Records set by people who simply do what he likes

Human performance is truly limitless. If even this one doubt is enough to learn about the incredible nine world records that were set in different times the most common on the face of people. Moreover, many of them about the records and did not dream. They're just doing what they like.

The first woman to visit all parts of the world

Cassandra de Pecol - 27-year-old lover of travel, which has a whole two world records. She had just finished his tour, during which he visited 193 countries and 3 territories (Kosovo, Palestine, Taiwan). This makes her the first woman to visit all the countries in the world. A second record - the time during which she could like. Cassandra took 18 months and 26 days.

The largest number of university degrees

The secret of 70-year-old Italian is quite simple - every day he got up at 3 am and the planting of the study. Luciano A. S. Byatt, who lives not far from Rome, has 15 degrees of Bachelor and Master. He first resigned Guinness World Record for the number of degrees in 2002, when they have persistent pupil was only 8. Now, A. S. Byatt, who studied philosophy, law, sociology and literature, received the 16th education and learning to cook.

The youngest man conquered "Seven Summits"

Jordan Romero in 2010 was in the Guinness Book of Records as the young man ascended Everest (he was then 13 years old). In December 2011, after climbing Vinson Massif in Antarctica, he finally surrendered famous among climbers "Seven Summits" (the highest mountain in the world on different continents). Jordan at the time was 15 years, 5 months and 12 days.

The greatest number of languages ​​

Polyglot - a man who understands at least six languages, and can talk to them. People who know more than 12 languages, are called hyper-polyglots. But who knows the most languages. Initially, experts from the Guinness Book came to Ziyad phases - the Lebanese, who claimed that speaks 58 languages. However, during an interview with him it appeared that Ziyad was not able to understand some of the basic questions in the languages ​​in which he allegedly was fluent. The most likely candidate for the record is Emil Krebs, a German diplomat, who died in 1930. He is credited with the knowledge of 65 languages ​​and he had studied more than 120 languages.

The girl with the IQ highest

Naturally, IQ test is inaccurate measure of intelligence; However, to get a high score is extremely difficult. In 2016, 11-year-old British schoolgirl Kashmea Wahi during the test at the school showed the result of 162, equaling the theory by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

The greatest number of Guinness World Records

Ashrita Furman - a New Yorker who has set a goal to break as many Guinness World Records. Since 1979, he has managed to set 259 records, the vast majority of which are somewhat strange. For example, the greatest number of sit-ups at the Eiffel Tower, the number of tosses ball racket and t. D.

The fastest reader in the world

Speed ​​reading - a trick that has mastered a lot of people, but all records in this beat a disabled person with unusual skills. Kim Peek, who died in 2009, was able to quickly read the book and remember almost all read. On the open book he took 8-10 seconds, and read it through the eyes of different pages individually. In tests, it can be played in about 98% accuracy of the text. No one could explain how he did it.

circumnavigation alone

Joshua Slocum whole life was a common sailor, but after retiring, he managed to become famous throughout the world. 24 April 1895 51-year-old Slocum decided for the first time in the history of travel around the world alone. He returned June 27, 1898, swim 74,000 kilometers.

Round the World flight alone

Wiley Post was a famous pilot in the 1930s, who was able to beat many records related to aviation. One of his most notable achievements - the flight round the world single-handedly, to which Lent took 7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes.