World news about “Guinness World Records” published by euronews.
Hard labour as Peruvian jailbirds attempt mass aerobics record As the music throbbed, 1,000 inmates at Lima’s notorious Luriganco prison donned lycra in an attempt to break the world record for the largest number of… 15/06/2013
Dubai’s twisted tower is world’s tallest Stretching 310 metres into the sky, Dubai has officially opened the world’s highest twisted tower in the prestigious Marina district. Costing 272 billion… 12/06/2013
Romania unveils world’s largest flag – nocomment The largest flag ever made was unfurled near Clinceni Airport, 35 kilometres southeast of Bucharest, according to Guinness World Records. 28/05/2013
Giant flag unfurled in Romania A village in Romania has unfurled the largest flag ever made. Two-hundred people took several hours to roll out the flag, which is three times the size of a… 28/05/2013
Peru drummers attempt world record – nocomment Peru drummers attempt a new world record for largest number of Cajon players. 15/04/2013
Record breaking hoopla – nocomment The Guinness World Record for Hula Hoop dancing has been broken in Thailand. Some 5,000 participants took part in the event in Pathum Thani province, on the… 14/02/2013
Charlie Simpson is the king of cool British singer-songwriter Charlie Simpson has set a new record for the world’s coldest gig, even though at times he was afraid it might cost him his fingers. 18/12/2012
Georgia man pulls truck with his ear – nocomment A Georgian strongman has apparently set a new world record for pulling a truck with his ear. 30/11/2012
28 women into a Mini Cooper – nocomment People all over the world were attempting crazy and occasionally dangerous challenges in November as part of the eighth Guinness World Records Day. They… 16/11/2012
Skydiver Baumgartner makes history – nocomment Austrian Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph (1,342 kph) on Sunday, according to preliminary data, and became the first man to reach supersonic… 15/10/2012
Thailand breaks mass-massage world record – nocomment Thailand has long been known as the massage capital of the world. Now, it has a Guinness World Record to prove it. A record-breaking 641 masseurs pummelled… 31/08/2012
Chinese fall like dominoes – nocomment One thousand and one Chinese volunteers set a new Guinness world record on Saturday, July 14 when they successfully created the largest-ever human mattress… 16/07/2012
World’s tallest man big in Hong Kong – nocomment The world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosem, who measures 2.51m tall, appeared at a Guinness World Records event in Hong Kong. Kosen said he has stopped growing… 07/06/2012
Romania: wedding veil world record – nocomment In Romania a new world record has been set for the length of a wedding veil. The veil – which is 2,823-metre long – was attached to a hot-air balloon. 22/03/2012
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, world’s shortest manChandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who claims to be the world’s shortest man standing at a height of 22 inches (56 centimeters), is measured by the Editor-in-Chief of… 26/02/2012
Gandhi imitators bid for world record in India485 people from an Indian charity for single mothers and children living without support at railway stations, took part in a peace march in an attempt to… 30/01/2012
Georgia’s record-breaking Magnetic Man – nocomment A kick-boxing coach from Georgia has set a new world record using his recently-acquired talent: the ability to attract metal to his body. 39-year-old Etibar… 15/12/2011
Dogs break world record for obedience in Hong Kong – nocomment To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), 353 dogs took part in a record-breaking dog obedience… 05/12/2011
Dizzy virtual gym in LondonBritish artist Joe Hill’s creation, at Canary Wharf in London, measures more than 1,120 square metres, breaking records for the longest and largest surface… 18/11/2011
Germany: Guinness record – nocomment On Thursday, Denni Dusterhoft, broke the record for “longest distance run with full body burn” in Germany. 18/11/2011
Bikini parade record broken – nocomment The world record for the largest bikini parade is broken in Gold Coast, Australia. A total of 357 woman wearing bikinis paraded for the required distance of… 02/10/2011
New Guinness record holders – nocomment New entrants in the 2012 Guinness World Records book. The weird and wonderful talents of new Guinness world record holders displayed in London. 17/09/2011
Supersonic skydiver: space jump was ‘most difficult yet’Nobody can dispute the words “Born to fly” tatooed on skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s forearm. But during the two and a half hour ascent it did not all go… 15/10/2012
Freefall into record books as skydiver breaks sound barrierFelix Baumgartner had leapt off skyscrapers and done several risky jumps in his career – but never quite as high or as daring as his challenge over New… 15/10/2012
Supersonic man breaks three recordsAustrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner has jumped his way into the record books, leaping into the unknown from an altitude of 37 kilometres before parachuting… 14/10/2012
Webmachine: the world’s biggest water fightChristian students in the USA have set a new world record for the largest ever water fight. They say the 8,957 people taking part got through a total of… 12/09/2011
