Category Archive
Records created by human organizations, knowledge, and social activity.
Browse all records in Human Society by archive index.
41 records
| No. | Thumbnail | Record | Value | Holder | Year | Category | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00381 | Tallest Person Ever Reliably Measured Verified | 272 cm | Robert Wadlow | 1940 | Human Society | ||
| #00379 | First National Park Officially Established Verified | First | Yellowstone National Park | 1872 | Human Society | ||
| #00342 | Oldest Extant Active Synagogue in Europe Verified | circa 1270s | Old-New Synagogue (Prague) | — | Human Society | ||
| #00348 | World's Oldest Public Museum Verified | First | Capitoline Museums | 1471 | Human Society | ||
| #00339 | Oldest Watch Retail Business Still Operating Verified | First | Beyer Chronometrie | 1760 | Human Society | ||
| #00331 | Oldest University Botanical Garden Still Operating on Its Original Site Verified | First | Botanical Garden of Padua | 1545 | Human Society | ||
| #00326 | World's Oldest Continuously Inhabited City Disputed | over 11,000 years | Jericho | — | Human Society | ||
| #00324 | Oldest Surviving Written Law Code Verified | about 2100 BCE | Laws of Ur-Nammu | — | Human Society | ||
| #00296 | Earliest Written Patent Statute Verified | First | Venetian Patent Statute of 1474 | 1474 | Human Society | ||
| #00285 | Country with the Largest Urban Population Verified | about 939.481 million people | China | 2025 | Human Society |
circa 1270s
over 11,000 years
about 2100 BCE
about 939.481 million people