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We don’t know if the folks at the Guinness Book of World Records would consider awarding a world-record honor for a post about the Guinness Book of World Records — but if they do, Estately is definitely in the running. The site discovered and ranked world records for every state in the union, including Colorado, one stranger than the next. Check out the top picks for each state below, featuring photos and videos — and to see the original post, including plenty of additional listings and links, click here.
See also: Seven Weird Colorado Moments in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Strikingly True!
Alabama:
Largest bubblegum bubble blown (20 inches in diameter)
Alaska
Heaviest cabbage (138.25 pounds)
Arizona
Highest barefoot water skiing speed (135.74 miles per hour)
Arkansas
Heaviest watermelon (268.8 pounds)
California
Largest dreamcatcher (9 feet in diameter)
Connecticut
Largest wedding cake (15,032 pounds)
Delaware
Most holes of miniature golf played by an individual in 24 hours (4,729 holes)
Florida
Shortest donkey (25.29 inches tall)
Georgia
Longest barbecue marathon (80 hours)
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Hawaii
Largest coffee mosaic (face of Elvis made from 5,546 cups of coffee in different shades)
Idaho
Largest straw bale maze (96,847 square feet)
Illinois
Smallest cat (2.75 inches tall)
Indiana
Largest rock/paper/scissors tournament (2,950 contestants)
Iowa
Largest hokey pokey dance (7,384 participants)
Kansas
Largest tonsils
Kentucky
Largest archery tournament (7,804 participants)
Louisiana
Largest Halloween gathering (17,777 participants)
Maine
Tallest snowman (122 feet 1 inch)
Maryland
Largest crab cake (253 pounds)
Massachusetts
Longest career as an ice cream man (67 years)
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Michigan
Largest rubber chicken toss (925 participants)
Minnesota
Largest zombie gathering (15,458 participants)
Mississippi
Largest twist dance (3,040 participants)
Missouri
Longest pub crawl (4,885 participants)
Montana
Oldest performing clown (98 years old)
Nebraska
Largest parade of classic tractors (964 tractors)
Nevada
Longest marathon playing poker by an individual (115 hours)
New Hampshire
Largest lottery scratchcard (36.2 feet by18.8 feet)
New Jersey
Longest ribbon cutting (5.51 miles)
New Mexico
First person to break the sound barrier in freefall
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New York
Most expensive dessert ($25,000)
North Carolina
Largest food drive by a non-charitable organization in 24 hours (559,884 pounds of food)
North Dakota
Most people simultaneously making snow angels (8,962)
Ohio
Longest marathon playing kickball (51 hours)
Oklahoma
Heaviest tomato (7 pounds 12 ounces)
Oregon
Oldest living cat (25 years old)
Pennsylvania
Largest jeep parade (1,106 jeeps)
Rhode Island
Largest sock (32 feet 7 inches long)
South Carolina
Largest living cat (922 pound liger — half tiger, half lion)
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South Dakota
Most wins of the Mashed Potato Wrestling Championships (4)
Tennessee
Largest singing lesson (6,651 participants)
Texas
Largest gingerbread house (39,201.8 cubic feet)
Utah
Longest fingernails ever — female (combined length of 28 feet 4.5 inches)
Vermont
Longest marathon playing kickball (41 hours, 3 minutes, 17 seconds)
Virginia
Largest mandolin ensemble (389 participants)
Washington
Longest time spent continuously on a teeter-totter (75 hours 10 minutes)
West Virginia
Largest bird feeder (holds 760 pounds of food)
Wisconsin
Largest cheese sculpture (925 pounds)
Wyoming
Oldest person to win a class championship at the World Horseshoe Pitchers Tournament (88 years old)
Colorado
Loudest bark by a group of dogs (124 decibels produced by 76 dogs)
