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A museum in Missouri recently broke a Guinness World Record for hosting the world’s largest gathering of people with underwear on their head.
The City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, wanted to commemorate “314 Day” this year with flair.
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As a nod to its town’s area code, 314, the museum hosted an event on March 14 and decided to shoot for the stars by trying to achieve yet another Guinness World Record title.
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The museum, known for being a “quirky, artist-built playground,” set out to bring in 314 people to gather and wear underwear on their heads for one minute, as Katy Enrique, director of sales and marketing at the museum, told Fox News Digital.
Before this attempt, the museum already held four other Guinness World Records: World’s Largest Pencil at 76 feet long, World’s Largest Seesaw at 82 feet long, World’s Largest Tennis Racket and World’s Tallest Man.
The City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, achieved a new title on March 14 as a way to honor its town’s area code of 314.(City Museum)
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“City Museum also touts that it owns the World’s Largest Pair of Underwear, which famously hangs in our Beatnik Bob’s Café,” she added, noting where the inspiration for this new world record attempt originated.
“The giant underwear is an icon that guests try to find on their journey, and they take tons of photos with the underwear,” she said.
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Guinness World Records noted that the giant underwear on display at the museum was created in 1996 by St. Louis-based artists Pat Eby and Ann Paidrick — that it has a 16-foot waistband.
The underpants are not officially the world’s largest, however — as that Guinness World Record title is currently held by Cottonil in Egypt with an 82-foot waistband.
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Shown above, 355 people participated in achieving the new Guinness World Record in St. Louis, Missouri. (City Museum)
The museum was also hosting a traveling exhibit called the “Science of Guinness World Records” earlier this year. It explored “the science behind how people achieve these Guinness World Records,” Enrique explained.
Sure enough, on March 14, the museum did officially achieve another Guinness World Record title for hosting the world’s largest gathering of people with underwear on their heads with 355 participants at the unique event.
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With a motto of encouraging people to “explore, crawl, slide, climb on, swing on and simply get lost in the museum,” Enrique said this Guinness World Record attempt was right up their alley.
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“We take great joy in that achievement and proudly display the 355 pairs of underwear in Beatnik Bob’s right next to the giant underwear that sparked the idea,” she said.
The museum also holds the Guinness World Record for the largest pair of underwear, which is displayed in the building.(City Museum)
After opening in 1997, the City Museum has turned from a passion project to a place for adventure-seekers with indoor, outdoor and underground playgrounds.
Housed in an old shoe factory, the St. Louis museum is finding ways to involve and engage the community through year-round events such as City Nights, July Fest, the International Craft Beer Festival, Fright at the Museum and much more.
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With Memorial Day weekend just up ahead, the museum is “saying THANK YOU to those who have served, or are currently serving, in the military. [On] Memorial Day Weekend — Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27 — all active and retired service members get in FREE,” the museum notes on its website (citymuseum.org).
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“The fight for control of the U.S. Senate is on. Republicans hold razor thin leads in Alaska, Iowa and Ohio while in North Carolina, the former governor holds an early 7-point advantage,” according to Siena Research Institute’s Executive Director, Don Levy. “Of the six states we polled, these four as well as Maine and Texas, all except for North Carolina are well within the margin of error.”
Contact Information:
Siena Research Institute Director, Dr. Don Levy is available starting at 8:30 AM ET Wednesday, July 1st, to discuss the findings.
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Levy can be reached at (518)-284-3551 or don.levy@reconmr.com to arrange for interviews in person or via phone.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas State Fair says Saturday, Sept. 19, will be a hard-hitting night of rock ‘n’ roll, with a three-band lineup for this year’s Rock Fest at the Fair.
From Ashes to New will share the Kansas Star Casino Grandstand with Saliva and Saving Abel. The concert kicks off at 6:30 p.m.
From Ashes to New
Blending hard rock, hip-hop, electronic and alternative rock, Ashes to New has built a loyal fan base with songs like “Barely Breathing,” “Die For You” and “Drag Me,” with the latter reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Charts in May. “Die For You” was used to launch an anti-bullying campaign in 2018.
Saliva
Saliva saw its first taste of mainstream success with 2001’s “Every Six Seconds,” which featured its breakout hit “Click Click Boom” and “Your Disease,” which was nominated for a Grammy Award. The band has continued forward since the 2021 death of founding guitarist Wayne Swinny, with Bobby Amaru as frontman.
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Saving Abel
Southern rockers Saving Abel launched in a Memphis suburb in 2004. The band’s multiplatinum hit “Addicted,” from its 2008 self-titled album, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Reserved tickets go on sale starting Thursday starting at $45 for the grandstand and up to $415 for a VIP reserved table for six that includes two drink tickets, complimentary appetizers before the show and early entrance.
You can find full details at kansasstatefair.gov or call 620-669-3618.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says that the Michigan National Guard soldiers heading to Washington, D.C., will only support the America 250 Mission and threatens to pull them if they participate in patrols under President Trump’s Safe and Beautiful Mission.
In a letter to Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers on Monday, Whitmer urges Rogers to “take all necessary measures” to ensure that soldiers only provide public safety and security during events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States.
“If the National Guard is unable or unwilling to ensure the Michigan National Guard is only supporting the America 250 Mission, appropriately defined – and is unable or unwilling to communicate consistent with that fact – then I will end Michigan’s support for the America 250 mission,” Whitmer wrote to Rogers.
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The Safe and Beautiful Mission was created under the Trump administration to deploy the National Guard to D.C. in August 2025 as part of a push to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital, despite data showing that crime had declined in recent years.
At the time, local police data showed that violent crime in the area had been declining after a spike in 2023. However, Mr. Trump criticized that data, calling them “phony numbers.”
The deployments drew criticism from officials who opposed the federal government sending the National Guard to multiple cities. In one case, Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration to block the deployment of troops. That suit has since been dismissed, with a judge declaring the administration’s orders to no longer be operational.
“Several governors have deployed their National Guard soldiers to support this [Safe and Beautiful] mission. As you know, I have not deployed – and will not deploy – the Michigan National Guard to support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission,” Whitmer said.
CBS News Detroit reached out to the Joint Task Force for comment on Monday and has not heard back.
