‘Officially Amazing’ is a new show on CBBC airing weekdays at 07.45 between 11th and 27th March. But the good news is that you don't have to be...
Like Shakira, 39 year-old Mikel Ruffinelli's hips don't lie. And nor does a Guinness World Records tape measure. Yes, 30-stone Ruffinelli has hips ...
Tandem attempts at smashing the Guinness World Record for skinny-dipping have taken place in New Zealand. In Papamoa Beach 299 nudist swimmers tur...
Move over, Mo Farah, Bradley Wiggins and Jessica Ennis. We'd like to put forward another contender for Sports Personality of the Year: Truffles the gu...
An Indian pensioner who says she is 113-years-old is staking a claim as the world's oldest dwarf. Zeenat Bi has Government pension records stating...
Under-endowed men! Want to win an iPhone? All you have to do is take a snap of your penis "in rigid mode" alongside a tape measure then send it to Sin...
Oooh - how exciting! We've just heard there's a new Elvis record. Ah, just to clarify... it's actually a new Guinness world record for the biggest...
Hundreds of people braved the cold to attempt to set a new world record for the biggest ever skinny dip and raise money for charity on Saturday mornin...
The record I set was for the Enduroman Arch to Arc, a 290mile ultra distance triathlon that involves running, swimming and cycling from London to Paris. Before me, only 10 athletes had ever completed the challenge... It's a pretty tough nut to crack.
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We already know the British are the best in the world at cycling and water-based sports such as sailing and rowing - and it turns out we're also brill...
In case you have ever wondered exactly how tall the world's tallest mohawk is, it is 3ft 8.6in. It's owner? Japanese fashion designer Kazuhiro Wata...
Listen up, everyone! Guinness World Records has just launched the 57th edition of its best-selling book of unusual - and, frankly, sometimes unnecessa...
It's not just Olympic athletes who are breaking world records at the moment, you know. More than 700 people have helped set a new standard in the inte...
In five days the entire world will be looking at Great Britain as it welcomes the Olympics. The world's fastest, strongest and most ruthless athletes ...
Good news for Turkey's Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest man: he's finally stopped growing, reaching the grand ol' height of 8 foot, 3 inches in just ...
A gigantic crocodile captured by citizens of the Philippines has been officially declared the largest in captivity by the Guinness World Records. T...
Sir Richard Branson has entered the record books as the oldest person to kite-surf the English Channel - on his second attempt in 24 hours. The 61-...
Sir Richard Branson had to abandon an attempt to set at least two world records by kite-surfing across the English Channel on Saturday. The Virgin ...
Sir Richard Branson is embarking on an attempt to set at least two world records by kite-surfing across the English Channel. The Virgin entrepreneu...
Most people aren't inspired by monkeys, day to day. Japan's 'Monkey Man' Kenichi Ito isn't like most people - what with him holding the world record f...
The world's simplest machine for popping a balloon? A pin. The most complex? Well, that's a bit harder to explain. The Purdue Society of Profess...
A Romanian model from Bucharest has officially set the Guinness World Record for the longest bridal train, measuring a phenomenal three kilometres (1....
Schoolchildren have broken the Guinness World Record for the biggest practical science lesson by taking part in a bubble-blowing exercise. The less...
A 72-year-old Nepalese pensioner is hoping to be crowned the world’s smallest man. Chandra Bahadur Dangi stands at just 56 centimetres (22 inche...
