Index
lunges 14
macaws 48
magic tricks and artefacts
14, 110
magicians 82, 163
Maglev trains 63
magnetic-tape ball 122
Major League Baseball 223
Major League Soccer (MLS)
220
mammograms 85
mammoths 109
mangrove forests 19
maps 167; firework map
195
Marathons 238–239
marathons: married
couples 68; Rubik’s Cube
solving 121; superhero
costumes 8, 98; toilet
costume 158; wheelchair
238–239
marine reserves 26
marine snow 32
Marmite 115
married couples: age 68;
body modifications 72;
height 70, 71; marathon
runners 68; polar
expeditions 134; vow
renewal ceremonies 161;
X Games 245
marshmallows 114
Martial Arts 125, 229
Marvel Cinematic Universe
(MCU) 9, 96, 102, 103, 173
marzipan sculpture 114
Mass Participation
116–117; abdominal
plank position 116;
animals, dressed as 116,
117; antler-wearing 116;
blowing out candles
125; breakfast in bed
115; catwalk modelling
116; ceremonial Mexican
dance 161; chocolate-
tasting 115; Christmas
gatherings 116, 125;
clog-wearing 116;
cosplay 98, 99, 116;
dancing dragons 116;
exercise class 14; false
moustaches 116; feeding
relay 115; fruit costumes
117; hand puppets 117;
head shaving 85; hug
relay 125; human chains
87, 125; human cloud 14;
human DNA helix 125;
human flag 155; human
number formation 125;
keepie-uppies 116;
Lottery millionaires 116;
marriage vows renewal
161; Monopoly 116; organ
transplant recipients 116;
pillow fights 117; Rubik’s
Cube solving 120; selfie
sticks 116; singing in
the round 116; skipping
117; steampunks 117;
swim caps 116; tattoos
73; teeth brushing 117;
transforming human
image 125; variety acts
125; VW Campervan
passengers 116; weigh-
station scales 116
matchbook covers 110
matchbox labels 110
matzah balls 122
meatballs 114
medical devices,
3D-printed 190
medical operations 84
Members of Parliament
147
memorabilia see collections
& memorabilia
memorizing: binary number
sequences 84; Pi 84
message in a bottle 182
metals 22–23
meteor showers 187
meteor-burst
communications 186
meteorites 20
Mickey Mouse 110
microlights 130
migrations: animal 42, 54,
61; displaced persons
147, 161
military budgets 210
Military Vehicles 210–211
milk, drinking 115
milk floats 206
minerals 183
Mixed Martial Arts 229
moai 36
model X-wing 187
models 156; catwalk 116;
earnings 162; male 156;
Model of the Year awards
156; Vogue cover models
156
mojitos 113
monarchs 160; 3D-printed
replica 191; age 146, 182
Money & Economics
148–149
monitor lizards 52, 61
monohulls 131, 141
monoliths 21
Monopoly 109, 111, 116
Monster Jam World Finals
208
Monster Trucks 208–209
months; temperatures 26
Moon: digital images
192; Moon rocks 20;
moonwalking 80, 126
mosaics: flag mosaic 154;
Rubik’s Cube 120
Most Expensive...
