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This 19-year-old flew a plane around the world to encourage more women to become pilots

"It's hard for a girl to see themselves in this field," Zara Rutherford said, pointing to the small…

Abby Wallace   


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Rafael Nadal played an adorable point against a 97-year-old tennis player

It was a dream come true for Leonid Stanislavskyi, a Guinness World Record holder thought to be the…

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A pair of 107-year-old sisters from Japan has set a new record as the world's oldest identical twins ever

Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama, born in 1913, surpassed the previous record holders, who became ce…

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Big Jake, tallest horse in the world and a 'big jokester,' dies in Wisconsin

Big Jake, who was certified as the world's tallest living horse in 2010, has died, according to rep…

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This personal trainer just completed 730 burpees in an hour, earning a Guinness World Record

Alison Brown, a 38-year-old personal trainer in Ontario, completed 730 burpees in an hour, beating …

Anna Medaris Miller   


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The $1.6 million SSC Tuatara just became the world's fastest car by topping 316 mph

The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport was the last to set the record, clocking 304.77 mph in 2019 at Volks…

Kristen Lee   


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An 8-foot 'skinny home' in Germany is the world's smallest hotel, with a max occupancy of 2. Take a look inside.

A savvy businessman basically pulled up two walls in a narrow gap between two regular buildings and…

Sophie-Claire Hoeller   


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16 of the wildest Guinness World Records broken in 2020 so far

Luckily, Guinness World Records is there to make sure it wasn't all for nothing — whether that is p…

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20 record-breaking natural wonders around the world

Across the world, natural wonders promote our planet's biodiversity, stabilize our climate, and sup…

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IIM students try their luck at creating World's Largest Condom Mosaic using 4,964 packets; Here's the outcome

So far, IIM Indore has created the world record of largest pencil mosaic and largest greeting card …

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JBL smashes Guiness World Records by playing 1,000 speakers from a single device

Carsten Olsen, Vice President & General Manager Harman Consumer Lifestyle EMEA, said, “…

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DU students make their way to Guiness Book for making World's Largest Pyramid using 57,000 plastic cups

The structure built was 22-feet tall and was made using at least 57,000 plastic cups. It is on disp…

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Meet the Italian man who broke his own record by balancing 121 ice-cream scoops on a single cone

Interestingly, Panciera held the record previously as well with 109 scoops on a cone. However, he b…

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Guinness World Record for the largest Bollywood dance lesson is created by the most unlikely source

Here’s a look at those groovy moves. (Image credits: indiatimes, video credits: youtube)

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A lot of people can ‘enjoy’ this $1.3 million diamond studded gold toilet — but in a museum

Yes, you read that right. A posh gold toilet encrusted with over 40,000 diamonds on its seat was pu…

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This year's Spelling Bee champion doubles as an elite basketball prospect and a juggling virtuoso with multiple Guinness World Records

In addition to her spelling prowess, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde is a jaw-dropping mathlete and o…

Meredith Cash   


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A Chef Built The World's Largest Gingerbread Village In His Bronx Apartment [PHOTOS]

"GingerBread Lane" is on display at the New York Hall of Science in Queens now through mid-January,…

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Kumbh Mela: The world’s largest religious gathering sets 3 world records

India’s iconic Kumbh Mela 2019, the world’s largest religious gathering, is about to conclude, sett…

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This Incredible Rube Goldberg Machine Shows All Of World History

This crazy contraption, created in 2011 by the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers, held the G…

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11 Weirdest Guinness World Records Ever

We scanned through a list of the record holders and found out some interesting reasons why Guinness…