The world's longest snake, a python, is 7.67 meters (25 feet 2 inches) long. It's the scariest inhabitant at a haunted house attraction in Kansas City, Missouri Meanwhile, the shortest street in the world, in Caithness, Scotland, is only 2 meters (6 feet 9 inches) long. It consists of one house with the address 1 Ebenezer Place The world record for the long jump was set in 1991. Mike Powell from the United States jumped 8.95 meters (29 feet 4.36 inches) in Tokyo, Japan. More than two decades later, it was still the world record.