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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Meet Tomiko Itooka: The world's oldest person at 116

Born in the same year that saw the Wright Brothers' initial public flights, Tomiko Itooka has a life as remarkable as her age.

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Maria Branyas Morera, world's oldest person, dies at age 117

Branyas was listed by the Gerontology Research Group as the oldest known person in the world after the death of French nun Lucile Randon last year.

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How did Disneyland Paris break a world record for Bastille Day?

The show, which lasted a total of 12 minutes, required 1,630 drones to take to the skies in order to break a world record.

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Artists craft sand masterpieces despite rain in St. Petersburg

In challenging weather conditions, artists at St. Petersburg's sand sculpture festival showcase their skill and creativity, battling the elements to shape mountains of sand into spectacular art pieces.

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Meet the inventor of the world's first functional Lego prosthesis

In partnership with Media City

Like many children, David Aguilar spent his childhood building Lego. While others made model aeroplanes and miniature toy towns out of the stackable plastic bricks, David built functional lifesize prosthetic arms.

Food and Drink

French bakers take back the title for longest baguette

After being dethroned by Italy in 2019, French bakers took back the title for "world's longest baguette" with a loaf that measured over 140 metres.

Lifestyle

British man crowned world's oldest – and his secret is fish and chips

The world’s oldest man officially claimed the title last week, and he had some surprising advice to share.

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World's oldest man dies two months before his 115th birthday

Juan Vicente Pérez Mora credited his longevity to "working hard, resting on holidays, going to bed early, drinking a glass of aguardiente every day, loving God, and always carrying him in his heart."

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Croatian diver breaks freediving under ice record with 140-metre swim

Croatian diver Valentina Cafolla reclaimed the apnea ice diving world record with a remarkable 140-metre swim under ice, shortly after Japanese diver Yasuko Ozeki set the previous record just 36 hours earlier.

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Bobi the ‘world’s oldest dog’ being investigated for fraud

Guinness World Records has suspended Bobi's title as it posthumously investigates claims.

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Fans aim to break record for biggest Spider-Man gathering in Argentina

In a spectacular display of Spidey spirit, more than a thousand Argentines swung into action at the iconic Obelisk monument in Buenos Aires with the goal of snatching the world record for the most Spider-People gathered at one event.

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Watch: Indonesia breaks world record for largest angklung performance

As a pre-ceremony event for the 78th Anniversary of Indonesia's independence, 15110 angklung players gathered to break an incredible world record.

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This Danish man has visited every country in the world without flying

His epic adventure came to a close in the Maldives last month. We sat down with Thor two years ago to see how he was faring.

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Record-breaking spelling event takes place on Paris' Champs-Élysées

The prestigious Champs-Élysées transformed into a giant classroom, hosting 1650 participants, for what has been deemed the "largest dictation in the world".

Destinations

Here’s how to visit the Seven Wonders of the World in seven days

Jamie McDonald aka Adventureman gained a new Guinness World Record after visiting all Seven Wonders of the World in less than seven days.

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The Weeknd changes his moniker to his birth name across social media

The record-breaking Canadian singer has changed his moniker to his birth name Abel Tesfaye across social media, after saying he wants to be 'reborn'.