First To Travel Round The World 12 Times
From 1960 to 1972, Jimmy Lye made 12 round-the-world trips as a commercial air traveller. The trips were almost on an annual basis and each trip averaged about 35 days. He consistently travelled by Qantas Airways. Read More »
World’s Most Skydivers In A Wind Tunnel
The Guinness world record for most skydivers flying simultaneously in a wind tunnel is 13 and was achieved by iFly Singapore, on 4 October 2013. The 13 skydivers consisted of 12 children and one adult who flew for a total of 5 mins. Read More »
Most Babies Born In A Maternity Hospital – World Record
KKH won a place in the world records in 1966 for having the largest number of births in a single medical facility – 39,835 births. KKH held this record for 10 years. More than 85 percent of all the births took place in KKH, where more than 100 babies were delivered daily. Read More »
World’s Most Expensive Hotel
Opened in 2010, Marina Bay Sands is billed as the world’s most expensive hotel complex at S$8 billion, including cost of the prime land at S$1.2 billion. The resort features 3 hotel towers, a 120,000 sq m convention-exhibition centre, the 93,000 sq m The Shoppes, a museum, 2 large theatres, 2 floating pavilions, the Sky Park and the world’s largest ... Read More »
Largest Trophy Made Of Can Tabs
Many residents in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC collected a total of 380,000 ring tabs from canned drinks. This raised $40,000 from some corporate sponsors to purchase taxi vouchers to help needy residents, such as those wheelchair-bound and the elderly. 10,888 pieces of the tabs, in gold and silver, were crafted into a 110m-tall trophy by community leader Kenny Chua. With an average diameter of 32 ... Read More »
