{"id":73236,"date":"2020-04-23T21:13:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T02:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=73236"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:15:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:15:17","slug":"these-amazing-chicagoans-have-all-broken-guinness-world-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/these-amazing-chicagoans-have-all-broken-guinness-world-records\/","title":{"rendered":"These Amazing Chicagoans Have All Broken Guinness World Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no doubt that Chicago is filled with talented people. This beautiful city is home to some of the best theaters and has seen Chicagoans go on to do amazing things in the world. Here are some of Chicago\u2019s record breakers and setters that have given our city a good name with their Guinness World Records!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chicago Woman Crushing World Record By Hula Hooping For 100 Hours\" width=\"1278\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTBJ5fQMDcg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/longest-marathon-hula-hooping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jenny Doan &#8211; Longest Marathon Hula Hooping<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Back in November of 2019, Wicker Park resident Jenny Doan set out to break the world record for hula hooping time and broke it with 100 hours. Though she was not officially the winner until recently due to her hula hoop falling to the floor at one point, Guinness World Records determined that she had still broken the record.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Longest plank EVER - Guinness World Records\" width=\"1278\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/59MaNHq8UDo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/longest-time-in-an-abdominal-plank-position\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Hood &#8211; Longest Time In An Abdominal Plank (Male)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Back in February of this year, George Hood set out to break the world record for planking and broke it after 8 hours, 15 minutes, and 15 seconds. George hails from Naperville, IL, a suburb just outside Chicago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73240\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73240 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/14670859_813638092112239_3455355444827971904_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/14670859_813638092112239_3455355444827971904_n.jpg 714w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/14670859_813638092112239_3455355444827971904_n-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/14670859_813638092112239_3455355444827971904_n-370x259.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/14670859_813638092112239_3455355444827971904_n-406x284.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WVON 1690AM &#8211; The Talk of Chicago Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/longest-career-as-a-radio-presenterdj-(male)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Herbert Kent &#8211; Longest Career As A Radio Presenter\/DJ (Male)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>After seven decades of DJ-ing for local radio, Herbert Rogers Kent won the Guinness Book of World Records for longest-running DJ in the history of radio. He started his career when he was just a high school student in 1944.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Longest Usable Yo-yo - Edited footage\" width=\"1278\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5pjNMI1A0bM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/longest-usable-yo-yo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Buffington &#8211; Longest Usable Yo-Yo<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>In 2011, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChicagoYoyoClub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Yo-Yo Club<\/a> founder James Buffington broke the Guinness World Record for constructing a yo-yo with a 39-foot string and successfully demonstrated it was usable.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73242 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-scaled.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-2000x1778.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-1536x1366.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-2048x1821.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-370x329.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-842x749.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1023031012-406x361.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/79483-largest-collection-of-cuff-links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Jaquay &#8211; Largest Collection Of Cuff Links<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Joseph Jaquay is a Chicago resident with a record-breaking collection of cufflinks, which consists of 1,175 cufflinks that he has been collecting since 1990.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73243\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1479527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1479527.jpg 780w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1479527-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1479527-370x236.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1479527-406x259.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1479527-630x400.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Guinness World Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/440739-largest-pram-stroller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kolcraft Enterprises &#8211; Largest Pram\/Stroller<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This baby product enterprise set the record in what they do best \u2014 strollers. They broke the Guinness World Record of the world\u2019s largest stroller measuring at approximately four feet and a half, made specifically so adults could test out how strollers feel before buying a smaller version for their child.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_366031565-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>The Ewers Family &#8211; Most Consecutive Girl\/Boy Births In A Family<\/h2>\n<p>This Guinness World Record was broken by Thomas and Katherine Ewers, who had 11 children, first a girl, then a boy, then a girl, then a boy, and so on.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73245\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73245\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11149835_1591068077844700_8215884693613370007_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11149835_1591068077844700_8215884693613370007_o.jpg 716w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11149835_1591068077844700_8215884693613370007_o-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11149835_1591068077844700_8215884693613370007_o-370x496.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11149835_1591068077844700_8215884693613370007_o-406x544.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Playboy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Hugh Hefner &#8211; Longest Career As An Editor-In-Chief For The Same Magazine<\/h2>\n<p>Chicago native Hugh Hefner holds two records, one for the longest career as the Editor-in-Chief for the same magazine for 59 years (Playboy) and also for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/96769-largest-collection-of-personal-scrapbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personal scrapbook collection of 2,643 unique items<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World&#039;s Largest Hotdog (Commercially Available) - Meet the Record Breakers - Guinness World Records\" width=\"1278\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7WrZqIkvPz4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/96073-largest-hot-dog-commercially-available\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gorilla Tango Novelty Meats &#8211; Largest Hot Dog Commercially Available<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This restaurant holds the Guinness World Record for the largest hot dog commercially available at 7 freaking lbs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37755\" style=\"width: 868px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37755\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-10.41.45-AM.png\" alt=\"Sue\" width=\"868\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-10.41.45-AM.png 868w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-10.41.45-AM-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-10.41.45-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-21-at-10.41.45-AM-128x86.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Martin Baumgaertner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/73545-most-expensive-dinosaur-bones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sue the T-REX &#8211; Most Expensive Dinosaur Bones<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Sue broke the Guiness Book of World Records for having the most expensive dinosaur bones after she was sold in auction at $8.3 million. <em>Technically<\/em>, this happened in NYC, but she&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/sue-t-rex-field-museum\/\">ours<\/a>, okay?<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73249 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-scaled.jpg 1598w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-2000x1502.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-842x632.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_1096661960-406x305.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/most-jalapeno-chilli-peppers-eaten-in-one-minute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfredo Hernandes &#8211; Most Jalape\u00f1o Chili Peppers Eaten In One Minute<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Alfredo broke the record in 2006 at the La Costena Feel the Heat Challenge by eating 16 chili peppers in one minute. We&#8217;re sweating just thinking about that.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73250\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/66240579_446916892829173_3274230226040651776_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/66240579_446916892829173_3274230226040651776_o.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/66240579_446916892829173_3274230226040651776_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/66240579_446916892829173_3274230226040651776_o-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/66240579_446916892829173_3274230226040651776_o-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/66240579_446916892829173_3274230226040651776_o-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/66240579_446916892829173_3274230226040651776_o-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Offshore Chicago Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/577483-largest-rooftop-bar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Offshore &#8211; Largest Rooftop Bar<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/offshore-worlds-largest-rooftop-bar-open-now-navy-pier\/\">Navy Pier\u2019s swanky new rooftop bar<\/a> broke the record at 52,310 square feet last summer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73251\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73251 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/92356910_10157980908460659_1005908953067945984_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/92356910_10157980908460659_1005908953067945984_o.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/92356910_10157980908460659_1005908953067945984_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/92356910_10157980908460659_1005908953067945984_o-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/92356910_10157980908460659_1005908953067945984_o-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/92356910_10157980908460659_1005908953067945984_o-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/92356910_10157980908460659_1005908953067945984_o-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Chicago Cubs Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/449774-longest-time-between-baseball-world-series-wins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Cubs &#8211; Longest Time Between Baseball World Series Wins<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>A positive way to see the drought witnessed by the Chicago Cubs is to celebrate that the team broke the record of Longest Time Between Baseball World Series Wins at 108 years and 19 days.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The most people ever wearing Groucho glasses?\" width=\"1278\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fAo8DH2Laqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/most-people-wearing-groucho-marx-glasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City Of Chicago&#8217;s Outdoor Film Festival &#8211; Most People Wearing Groucho Marx Glasses<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Set by 4,436 participating Chicagoans. Why not, right?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no doubt that Chicago is filled with talented people. 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