Culture news Celebrating the 80-year legacy of Mike, ‘The Headless Wonder Chicken’ On this day, 80 years ago, a farmer beheaded a chicken in Colorado, US. Hold the press! However, the strange thing is that the animal refused to die. The bird became known as Mike, and he survived for longer than you may think. How, why, and what of it? Here’s everything you need to know. 10/09/2025
Culture news Guinness World Records turns 70 and reveals unclaimed record titles As Guinness World Records celebrates its 70th anniversary, keep in mind that there are quite a few record titles to be claimed... 27/08/2025
Culture news Dolly Parton becomes Guinness World Records icon US country star Dolly Parton has been named a Guinness World Records icon for holding 11 record-breaking titles. 05/08/2025
Food and Drink A bitter rivalry? Two pubs claim to be London's oldest riverside pub British pubs are a national institution, drawing locals and tourists alike. But there's trouble brewing: the unofficial title of the oldest riverside pub in London has long been disputed, with two establishments claiming the honour. Which one is right and which will become a bitter disappointment? 02/08/2025
Food and Drink Two Spanish taverns battle for title of world’s oldest restaurant The world's oldest restaurant, Sobrino de Botín, faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that claims it is even older... Let the tavern wars begin. 11/06/2025
Cinema Which Guinness World Record has Tom Cruise earned? Tom Cruise has added another accolade to his shelf: Guinness World Records titleholder. 09/06/2025
Art Nigerian autistic teen sets world painting record A young autistic boy in Nigeria has broken the record for the world's largest art canvas - officially recognised by Guinness World Records. His canvas aims to highlight the challenges that people like him face amid stigma and grim depictions of autism. 02/05/2025
Lifestyle World’s oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest person in the world, died on Wednesday 30 April in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of 116 years and 326 days. Ethel Caterham from the United Kingdom is now the oldest person in the world. 01/05/2025
No Comment Cypriot performer balances 416 glasses on head for Guinness record win Cyprus has earned a new entry in the Guinness Book of World Records after Dinos Kkantis balanced 416 drinking glasses on his head while dancing in traditional costume. 24/04/2025
Food and Drink Madrid's Botín turns 300: Inside the world’s oldest restaurant Madrid’s Botín, the world’s oldest restaurant according to Guinness World Records, is celebrating 300 years of continuous service. Founded in 1725, it’s famed for its wood-fire oven and was immortalised by Ernest Hemingway. 21/04/2025
Lifestyle UK choir with average age of 94 breaks Guinness World Record A UK choir called the Prime Timers, with members aged 87 to 99, set a new Guinness World Record for the "world's oldest choir". 20/12/2024
Culture news The world's oldest man dies in England aged 112 John Alfred Tinniswood never smoked, rarely drank and followed no special diet - apart from having fish and chips every Friday. 27/11/2024
Culture news The world's tallest and shortest women meet for record-breaking tea Rumeysa Gelgi and Jyoti Amge met in London and were honoured as Guinness World Record icons in the book’s 70th anniversary edition. 21/11/2024
Food and Drink Take a look at the Guinness World Record for the largest kebab ever The Larnaca district municipality of Dromolaxia-Meneou broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest kebab, cooking a 75-metre-long sheftalia during the Saint Lazarus Orchards festival. 17/10/2024
No Comment No Comment: California's giant pumpkins Weighing in at 1,090 kg, the giant pumpkin took first place at the 51st Half Moon Bay Safeway Annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California. 15/10/2024
Lifestyle Watch: This 22-year-old just set a new death diving world record French diver Come Girardot set a new death diving world record with a daring 44-metre leap from the Cimbarra waterfall in Spain, reaching speeds of 106 km/h. 09/10/2024