Salem, Oregon, United States--Maj. Tommy Vu, 36, a medical officer with the Oregon National Guard’s Medical Command, has reclaimed his world record for the most chest-to-ground burpees completed in one hour, performing 1,027 repetitions, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Bratia in Vale, Galicia, Vâlcea County, Romania--Retired Major Ilie Ciocan (born in the village of Cremenari, Galicea, Vâlcea County, Romania on May 28, 1913) participated in the Second World War as a machine gunner and courier, on the Eastern Front, in Odessa and in the Don bend, but it also reached the Western Front and even as far as Czechoslovakia; he sets the world record for being the Oldest Living World War Two Veteran, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Iasi, Romania--Pavel Coruț (17 June 1949 – 28 October 2021), a former Romanian writer and intelligence officer, wrote, among other things, about his experience as an intelligence and counterintelligence officer in Romania; he has written over 170 books, including fantasy novels and life-guiding books, setting the world record for the Most books published by a former intelligence agent, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Bucharest, Romania--Max the Hero Dog, a German Shepherd trained by Valentin Roșioara to be a battle dog of the Romanian Army (Land Forces), decorated for special merits in the rank of Knight, was the star of the Romanian National Day parades in Bucharest, Romania for three years, setting the world record for being The Hero Dog with the most participation in a National Day Parade, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Hamlin, West Virginia, United States--Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) a United States Air Force officer, flew the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m), on October 14, 1947, setting the world record for being the World's first person to break the sound barrier, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Arlington County, Virginia, United States--The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, the headquarters of the Department of Defense, has 6,500,000 square feet of office space (three times the floor space in the Empire State Building!), 7,754 windows and 17 1/2 miles of corridors, setting the world record for being the World's Largest Low-rise Office Building, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Stansbury Park, Utah, United States--The Mike Clements 1.8 Meter (70 inch) telescope has a new home in Utah at the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC) the Salt Lake Astronomical Society’s Observatory; using a 70-inch wide large military mirror from a spy satellite that he bought by chance online, Clements built the World's Largest Amateur Telescope, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Black Hills, South Dakota, United States--Vivos xPoint Shelter, South Dakota, a former U.S. Army base, near Black Hills, South Dakota, consisting of 575 private military-built, concrete and steel, all-risk bunkers, is now repurposed, ready to provide life-saving shelter for your entire family or group; with accommodations for more than 5,000 like-minded survivalists to ride out 'the event' and the aftermath to follow, it sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Greenville, South Carolina, United States--Carolina Handling associates painted the tops of 2,500 wooden pallets that were used to form a giant pallet painting that, when placed in a grid-like pattern, revealed the image of Lady Liberty; presented in partnership with pallet provider 48forty Solutions, the Greenville Airport Commission, and the Military History Center of the Carolinas, The Patriotic Pallet Project set the world record for the World's Largest Pallet Painting, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Boylston, Massachusetts, United States--The Honor Roll in Boylston, Massachusetts, United States, located at the base of the flagpole on the Boylston Town Common, was part of the “Welcome Home” celebrations for the veterans; it was dedicated on September 19, 1919 to the forty residents of Boylston, Massachusetts who served in World War I and sets the world record for being the World's First World War Honor Roll, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Chicago, Illinois, United States--On 2 December 1942, the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated in Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) during an experiment developed by the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago, Illinois, United States, led by Enrico Fermi; the reactor, which contained 45,000 ultra-pure graphite blocks weighing 360 short tons (330 tonnes) and was fueled by 5.4 short tons (4.9 tonnes) of uranium metal and 45 short tons (41 tonnes) of uranium oxide, sets the world record for being the World's First Nuclear Reactor, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States--The Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) is held biennially from Honolulu, Hawaii and it is hosted and administered by the United States Navy's Indo-Pacific Command, headquartered at Pearl Harbor, in conjunction with the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and Hawaii National Guard forces under the control of the Governor of Hawaii; with more than two dozen nations participating to strengthen their collective forces and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific, it sets the world record for being the World's largest international maritime exercise, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Dayton, Ohio, United States--The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, near Dayton, Ohio, has more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles on display amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space; the museum draws about a million visitors each year, making it one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in Ohio, and setting the world record for being the World's Largest Military Aviation Museum, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/3naAZXA

Tucson, Arizona, United States--The military aircraft boneyard located five miles southeast of downtown Tucson, inside the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, fills 2,600-acre of the 3,300- acre expanse of the field, and officially holds over 3,280 aircraft and 13 aerospace vehicles from the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Corps, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), setting the world record for being the World's Largest Military Aircraft Boneyard, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/3FubCWI

Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, United States-- The M65 atomic cannon, also known as Atomic Annie, was an artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device; it was created by the American military over a period of eight years and tested at the Nevada Test Site (specifically Frenchman Flat); it resulted in the successful detonation of a 15 kt (63 TJ) shell (W9 warhead) at a range of 7 miles (11 km) and world record for the World's First Nuclear Gun, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/3E9OrQH

Austin, Texas, United States--Legacy Expeditions, a veteran-owned extreme expedition company, announced the successful completion of its record-breaking Triple 7 Expedition; the 9 former U.S. and Canadian military service members (Mike Sarraille, Andy Stumpf, Fred Williams, Glenn Cowan, Jariko Denman, Mike Barker, and Logan Stark) finished all seven jumps on seven-continent in only 6 days, 6 hours, and 6 minutes, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest time to skydive all Seven continents, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/3HpvGcX

ODESSA, Ukraine--The Odessa Catacombs, a labyrinth-like network of tunnels (subterranean cavities) located under the city of Odessa and its outskirts in Ukraine, consisting of a network of basements, bunkers, drainage tunnels and storm drains as well as natural caves, on three levels and reach a depth of 60 metres (200 ft) below sea level, running up to 2,500 kilometers (1,600 mi), sets the world record for being the World's largest urban labyrinth (largest network of tunnels), according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

MARASESTI, Vrancea County, Romania--Maria Zaharia (also known as Măriuca Zaharia; born 1905, Pădureni, Mărășești, Romania - died August 6, 1917, Mărășești, Romania), was a Romanian girl of twelve years, heroically fallen in the battles of Mărășești during the First World War, the only child-hero buried in the Mausoleum of Mărășești, in recognition of her merits; she is the Youngest female soldier in the World War One, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

The Tatra Mountains, Slovakia--Enlisted in the Romanian Army at only 6 years and 8 months, during the World War Two, for his acts of courage, already reached Corporal at 9 years, Romanian Marin Lungu, (D.O.B. January 21, 1936), was finally captured by the Germans in the Tatra Mountains (Slovakia), after about 30 successful missions behind enemy lines, thus setting the world record for being the Youngest soldier in World War Two, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.