Unthinkable World Records That People Have Broken

The Largest Quran

The largest Quran was handcrafted by Hassan al-Zayyat in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. It weighs 1763 pounds. The cover is decorated with gold and silver. He copied the verses by hand onto 39 by 28-inch paper. 

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The More You Know

  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • More people visit France than any other country.
  • A blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an elephant.
  • The brain is the fattest organ.
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