Perhaps you want a temporary screen to block the view of a vacant lot or nosy neighbor. Flower sizes can be a few inches and up to 20-inches in diameter. Ghost believes he may have already broken a record on most sunflower seeds eaten, and thinks about some of the strange world records that have been achieved – such as Andrew Dahl, who has blown up the most balloons with his nose, or Charlotte Lee, who owns the most rubber ducks in the world. WARNING: Stuffing food in mouth can be extremely dangerous. I guess that sunflower seeds, especially in the "by the cheekful" style of eating, have become a preferred alternative to chewing tobacco. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional stunt performer. Sunflowers commonly grow to heights between 1.5 and 3.5 m (5–12 ft.). Anthony V. placed 350 sunflower seeds in his mouth at once. The protein kings of the seed world, a couple of heaped tablespoons will net you 10g of the stuff, and like many of its seedy brethren, hemp is also chock-full of unsaturated fats. The most interesting—and sometimes crazy—Guinness World Record feat in each of the 50 states. In a study in more than 6,000 adults, those who reported eating sunflower seeds and other seeds at least five times a week had 32% lower levels of … ; Flower colors: white, pale yellow, yellow, bright yellow, orange, bronze, rust, dark red, and bi-colored varieties. I didn't even water it or anything. With over 70 species and lots of varieties, there are many choices! In 16th century Europe the record was already 7.3 m (24 ft., Spain). It's interesting that these two videos, some of the most viewed on the sunflower-eating topic on YouTube, are both somehow tied to baseball. Most cultivars are variants of H. annuus, but four other Hemp Seeds. The tallest sunflower confirmed by Guinness World Records is 9.17 m (2014, Germany). Sunflower seeds are the gift of the beautiful sunflower, a plant with rays of petals emanating from its bright yellow, seed-studded center. Or maybe you want to try to break the Guinness World Record for growing the tallest sunflower, last set in Germany with a 27-footer.It could be that you just want to take up the challenge of growing something as tall as your house from a bean-sized seed in one season. The sunflower's Latin scientific name, Helianthus annuus , reflects its solar appearance since helios is the Greek word for sun, and anthos is the Greek word for flower. Seeds were eaten as a snack whether raw, cooked, or toasted, and they were further dried and ground into flour to make cake-like breads. Green fingers: Gordon Davis hopes his sunflower will reach the Guinness Book of World Records 'I've had sunflowers on the allotment before, but never this big. 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