198–199
MotoGP 232
motorcycles 62, 105;
3D-printed 190;
bathroom combination
159; Batpod 103;
circumnavigation 130;
Grand Prix 232; journeys
130, 140
mountain rack railways 202
mountain-biking 233
mountainboarding 244
Mountaineering 132–133,
135
mountains: age 183;
climbing 132–133, 135;
height 37, 143; ranges
35, 183; rising 24;
subglacial 35; unclimbed
143; underwater 25
mouse-deer 42
mouse/rat traps 82, 118
moustaches, false 116
mouth 56; blueberries
stuffed in 118; full
stretch 84; juggling
ping pong balls 122; lit
candles in 118; weights
pulled by 79
Movie Stars 172–173
movies: animated movies
95, 170, 171; app-based
181; blockbusters
170–171; Bollywood 170,
171; box ‑office 94, 95,
102, 170, 171, 174, 175,
199; clapperboards
170; digital film extras
170; directors 127, 165;
Disney 170, 172, 173;
editing 170; expensively
dressed characters
172; female lead roles
171; foreign-language
films 171; franchises170, 171, 174; Golden
Globe awards 170,
173; James Bond 172;
music 95, 175; Oscar
nominations 165, 170,
172; production budgets
199; R-rated movies
91, 95; reboots 94–95;
runtime 94; science
fiction 174–175; shorts
180; Star Wars 174–175;
stuntmen 103; superhero
movies 92, 94–95, 102,
103, 170, 171; toilets in
158; trailers 95
mud volcanoes 35
mudflats 18
muffins 112
multi-sensory experiences
195
muntjacs 42
murals 154
murder rates 150
mushrooms 30–31
Music 176–177; awards
177, 179; chart-toppers
178–179; composers
175, 181; festivals
181; movie scores 95,
175; producers 176;
streaming 177
musicals 180, 181
musicians 127; earnings
163, 177; Instagram
followers 176; Snapchat
181
musk deer 43naan bread 112
nanocars 215
napkins 110
NASCAR races 232
nations; democracy index
161
nativity scenes 125
navigation: insects 41;
southerly 134
negatives, photographic
192
Nerf guns 109
nests 45
NFL 222
nightclub flyers 110
Ninja Turtles 91; cosplay
99, 116
nipples, weights lifted
by 79
Nobel Peace Prize 127, 177
North Pole:
circumnavigation via
134; expeditions 134,
135; hot-air balloon
flight 140
novels 153, 166
nuclear fusion 196, 197Ocean Rowing 136–137
oceans 32–33; acidity 26;
age 25; “dead zones” 26;
depths 32; pollution 26
Odd Talents 118–119
office buildings 214
offshore gas platforms 37
Oldest... 182–183
Oldest People 68–69
Olivier Awards, see
Laurence Olivier Awards
180
Olympic flags 154
Olympic gold medallists
127; age 182; boxing
228; cycling 233;
speed skating 243;
steeplechase 236;
swimming 240, 241;
taekwondo 229; target
sports 234; tennis 227;
triathlon 247; Winter
Olympics 243; wrestling
229omelettes 115
One-Day Internationals
(cricket) 230
open-heart surgery 127
ophiolites 24
oranges 118
organs 85; donors 85;
transplant recipients 85,
116, 127
origami elephants 14
origami frogs 124
Oscars 127, 165, 170, 172,
173, 174, 179
Ouija boards 109
owl-related items 110paintings 181, 199; body
painting 73
pancakes 114; tossing 143
Pandas 46–47
pangolins 61
panoramic images 192
pantomime horses 80
paper bags 110
paper balls 122
paper planes 186
paper-clip chains 87
parachute jumps: tandem
124, see also skydiving
Paralympics 70; athletics
236, 237; swimming
240; weightlifting 235;
Winter Paralympics 243
parent-child age
combination 68
parliaments 146, 183
Parrots 14, 48–49
party poppers 119
passwords 152
patents 158, 190
paw prints 110
peatland 18
peccaries 50
pedal-powered boats 80
pedestrian crossings 205
pedicabs 149
penalties: American
football 222; ice hockey
225
penguins 116
Pets 58–59
PGA Championship 231
phone calls 32
photodetectors 197
Photography & Imaging
192–193
Pi 84
piercings 72–73
pigeons 110, 198
Pigs 50–51
pilgrimages 160–161
pillow fights 117
pills 190
pilot whales 56
ping pong balls 122
piracy 127, 150, 151; films/
