Superlatives

The oldest living man- Walter Breuning, 114

The oldest living woman- Besse Cooper, 114

The tallest living man- Sultan Kosen, 2.49m

The tallest living woman- Yao Defen, 2.34m

The shortest living man- Khagendra Thapa Magar, 0.67m

The shortest living woman- Madge Bester, 0.65m

The fastest man at 100m is Usain Bolt, 9.58s You Tube

The fastest woman at 100m is Florence Griffith-Joyner, 10.49s You Tube

The tallest building is the Burj Khalifa, Dubai, 828m

The fastest road car is the Bugatti Veyron, 420km/h+ You Tube

The fastest road motorcycle is the Suzuki Hayabusa, 340km/h You Tube


The fastest concept motorcycle is the Dodge Tomahawk

The fastest train is the Chinese CRH, 350km/h

The richest man is Carlos Slim Helu (Mexico), $54bn

The biggest fish is the whale shark, 12.65m

The tallest rollercoaster is the KIngda Ka, USA ,139m You Tube

The fastest rollercoaster is Formula Rossa, Abu Dhabi, 240km/h You Tube