10 Guinness World Records Held by Canadians
By Distributel
We hold a lot of world records ’round these parts. And we’re willing to bet that you’ve never even heard of some of these records.
Longest Underwater Live Stream
The world’s longest underwater live stream was done right here in Canada, at the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. Working in 45-minute shifts, divers at the aquarium took viewers on a tour of their incredible space. In addition to their prepared remarks, divers took Zoom calls from elementary students. The whole thing was tightly choreographed, and to count as a world record, the live stream couldn’t dip below 50 viewers. You can view a recording of it right here.
Most People Simultaneously Wolf Howling
Maybe you saw the news about Great Wolf Lodge (of Niagara Falls) breaking the record of most people howling like wolves simultaneously. They did it to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and howlers included adults, children, and grandparents—804 of them.
What you may not know is that Thompson, Manitoba, went on to beat that record with 2,033 people showing up to howl like wolves. Good job, Thompson. Our idea for the future: most people doing a simultaneous chicken cluck for, like, a minute. We believe in you!
The Largest Street Hockey Tournament
Teams from 21 cities partook in the world’s largest street hockey tournament. In fact, 5,360 teams consisting of 35,970 players share this record.
The Largest Snowball Fight Ever
In Saskatoon, 7,681 people threw snowballs at each other to claim the world record for largest snowball fight.
Most Simultaneous Snow Angels
The London Catholic School Board set up the record for most simultaneous snow angels (across multiple locations) when they organized 15,851 people (including students, teachers, and parents) to make snow angels on February 2, 2004, at 2 p.m.
Highest Score in Dragon’s Lair
The super difficult game made famous to this generation by Stranger Things was beaten with a high score of 374,954 by Greg Sakundiak. You can play it too on Steam—but we bet you’d need to use an arcade machine to set a record of your very own.
Most Money Raised by an Amputee for a Charity Walk
Everyone knows Terry Fox, but did you know his run set a record by raising $20.7 million USD?
Largest Undersea Observatory
World’s largest undersea observatory? No, it isn’t Sealab 2021. Canada’s Neptune undersea lab consists of 130 instruments and nearly 400 sensors, connected to shore by a loop of 853 kilometres of cable that helps monitor the north part of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate. Pretty cool, huh?
Most Consecutive Renditions of a National Anthem
607 times in a row. Yep, that’s how many times a group of patriotic Canadians sang “O Canada” at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto in 2000, picking up a world record.
Largest Horseshoe Crab Touch Tank
Need to pet a horseshoe crab? Well, you’ll have plenty of space at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, who have a world record for the world’s largest horseshoe crab touch tank. They love two things: horseshoe crabs and setting world records.