In 2009, Kanchana Ketkaew (Thailand) set a world record by living with 5,320 venomous scorpions in a 12-m² glass room for 33 days and nights.
The 39-year-old “Scorpion Queen” broke her previous record for the longest duration living with scorpions.
Several scorpions gave birth inside the room, whilst many others died each day. To replenish the numbers, two batches of 1,000 new scorpions were added over the course of the record attempt.
Recent Guinness World Records:
Record – Most bottles recycled by a dog
Record – Fastest time to eat a head of lettuce
Last week’s records:
Monday, 4 September – Click here
Tuesday, 5 September – Click here
Wednesday, 6 September – Click here
Thursday, 7 September – Click here
Friday, 8 September – Click here
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