At 35.8 million calories and covering an area of 2,520 square feet (nearly the size of a tennis court), a 21 foot high gingerbread house in Bryan, Texas was declared the biggest ever by Guinness World Records.
The largest gingerbread man weighed 1,435 lbs and was made by IKEA Furuset in Oslo, Norway.
"Do you know the muffin man?" Gingerbread man character, Gingy, becomes a fan favorite from 2001's Shrek.
"The Gingerbread Man", an American fairy tale, first appeared in in the May issue of St. Nicholas Magazine.
