9 interesting world records that were set in Ohio

1. First tests conducted with pilotless flying bombs

World War I created a plethora of innovation for the world, but most people don’t realize that one of the first unmanned aerial vehicles was created in Dayton in 1917.

The Kettering Aerial Torpedo - or “Kettering Bug” - was developed to fly to a location and drop its payload without the possible loss of life from someone flying the plane.

A replica of the Kettering Bug is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton.

2. Most participants in a duct tape fashion show

In 2014, the City of Avon took the record for most participants of a duct tape fashion show. This was Avon’s 11th Annual Duck Tape Festival and got the record with 340 participants with the theme “out of this world”.

3. Most people performing a full body burn 

In 2013, a group of 21 people from Hotcards.com gathered in Cleveland to raise money for Cleveland Foodbank and Brick by Brick by lighting 21 people on fire. They were wearing flame-retardant body suits and were closely monitored so that no one was hurt during the experience.

4. Longest videogame marathon on a fighting game

Anthony “AJ” Lysiak took the record for longest video game marathon of a fighting game from May 4-6, 2012. He played Street Fighter X Tekken for exactly 48 hours at his local Game Emporium in Garrettsville, Ohio.

5. Most consecutive tenpin bowling games bowling the same score

On March 9, 1988, Stanley Kodish rolled a score of 202 for eight straight games in the PBA Trust Corp National Tournament in Toledo. This record beat Bob Barker’s previous record of seven games at a score of 157.

6. Longest stay in hospital

Martha Nelson was admitted to the Columbus State Institute for the Feeble-Minded in Columbus in 1875. She died in 1975 at 103 after spending more than 99 years in hospitals.

7. Two fastest triathlon times in the same event

In 1996, Cleveland’s triathlon World Championship hosted the breaking of the men’s and women’s fastest time records. Jackie Gallagher of Australia broke the women’s record with a time of 1:50:52, while Simon Lessing from the UK broke the men’s record with a time of 1:39:50.

8. Longest temporary bar

David Justus recruited several friends to build the world’s longest lemonade stand June 11, 2011 at Northcoast University in Maumee. The bar was 2,614 feet, and all of the money raised was donated to raise awareness and research of children’s cancer.

9. Largest Irish ceili dance

The 2007 Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio, included 10,036 participants in the Irish céilí dance. Dublin will be hosting the festival's 30th anniversary from Aug. 4-6.