Pam Onnen, a woman from Hastings, Minnesota, made it to the Guinness Book of World Records, for the maximum words spelt backwards in one minute. She had spelt 56 words backwards in one minute, earning her a spot in the Guinness Book.
“Pam felt that her town, Hastings, Minnesota deserved to have Guinness World Records title holder as an inhabitant. It is Pam’s love of her town that has inspired her to achieve this GWR title. With this record attempt Pam wanted her historic town of Hastings to make history,” Guinness World Records said on their website.
Guinness World Records shared a video of Onnen spelling 56 words backwards from a randomised list in a duration of one minute. She had also made a record by reciting the English alphabet backwards. She then went on to show off another talent of hers: pronouncing words backwards. Whenever she learns a new word, she is keen to spell it backwards and see how fast she can spell it backwards.
Onnen said that she did not know that there was a record of her talent. She said, “I looked up because this is just really weird. Nobody else I know does this. So much so that I wasn’t going to tell this to anybody.” She added, “I do this all the time. I must be really good. So then, I decided to look it up. And there was a record for spelling backwards!” She was happy to know that she wasn’t the only one. “It’s not usual but it’s not bad,” she said.