Person World Records

Melissa Owens embarked upon a personal goal to break a hugging record. She gave out 600 hugs during a flash mob at Portlandrsquo;s Pioneer Courthouse Square[]. Owensrsquo; hugging record was the fifth URDB record to be set by supporters of the OHSU AYA program at the Knight Cancer Institute[].

Decorated in lights, ornaments, and a tree topper, 6’8" Mike Ellison set a world record as the tallest human Christmas tree.

Nigel Henderson assembled a completeIkea Mula toy in under one minute when he was exactly 611 days old. Younger babies are challenged to beat this.

Todd DeFazio wore 100 holiday decorations at once.

Dawar Kazi and his friend commented back and forth 151,453 times on a [Facebook][1] wall post. NOTE: Moving forward, submissions in this category must meet the [RecordSetter Facebook submission criteria][2].

15-year-old Eugenie de Silva is studying for her doctorate degree in the politics and international relations department at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Read more about her accomplishments here.

Porter Maberry successfully dunked a basketball into a men's regulation size basketball hoop. He stands five feet, five inches tall.

Doug McManaman, Mallory Wolchuk, and Carl McManaman completed a 3 x 200 yards snowshoe relay in five minutes and 10.38 seconds.

Doug McManaman, Carl McManaman, Michelle Soucy, Shilah Wolchuk, Mallory Wolchuk, and Jerry Wolchuk completed a 6 x 200 yards snowshoe relay in nine minutes and 41.95 seconds.

Eugenie de Silva graduated with a Master's of Liberal Arts degree at Harvard University at the young age of 16. Read more about the feat here. NOTE: Video clip shown above is from Msnbc.com

Ren L. called someone 15 times in a row and had her say "Hello?" without saying anything.

James Asquith visited all 196 countries in the world at the young age of 24. He was born on December 30, 1988. He started traveling five years ago when he was still a student at a university. Asquith likes meeting new people and going to unusual places off the traditional tourist trails. Amongst his favorite places to visit are Iran and the United States.

Devin Garcia performed a clean and jerk lift of his friend Amanda, who weighs 56 kg (125 lb). Devin is currently a college track hammer thrower.

Kevin S. held a back lever pose for 32.03 seconds with a 55-kilogram person standing on his back.

Chris and his friends threw 60 pencils at Spencer.

Wayne Stinson of the Omega Force Strength Team squatted 230 pounds for 10 reps. Mr. Stinson set the record when he was 74 years old.