TV 168, 171
pistol squats 76
pizzas 113, 114
planets: extrasolar 214;
orbit speed 63
plasma pressure 196
plastic: bags 110, 161;
pollution 26
plate tectonics 24–25
playing cards 109; house
of cards 119
playscripts 167
plutonium 22
pogo sticks 142, 244
poison: fungi 31; reptiles
52, 53
Pokémon 110
pole vault 142, 237
The Poles 134–135
police: cars 150; chiefs of
police 160; dogs 215;
hats 110
political asylum
applications 147political parties:
membership 147; period
in power 146
politicians: Twitter
followers 147; wealth
146, see also heads
of state; presidents,
American
Politics & Superpowers
146–147
pollution 26, 27, 34
Pollution & Environment
26–27
polydactylism 70
poo emoji 152
popcorn balls 122
populations: displaced
persons 147, 161; height
160; life expectancy 160;
male/female ratio 160
pork: pulled 112; roast 112
Post-it notes 198
Postman Pat van 206
potatoes, mashed 112, 115
power lines 87
power punches 228
power stairs 78
prams 109
presidency duration 146,
147
presidents, American 126;
inaugurations 145, 146;
presidential debates 145;
sentences commuted
by 146
pretzels 113
primates 60
prime ministers 146; female
147
prisons 150, 151
profiteroles 112
pronghorns 62
prosthetics 74; 3D-printed
74, 190; mind-controlled
75; tattoo gun arm 75;
videogame-based 75
public transport:
circumnavigation by 130;
urban 204–205
publishers; comic books 93
puffballs 31
pull-ups 76
pulse, survival without a 85
pumpkins 105; paddling
in a 81
puppets/marionettes 108;
hand puppets 117
push-ups 77
pyramids 37; balls 122;
books 166; cakes 115;
cups 118; toilet rolls 158
pyrotechnic images 195
pyrotechnic structures 194
pyrotechnic suits 194
pythons 53, 86quad bikes 63, 232
quinoa 112rabbits 58
race walking 237, 239
racquetball 246
radio hosts 163
radio telescopes 184–185
rag dolls 108
rail tunnels 87
railways 143; children’s
railway line 202; clubs
202; driverless metro
networks 202; electric
railways 203; gradients
202; high-speed
networks 202; stations
202, 203; train speed 63,
202, 203
rally driving 232
ramp jumps 208, 244;
wheelchair 11
ransoms 150, 151
rap jumping 80reality TV 162,
168
RECORDMANIA
106–125
Recordmania
Round-Up 124–125
red cards 218
red pandas 46
reed beds 18
referees 68, 127, 218
reindeer 43
remote spots on Earth 35
Reptiles 52–53
research vessels 32
revolvers 215
rhinoceroses 61
rice pudding 112
rickshaws 140
rift systems 24
ring roads 213
ringmasters 83, 127
river hogs 51
rivers 87; pollution 27
roads: continuous 212;
crooked 212; networks
204, 205, 212; one-way
212; ring roads 213;
solar-powered 197;
straight 212
roar, crowd 84
robots: 3D-printed 190;
Rubik’s Cube solving 120,
121; soft components
196; vertical agility 196
rockets 105; fireworks 194;
rocket artillery systems
210; rocket-powered
aircraft 63
rocking horses 109
rocks 20–21
rocotos rellenos 125
roller skating 10, 81
roller-coasters 62
ropeway cabins and
stations 212
rose-quartz balls 122
roundabouts 213
rowing 241; Black Sea
141; ocean rowing 126,
136–137
rubber bands 118; rubber-
band ball 123
Rubik’s Cubes 108,
120–121; solution times
120, 121
Rugby 226
rugby balls 123
running: on hands 124;
long-distance 236; on
the spot 14; sprinting 62,
216–217, 236; treadmill 77
runs: baseball 223; cricket
230
Ryder Cup 231sailing: circumnavigation
130, 131; monohulls
131, 141
salvage 32, 33
sand dunes 35
sand islands 35
sandals 108
sandcastles 36
sandstone 21
sandwiches 198
Santa 116; chocolate 112;
Santa’s elves 116
Saser Kangri II 132
sausages 114; sausage
custom car 207
SCI-TECH &
ENGINEERING 184–197
Sci-Tech & Engineering
Round-Up 196–197
science fiction: movies
174–175; TV 168, 169
scratchcards 110
screwdrivers 109
scuba diving 140
sculls 241