job required tasting food for poison before royalty ate it.
What is a food taster
The world’s largest snow maze was built in this North American country.
What is Canada
This 17th‑century invention was a portable version of a fireplace.
What is a firebox
This Persian bird is reborn from its own ashes.
What is the simurgh
This boundary around a black hole marks the point of no return.
. What is the event horizon
daily double This job involved sniffing armpits to test deodorant effectiveness.
What is an odor judge